Ruud van Nistelrooy will look to make it back-to-back wins as Leicester City boss this weekend against Brighton & Hove Albion.
Leicester beat West Ham United 3-1 on Tuesday night to get the Van Nistelrooy tenure off to the best start possible.
The win was the Foxes’ third of the Premier League campaign and moved them four points clear of the relegation zone.
| Position | Team | Played MP | Won W | Drawn D | Lost L | For GF | Against GA | Diff GD | Points Pts |
| 11 |  Man UtdManchester United | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 19 |
| 12 |  FulhamFulham | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 19 |
| 13 |  B’mouthBournemouth | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 18 |
| 14 |  West HamWest Ham | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 27 | -9 | 15 |
| 15 |  EvertonEverton | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 21 | -7 | 14 |
| 16 |  LeicesterLeicester | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 28 | -9 | 13 |
| 17 |  Crystal PalaceCrystal Palace | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 18 | -6 | 12 |
| 18 |  IpswichIpswich | 14 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 25 | -12 | 9 |
| 19 |  WolvesWolves | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 22 | 36 | -14 | 9 |
| 20 |  SouthamptonSouthampton | 14 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 30 | -19 | 5 |
It won’t be an easy task for the East Midlanders as high-flying Brighton come to the King Power Stadium sitting in the top half of the table and with aspirations of finishing in a European spot for the second time in three seasons.
Leicester City vs Brighton kick-off time & date
Leicester host Brighton at the King Power Stadium on Sunday in the earlier kick-off time slot of 2:00 PM GMT.
- Date: Sunday 8 December 2024
- Location: King Power Stadium, Leicester, UK
- Kick off time: 2:00 PM GMT
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What channel is Leicester vs Brighton on?
Despite playing on the Sunday, there will be no live TV broadcast of Leicester vs Brighton.
The game is being played on Sunday due to Brighton’s game against Fulham midweek being scheduled for Thursday and it isn’t on TV after Fulham vs Arsenal was selected instead.
Highlights of the game will be available to view on Sky Sports’ YouTube channels, as well as later in the evening on Match of the Day 2.
Leicester vs Brighton livestream
As the game isn’t available to watch on TV in the UK, there will also be no livestream for Leicester vs Brighton.
Fans can use the BBC iPlayer app to watch the highlights of the game later in the day and across the week.
Leicester vs Brighton H2H
This weekend will be the 44th competitive meeting between the two teams.
Leicester have the better record overall, winning 19 times whereas the visitors have won the three points on 15 occasions.
The remaining nine games have ended in draws.
| Date | Result |
| 21 January 2023 | Leicester City 2-2 Brighton & Hove Albion |
| 4 September 2022 | Brighton & Hove Albion 5-2 Leicester City |
| 23 January 2022 | Leicester City 1-1 Brighton & Hove Albion |
| 27 October 2021 | Leicester City 2-2 Brighton & Hove Albion (Leicester win on pens) |
| 19 September 2021 | Brighton & Hove Albion 2-1 Leicester City |
Leicester City team news
Harry Winks will continue to be monitored after missing the last two games through injury.
Van Nistelrooy said that he hoped Winks would be able to start training with the squad as soon as possible and he could well be back in contention to play.
Bilal El Khannouss was singled out by Van Nistelrooy for his brilliant display against West Ham but was forced off at the end after picking up a knock. However, it didn’t appear to be serious, and the Moroccan should be available.
Caleb Okoli was fit enough to make the bench midweek and will be available.
Ricardo Pereira and Abdul Fatawu remain the only definite absentees.