Team News
Fulham v Leicester City
Premiership Match Day 35 22/23 at Craven Cottage
Monday 8th May 2023 KO: 15:00
Referee:
Robert Jones (Wirral)
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Fulham gave Man City and Liverpool a good run for their money even with a devastating double blow over Andreas Pereira and Tim Ream, who were both withdrawn with season-ending injuries during their defeat to the former last month.
Pereira (ankle) and Ream (arm) are being kept company in the treatment room by Layvin Kurzawa and his troublesome knee injury, while star striker Aleksandar Mitrovic is coming towards the end of his lengthy suspension and will serve the final of his eight-game ban on Monday.
Despite a relatively solid showing from Sasa Lukic at Anfield, Harrison Reed will expect an immediate recall to the XI here, and the same can be said for Kenny Tete over Arsenal loanee Cedric Soares.
Fulham possible starting lineup:
Leno; Tete, Diop, Adarabioyo, Robinson; Reed, Palhinha; Wilson, Cairney, Willian; Vinicius
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Leicester could be boosted by the returns of Jonny Evans (calf) and Ricardo Pereira (thigh) for the trip to the capital, with Smith offering a positive update on both men in his pre-game press conference.
However, the Foxes remain without the services of Ryan Bertrand (fitness), Jannik Vestergaard (calf), James Justin (calf), Kelechi Iheanacho (groin) for the time being, and only the latter may be in with a chance of returning before the campaign is done and dusted.
Should Pereira prove his fitness in time, Luke Thomas may be fearing for his spot on the left, while Tete was dropped from the XI for the visit of Everton but could now take the place of the ineffective Wilfred Ndidi in a system shake-up.
Leicester City possible starting lineup:
Ederson; Iversen; Castagne, Faes, Soyuncu, Pereira; Soumare, Tielemans; Tete, Maddison, Barnes; Vardy
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Source Ben Knapton at SportsMole