Phil McNulty
BBC Sport chief football writer at The King Power Stadium

Third visit to Leicester City in a matter of weeks - and The King Power Stadium creates one of the most intoxicating atmospheres in the Premier League.

Flags are unfurled all around the arena and soon the familiar sound of the hunting horn will greet the players.

And the brilliant performances of Claudio Ranieri's team this season have not exactly harmed an already vibrant environment.

Jonathan Overend
BBC Radio 5 live presenter at the King Power Stadium

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"We say it every time we come here but what an atmosphere in the King Power."

You can listen to commentary and punditry from Steve Claridge by clicking 'live coverage' at the top of this page.

Both sets of players are stood in the King Power tunnel, with vocal Manchester City keeper Joe Hart chuntering at his team-mates as usual.

"Come on, let's go! shouts the England keepers as he rocks from side to side like a kid who has eaten too many sweets.

Then they get the thumbs up to head out on to the pitch.

The Football League at one stage were threatening Leeds United with a disrepute charge for not allowing Sky's TV cameras into Elland Road.

In response, Leeds say the league were being unfair by allowing Sky to disrupt the club for their own commercial purposes.

Manager Steve Evans told BBC Radio 5 live: "He has issues with the Football League and the fixtures, especially moving matches away from Saturday afternoon and into midweek.

"Form a sporting point of view where they get more recovery time, I have to agree with the president yes."

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If you wanted to watch Leeds United take on Derby County in the Championship tonight your luck is in.

After banning Sky television's cameras Leeds United "reluctantly" changed tact on Tuesday.

Owner Massimo Cellino is frustrated Leeds have been televised nine times this season, claiming the coverage impacts negatively on attendances.

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Brighton take on Ipswich shortly in a game which pulls two of the Championship's promotion-chasing sides together.

Albion can move third with a win, while at the other end of the table Rotherham can suck Fulham closer to the relegation battle.

The sides do battle at Craven Cottage with Fulham on 24 points, three clear of the Millers who are one place above the bottom three.

Elsewhere Cardiff host Nottingham Forest and the two mid-table sides need to muster some momentum quickly if they are to threaten the top six.

You can follow all of the Championship action live by clicking here.

Little over five minutes until kick-off at Leicester - and little over five until kick-off in the Football League. here's what's happening...

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Leicester are among the front-runners in the Premier League - and they are also mounting a title challenge in our Predictor league.

Manchester City fans, however, are performing well below their lofty ambitions - they're scrapping around in mid-table. You can help maintain/improve your team's form by having your say in our Predictor game.

You can also check out the Predictor league table and see whether your predictions are better than Mark Lawrenson's guesses.

What are you waiting for? Get involved.

Mark Lawrenson
Former Liverpool defender

Manchester City's defence has taken loads of flak this season, with their problems in the absence of skipper Vincent Kompany being well documented.

But don't worry City fans! Eliaquim Mangala will eventually prove to be worth every single penny of his hefty £32m transfer fee. So says his City and France team-mate Bacary Sagna.

"He is going to be a great defender one day," reckons Sagna. "We just have to be patient. 

"Most of the time you forget he only came last season to this league. This league is difficult, especially when you come from abroad you need time to adapt."

Here's a great stat for you (albeit not totally surprising)....eight of Manchester City's players cost more in transfer fees individually than it took to assemble the combined Leicester team. City's players are worth £292.9m, compared to the £21m total of their hosts.

That led to us to think about the value of Premier League players. £400,000 for Riyad Mahrez - bargain. £32m for Eliaquim Mangala - hmmm.

Who have been the best value Premier League buys this season? And the worst/ Let us know by tweeting #bbcfootball. Go, go, go!

Steve Claridge
BBC Radio 5 Live at King Power Stadium

"Nicolas Otamendi, Eliaquim Mangala and Martin Demichelis look lost on their own without Vincent Kompany, there is no natural partnership that leaps out. Kompany's organisation is what Manchester City miss, he is the glue that holds the team together. The others are just concerned with defending but Kompany is the one they look to keep things together."

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And here's another reason why Manchester City are not tearing up the Premier League this season...

Manchester City did not win for six straight away Premier League games in 2011, a run which culminated with a 3-0 loss at Liverpool in April.

Failure to win tonight would equal that record.

So we've spoken a lot about Leicester - what about Manchester City? In summary - fantastic at home (except against Liverpool), struggling away.

The Blues have won just one of their past six Premier League games on the road.

Why's that? Even boss Manuel Pellegrini says he isn't sure. 

"There's no particular reason for our recent away form - but we must improve," he tells BT Sport. "I said to my players that at the end of January we will see which teams have the more options to win the title.

"We play against the best side in the first half of the season tonight - we must concentrate because they are very dangerous in attack."

The Boxing Day blank was the first time that Leicester failed to score in a Premier League match this season.

After a toothless display at Anfield, where they managed just three shots on target, Leicester will have to improve if they are to maintain their lofty position.

"We have to clean this result away and restart," said Ranieri afterwards.

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You don't need me to tell you that two of the brightest stars in Leicester's resurgence have been England striker Jamie Vardy and Algeria playmaker Riyad Mahrez.

The two men have contributed 29 of Leicester's 37 Premier League goals this season, as well as providing 10 assists for each other or their team-mates.

But they drew a blank at Liverpool on Boxing Day. Nope, it wasn't too much stuffing on Christmas Day - Foxes boss Claudio Ranieri revealed afterwards that Vardy played with a fever and Mahrez was "very tired".

Perhaps Mahrez was so excited about Santa arriving that he climbed out of bed at 3am...

Phil McNulty
BBC Sport chief football writer at The King Power Stadium

Two questions have been asked about Leicester City all season. How would they cope after a defeat? How would they cope without Jamie Vardy?

Only one of those questions will be answered tonight as Vardy has recovered from the fever that saw him below par in the loss at Liverpool and starts against Manchester City.

Leicester can go back to the top of the Premier League by leapfrogging Arsenal with victory over City at the King Power Stadium.

The loss at Anfield was only their second of the league season so manager Claudio Ranieri will want his side to bounce right back - and how dare we doubt them after what they have achieved this season?

And here's the statistical evidence why Leicester are celebrating the end of a fine year...

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