Ruud van Nistelrooy has seen Leicester fall to six successive defeats in the Premier League, with the Foxes now sitting second bottom of the top-flight table as they battle against the drop

It is the most played fixture in the competition where at least one of the sides was in their first season after promotion in every single meeting.

Signing the French defender is a start but, as the Crystal Palace match showed, Ruud van Nistelrooy has a lot to fix

Leicester City have lost six-in-a-row and an air of resignation has set in amongst fans at the King Power Stadium that last season's Championship winners may be returning to the second tier - but Ruud

Both Leicester and Fulham head into their matchweek 22 meeting fresh off a midweek defeat, but that's about all they have in common as of late.

This was far from spectacular from Crystal Palace but it was a professional performance. They have lost just one of their past 10 Premier League games (W4 D5) and their current six-match unbeaten run away from home (W3 D3) the club's longest in the top-flight since February 1992.

Defensively, Coulibaly uses his pace to track back and averaged 4.98 recoveries per 90 in Serie A, ranking third among full-backs behind Fiorentina’s Dodo and Lazio’s Nuno Tavares. But there are issues to be ironed out too as his ball-focused defending can drag him out of position, leaving space for opposition forwards to exploit.

Crystal Palace kept up their impressive away form in the Premier League as second half goals from Jean-Philippe Mateta and Marc Guehi handed them a 2-0 win at struggling Leicester City on Wednesday.

How to watch Bristol Bears v Leicester Tigers online as US star Ilona Maher features in Premiership Women's Rugby on January 18.

Leicester comfortably beat third-tier Stoke to reach the Women's FA Cup fifth round, while Portsmouth see off Blackburn.

Leicester City have accepted a bid from Sheffield United for Tom Cannon and the Foxes prefer the Blades’ offer over Sunderland’s, according to journalist Alan Nixon. Cannon had a very good first half of the season when he was on loan at Stoke City and scored nine Championship goals for the Potters, despite their struggles.