Leicester City will be hoping to return to winning ways against Ipswich Town.
The Foxes have lost back-to-back games against Nottingham Forest and Manchester United but know three points at Portman Road will take them eight points clear of the bottom three.
Steve Cooper will be able to welcome back some stars into contention for the relegation six-pointer but will be absent from the touchline himself after picking up a one-match ban for collecting three yellow cards this season.
| Position | Team | Played MP | Won W | Drawn D | Lost L | For GF | Against GA | Diff GD | Points Pts |
| 10 |  FulhamFulham | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| 11 |  B’mouthBournemouth | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 12 |
| 12 |  NewcastleNewcastle | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | -1 | 12 |
| 13 |  West HamWest Ham | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 16 | -3 | 11 |
| 14 |  Man UtdManchester United | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | -3 | 11 |
| 15 |  LeicesterLeicester | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 17 | -4 | 9 |
| 16 |  EvertonEverton | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 16 | -6 | 9 |
| 17 |  Crystal PalaceCrystal Palace | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 11 | -5 | 6 |
| 18 |  IpswichIpswich | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 20 | -11 | 4 |
| 19 |  WolvesWolves | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 25 | -13 | 2 |
| 20 |  SouthamptonSouthampton | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 19 | -13 | 1 |
Leicester City team news
Three players will be out of contention for the trip to Suffolk as Jakub Stolarczyk, Patson Daka, and Hamza Choudhury all continue their rehabilitation.
Stolarczyk is training individually and Daka is back training with the squad but they are still some weeks away from being considered fit for selection.
Choudhury isn’t expected to be available until after the international break after Cooper revealed that he wouldn’t need surgery on a shoulder injury.
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One of the biggest concerns is the availability of Adbul Fatawu after the Leicester boss revealed he had suffered a groin injury in the build-up to United and has gone for a scan to assess how severe the damage is
Victor Kristiansen missed the Foxes’ last two games through injury and Cooper confirmed that he had suffered a groin muscle injury and while he returned to training, he may have to settle for a place on the bench.
Jannik Vestergaard returned to club action for the first time since August after coming on as a sub in the midweek thumping against Man United.
Leicester predicted lineup to face Ipswich
After making nine changes for the trip to Old Trafford, Cooper is expected to revert to type and pick a more familiar starting line-up, but one player’s performance on Wednesday has done himself enough to be brought into the XI.
Mads Hermansen will return in between the sticks and is likely to be joined by a back four of Ricardo Pereira, Caleb Okoli, Wout Faes, and James Justin in the left-back spot due to Kristiansen’s ongoing absence.
In the middle of the park will be the duo of Harry Winks and Wilfred Ndidi while the biggest call will be to start Bilal El Khannouss in the attacking midfield role after his positive midweek display.
This will see Facundo Buonanotte shift out to the right, meaning that Abdul Fatawu drops to the bench following his underwhelming performance in the defeat against Forest.
Stephy Mavididi completes the attacking midfield lineup, with Jamie Vardy leading the line with the captain’s armband.
Leicester City predicted XI to face Ipswich Town: Hermansen; Pereira, Faes, Okoli, Justin; Winks, Ndidi; Buonanotte, El Khannouss, Mavididi; Vardy.