Leicester City will play host to Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal in a 12:30pm Premier League kick-off on Saturday.
The Foxes go into the match on a dire run, which currently sees them having picked up just one win from their last nine Premier League matches.
Ruud van Nistelrooy’s side have dropped down to 18th in the division as a result, two points from safety.
| Position | Team | Played MP | Won W | Drawn D | Lost L | For GF | Against GA | Diff GD | Points Pts |
| 16 |  West HamWest Ham | 24 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 29 | 46 | -17 | 27 |
| 17 |  WolvesWolves | 24 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 34 | 52 | -18 | 19 |
| 18 |  LeicesterLeicester | 24 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 25 | 53 | -28 | 17 |
| 19 |  IpswichIpswich | 24 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 22 | 49 | -27 | 16 |
| 20 |  SouthamptonSouthampton | 24 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 18 | 54 | -36 | 9 |
Meanwhile, Arsenal are the closest challengers to Liverpool in the title race, suggesting it will be another difficult outing for Leicester City.
However, though they lost, the Midlands outfit were much-improved in periods against Manchester United last week and their win over Tottenham Hotspur should give the players some hope of an upset.
Now, we have made three predictions for when Leicester host Arsenal at the King Power Stadium.
Jamie Vardy torments Arsenal once more
After missing out against Man Utd, Van Nistelrooy confirmed Jamie Vardy is available to face Arsenal this weekend when speaking to the media on Thursday.
The 38-year-old has been the Foxes’ main attacking threat this term and has a superb record against the Gunners.
Vardy has scored more goals against Arsenal than any other club, finding the back of the net on 11 occasions in 10 matches.
Leicester will need a moment of brilliance or two if they are to come away with what would be a major three points, and the Englishman has a history of stepping up against the North London outfit.
Arsenal have been hit with a serious injury crisis of late and losing to Ruud’s relegation-threatened side will only compound those woes.
| Injured Arsenal players | Available to face Leicester |
| Ganriel Jesus | No |
| Bukayo Saka | No |
| Ben White | 25% chance |
| Gabriel Martinelli | No |
| Kai Havertz | No |
| Takehiro Tomiyasu | No |
Caleb Okoli rewarded with start vs Arsenal
Since Ruud took over, Caleb Okoli hasn’t played more than 31 minutes of a Premier League fixture for the Foxes.
There were reports Okoli could leave Leicester during the winter transfer window but the centre-back stayed put.
He was then given a rare start during the 2-1 defeat to Manchester United in the fourth round of the FA Cup on Friday.
Despite losing and conceding two goals, Okoli was superb for Leicester and fans are no doubt hoping to see the centre-back rewarded for his stellar showing with a start against Arsenal.
Leicester City actually keep a clean sheet
Leicester’s defensive record this season has been woeful and scoring against them is a given for most teams.
In fact, they have kept just one clean sheet in the Premier League this campaign – versus Bournemouth on October 5th.
But given the return of Mads Hermansen, the improvement shown by Okoli, a potential start for Woyo Coulibaly over James Justin, and Arsenal having basically all of their best attackers out injured, there’s a chance Leicester may be able to manage a rare shutout on February 15th.