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"At the minute for Leicester, if a striker misses a good chance, it is the end of the world because they're not going to get another one that game."

Former Leicester City striker Matty Fryatt and Ric Flair from the Big Strong Leicester Boys Podcast join Owynn Palmer-Atkin to reflect on Tuesday's defeat at Hull, and discuss the Foxes' lack of firepower in the attacking areas, as they look ahead to Saturday's game at Millwall.

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Millwall will look for a fourth successive league win as they welcome Leicester City on Saturday (15:00 BST).

A strong start to the season for the Lions sees them in the third spot on the table and while they wouldn't be able to break into the top two, they will certainly be looking to apply some pressure on those above.

Whereas Leicester City have had an underwhelming season so far, falling out of the top six following their loss to Hull City in the week, and will be aiming not to fall further behind.

• Millwall have won four of their last five home league games against Leicester City (L1), keeping three clean sheets across that run.

• Leicester City have won three of their last four league games against Millwall (L1), though did lose the most recent encounter 1-0 in April 2024.

• Millwall have won each of their last three league games and will be looking to win four in succession for the first time since November 2024 (run of four 1-0 wins).

• Leicester have won just four of their 11 league games so far this season (D5 L2); their last campaign in the Championship in 2023-24 saw them win 10 of their opening 11 matches en route to winning the title.

• Millwall have 20 points from their opening 11 league games this season (W6 D2 L3); it's the earliest they've reached that total in the second tier since 1995-96 (also 11 games).

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Leicester City manager Marti Cifuentes, speaking to BBC Radio Leicester after his side's 2-1 defeat by Hull City on Tuesday:

"A really bad first half, probably the worst first half of the season. I take responsibility because I'm not happy with the performance.

"I'm not happy at all. It's far from the standards I want. It makes me feel very angry.

"The way we defended the second goal, we missed the transition. The tracking back should be better. Especially in this league, there is some basics we need to be better at. I take responsibility for that.

"It makes me reflect about a number of things. We know we are at the start of this process, but that is no excuse.

"In the second half, we had a lot of chances. I think there was only one on target. We need to reflect on how we improve in the final third. No one can be dominant for 95 minutes. We need to cope better with the opposition's momentum."