Leicester City are set to go head-to-head with West Ham United in a must-win fixture this weekend.
Leicester City were thumped by Brentford in their last Premier League outing and now have a torrid run of fixtures coming up.
Their ‘easiest’ game until a meeting with Wolverhampton Wanderers in April takes place against West Ham United on Thursday.
The Hammers are on a similarly poor run but a huge win over Arsenal last time out means they have no real chance of being sucked into the relegation zone.
Leicester, meanwhile, are down in 19th and another loss, which would be 11 in 12, will basically confirm their season is over.
| Position | Team | Played MP | Won W | Drawn D | Lost L | For GF | Against GA | Diff GD | Points Pts |
| 16 |  West HamWest Ham | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 30 | 47 | -17 | 30 |
| 17 |  WolvesWolves | 26 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 36 | 54 | -18 | 22 |
| 18 |  IpswichIpswich | 26 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 24 | 54 | -30 | 17 |
| 19 |  LeicesterLeicester | 26 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 25 | 59 | -34 | 17 |
| 20 |  SouthamptonSouthampton | 26 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 19 | 61 | -42 | 9 |
Ruud van Nistelrooy provides James Justin injury update
Ahead of Thursday evening’s meeting, Ruud van Nistelrooy spoke to the press on Tuesday afternoon.
The Dutchman discussed a number of topics in his press conference including team news.
And it was a largely positive but short injury update from the Leicester manager, with comments on just one player.
James Justin missed the meeting with Brentford but could be in contention to make his return against West Ham.
Ruud said: “We’re doing everything we can to get him fit for Thursday, it’s still a work in progress.”
How Leicester City players feel after Brentford loss
Leicester have now slumped to 10 defeats in their last 11 Premier League matches under Van Nistelrooy.
It’s their worst run of form in the top flight of English football for decades but Ruud insists the mood is improving around the squad.
He said: “The mood is lifted, we’ve started again, a new week, a new challenge and reacting after a bad result.
“We have done that before and I have to say the players have started the week really well.”