Leicester City will travel to West London for a 2024/25 Premier League clash against Fulham on Saturday, August 24.
Even though Fulham did well to finish 13th last season, the summer transfer window has been brutal for the Cottagers. Marco Silva's team brought in Emile Smith-Rowe from Arsenal but there are still quite a few gaps Fulham needs to bridge. They started the new season with a 0-1 loss to Manchester United last weekend.
It has been a tough few months for Leicester City as well as Steve Cooper took over as manager from Enzo Maresca in the summer. The Foxes are also dealing with a possible deduction of points due to the club's financial breaches. Despite the chaos, Leicester the season 1-1 draw with Tottenham Hotspur.
The Sporting News looks at the key details ahead of this game, including how to watch the match, kickoff times and the latest lineup news.
Fulham vs. Leicester live stream, TV channel
Here's how to watch this Premier League match in the U.S.:
TV channel: -
Live stream: Peacock Premium
In the United States (US), the game will be exclusively available to stream on Peacock.
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What time does Fulham vs. Leicester kick off?
This Premier League clash takes place at the Craven Cottage in West London, England and kicks off on Saturday, August 24 at 3 p.m. BST.
Here's how that time translates across the U.S.:
Date | Kickoff time | |
Eastern Time | Sat, Aug. 24 | 10:00 a.m. |
Central Time | Sat, Aug. 24 | 9:00 a.m. |
Mountain Time | Sat, Aug. 24 | 8:00 a.m. |
Pacific Time | Sat, Aug. 24 | 7:00 a.m. |
Fulham vs. Leicester lineups, team news
Marco Silva's side comes in with a fully fit squad for this game.
The Cottagers don't have too many options on the bench due to the exodus during the summer transfer window. They are likely bring Tom Cairney into the starting lineup after a decent performance as a sub against Manchester United.
Fulham predicted XI (4-2-3-1, right to left): Leno (GK) — Tete, Diop, Bassey, Robinson — Cairney, Lukiċ — Adama, Smith-Rowe, Iwobi —Muniz.
Patson Daka, Conor Coady, Luke Thomas and Jakub Stolarczyk are still out with injury.
New signing Oliver Skipp, who completed a permanent move from Tottenham Hotspur, may be given some playing time.
Leicester predicted XI (4-2-3-1 right to left): Hermansen (GK) — Justin, Vestergaard, Faes, Kristiansen — Winks, Ndidi — Fatawu, Buonanotte, Decordova-Reid — Vardy.
Fulham vs. Leicester prediction
Fulham have a good recent record against Leicester, winning three of the last five head-to-head meetings between the two.
Leicester have won only one of their last six competitive games away from home. Despite a solid performance against Tottenham on Matchday 1, this could prove a tricky encounter for the Foxes.
Prediction: Fulham 2-1 Leicester
Premier League fixture schedule this week
Saturday, August 24
- Brighton & Hove Albion vs. Manchester United (7:30 a.m. ET)
- Southampton vs. Nottingham Forest (10 a.m. ET)
- Fulham vs. Leicester City (10 a.m. ET)
- Manchester City vs. Ipswich Town (10 a.m. ET)
- Crystal Palace vs. West Ham United (10:30 p.m. ET)
- Tottenham Hotspur vs. Everton (10 a.m. ET)
- Aston Villa vs. Arsenal (12:30 p.m. ET)
Sunday, August 25
- AFC Bournemouth vs. Newcastle United (9 a.m. ET)
- Wolverhampton Wanderers vs. Chelsea (9 a.m. ET)
- Liverpool vs. Brentford (11:30 a.m. ET)
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