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Leicester City will look to end their three-match winless streak when they host a struggling Blackburn Rovers side on Saturday (12:30 GMT).

The Foxes lost both of their past two matches to drop out of the top six and into 10th place, two points short of sixth placed Charlton Athletic and 11 under pacemakers Coventry City.

Meanwhile, Blackburn's last game provided them with a much needed win over relegated side Southampton to escape the bottom three.

However, Rovers are just one point above the relegation line and will want to increase the distance to keep their spirits high.

• Leicester City have lost just one of their last 10 home league games against Blackburn Rovers (W5 D4), though that sole defeat did come the last time this exact fixture was played in May 2024 (0-2).

• After winning their last away league game against Leicester City, Blackburn Rovers will be looking to beat the Foxes in successive away matches for the first time since January 1991.

• Leicester have drawn each of their last three home league games and not since March 2009 in League One have the Foxes seen four consecutive home matches finish in stalemate.

• Blackburn have lost each of their last two away league games without scoring, but they haven't lost three in succession on the road whilst failing to score each time in any since October 2022.

• Leicester have conceded just one goal from set pieces in the Championship so far this season (excluding penalties), fewer than any other side.

Kate Blakemore
Fan writer

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Leicester's form has turned on a sixpence from a resilient one defeat in eight, to a concerning one win in eight, thanks to the defeats at Hull and Millwall.

Already the topic of blame is circulating within the fanbase and, naturally, this always seems to turn to the obvious - to sack the manager or not.

Leicester would do well to learn from their managerial errors of recent years, with Marti Cifuentes being their fifth permanent manager since 2023.

Change doesn't necessarily bring better, it can actually bring the opposite if done too often. Marti had a good transfer window, given his (lack of) resources but he needs more time and further windows.

On the field, Leicester are clearly lacking a number nine. Whilst goals haven't necessarily dried up, especially when compared to the record-breaking drought of last year, it is concerning fans that the team is struggling to create chances frequently during matches.

We have scored some wonder goals so far this season, but it would be foolish to think that these can continue or that they can be relied upon to get us out of a sticky spot. Individual errors have also been costly at the back.

We need to play with more potency and venom and firm up our underbelly, which has softened in recent years and some of these issues can only be addressed during the transfer window.

Two important home matches await in the coming week against Blackburn and Middlesbrough, and Leicester need to put some Ws on the board to keep pace with the leading pack if promotion is a realistic achievement this season.

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