Fulham won both Premier League meetings with Leicester when the sides met in 2022-23, having last won three consecutive league games against the Foxes between 1966 and 1967.
Leicester lost 5-3 in their last league game at Craven Cottage in May 2023. More goals were scored in that game than in their previous six away league games against Fulham combined (7).
Fulham have not won their first home game in any of their last five Premier League seasons (D1, L4) since a 5-0 win over Norwich City in the 2012/13 season.
No team in the top four English leagues won more away games last season than Leicester City (14). The Foxes won each of their first seven away games in the Championship last season and have won the same number in their last 16 away games (D3 L6).
Leicester have won just two of their last 15 Premier League away games against London teams (3 draws, 10 losses): against Brentford in October 2021 and West Ham in November 2022. They conceded at least two goals in each of their ten defeats in that run.
Fulham lost 1-0 to Manchester United on Matchday 1. The Cottagers have only started the season with consecutive defeats in two of their 17 previous Premier League seasons (2018-19 and 2020-21).
Leicester manager Steve Cooper has lost six of his seven meetings with Fulham in all competitions, although his only victory came at Craven Cottage (1-0 in April 2022). He has lost all three Premier League games against the Cottagers by an aggregate score of 10-2.
Fulham’s Andreas Pereira has created more goalscoring opportunities on Matchday 1 than any other Premier League player (6). It is the 19th time that a Fulham player has created 6 or more goalscoring opportunities in a Premier League match, with the Brazilian being responsible for seven of them.
37-year-old Jamie Vardy became Leicester’s oldest Premier League goalscorer when he scored against Tottenham on Matchday 1. The last player over 37 to score in two consecutive Premier League games was Cristiano Ronaldo (4 in April/May 2022).
No Premier League player won more tackles on Matchday 1 than Leicester’s Abdul Fatawu (13). He was also the Foxes’ player with the most successful dribbles (3), ball wins (8) and tackles (6).
