Fourth-placed Leicester City will play host to Fulham at 12:30 p.m. ET on Monday.
Brendan Rodgers' Leicester has been in good form lately, winning six in a row in all competitions before a 3-0 defeat to Liverpool last weekend. The Foxes came from behind against Portuguese side Braga to snatch a 3-3 draw in the Europa League on Thursday and now sit three points clear at the top of Group G.
Scott Parker's Fulham has earned just one Premier League win this season, a 2-0 victory over fellow strugglers West Brom. After nine games, Fulham sits in 19th place on four points. The Cottagers are worse off now than they were at this point in the club's last spell in the Premier League, the 2018-19 season, which saw it relegated on Matchday 33. Parker faces an uphill battle to avoid replicating that side's immediate return to the Championship.
Fulham finds itself in 19th only by way of Chris Wilder and Sheffield United's torrid start to the season, which has seen the Blades take a solitary point from nine games. The Londoners will have Aboubakar Kamara available for selection again but will be without Josh Onomah, Terence Kongolo and Kenny Tete through injury.
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Leicester still awaits returns from injury for key players Wilfred Ndidi, Çaglar Söyüncü and Ricardo Pereira, while Daniel Amartey is also out and Timothy Castagne's fitness will be judged ahead of kick off. The absence of Söyüncü has provided a platform for $38.5 million summer arrival Wesley Fofana to prove himself, and the 19-year old has grasped that opportunity with both hands. He has gotten off to a strong start with the Foxes, having made nine appearances so far this season.
Fulham simply must start winning soon if it hopes to stave off relegation, but Monday's meeting with Leicester provides slim hope of a turnaround. Jamie Vardy and co. will relish the opportunity to get at the league's most porous defense — Fulham has conceded 18 goals so far.
