Leicester City will welcome Queens Park Rangers to the King Power Stadium for a Championship clash. The Foxes will aim to record back-to-back home wins this week. Meanwhile, QPR are struggling.
Foxes Look to Build on Bristol City Victory
Leicester City are looking for consistency after a win over Bristol City. The Foxes picked up a rare clean sheet during that match. Gary Rowett enjoyed his maiden victory as head coach at the fifth attempt.
The Foxes did all of their goalscoring damage in the first half to end a 13-match winless run across all competitions. Ben Nelson scored his first of the campaign before Abdul Fatawu fired home his ninth.
Leicester have jumped out of the relegation zone courtesy of maximum points versus the Robins. They now sit ahead of Rowett’s former employers Oxford United on goal difference.
Leicester are now in search of consistency as they look to avoid an unthinkable relegation to League One. The team last enjoyed back-to-back home league wins in January.
QPR’s Struggles Continue
Queens Park Rangers suffered their fourth straight Championship defeat. Their under-pressure manager Julien Stephan described their first-half performance at St Andrew’s @ Knighthead Park as ’embarrassing’.
The R’s have now lost each of their past four second-tier battles by an aggregate scoreline of 12-0. The London club lasting enduring a similar spell of losses back in March 2025 under the reign of Leicester alumni Marti Cifuentes.
QPR have dropped down to 18th spot in the Championship standings ahead of this weekend’s trip to the East Midlands. They currently possess a nine-point buffer over the relegation zone.
There is considerable concern around Loftus Road that the R’s could plummet into bottom-three trouble before the end of the season. Head coach Stephen insists that four or five more points should be enough for safety.
Past Encounters at the King Power
QPR have lost during three of their most recent quartet of visits to the King Power Stadium. They were successful on their last Championship trip to the King Power in March 2024. Ilias Chair and Sinclair Armstrong found the net in a 2-1 triumph.
After ending their wait for victory earlier in the week, the ex-Premier League champions are now on a mission to pick up consecutive second-tier triumphs for the first time since November.