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Nottingham Forest defender Murillo was substituted with an apparent thigh issue against Crystal Palace on Monday but could be available to face Leicester. Callum Hudson-Odoi remains out because of a hamstring injury. Facundo Buonanotte returns for Leicester City after completing concussion protocols. Ricardo Pereira and Stephy Mavididi hope to play again this season but are not currently fit. Head-to-head Nottingham Forest won the reverse fixture 3-1 in October and could complete their first league double over Leicester since 1994-95. Leicester's solitary away league victory against Forest in the past 18 attempts was by 3-2 in May 2013 (D5, L12). Nottingham Forest Forest have only won one of their past five top-flight games and could suffer three successive league defeats at home for the first time since December 2023. They have only gained five points from losing positions this season, the third worst record in the division. Six of Nottingham Forest's past 12 league goals have come from set-pieces. Their total of 15 league goals from dead-ball situations this season, excluding penalties, has only been bettered by Arsenal and Crystal Palace's tally of 16 prior to the weekend. Chris Wood has scored seven Premier League goals in 12 appearances against Leicester, who he played for between 2013 and 2015. Leicester City Leicester are vying to earn consecutive Premier League victories for the first time since October. They earned a first league win since 26 January at the expense of Southampton last week, and first at home since 3 December. It was their first clean sheet in 28 top-flight matches. The Foxes have gone six away games without a win, earning just one point and conceding 14 goals during that run. Jamie Vardy is set to become the first player to start 300 Premier League matches for Leicester on Sunday. He has scored 199 goals in 498 appearances for the club in all competitions. Last Updated 6th May 2025 at 13: 21 Please Note: All times UK. Tables are subject to change. The BBC is not responsible for any changes that may be made. Premier League All competitions All competitions All competitions Nottingham Forest are looking to complete their first league double over Leicester since 1994-95, following their 3-1 win at the King Power Stadium in October. Leicester have won just one of their last 18 away league games against Nottingham Forest (D5 L12), a 3-2 win in May 2013. Nottingham Forest have won just one of their last five Premier League games (D1 L3), while at the City Ground, they could lose three successive league games for the first time since December 2023 (4). After beating Southampton 2-0 last time out, Leicester could win successive Premier League games for the first time since October, though the Foxes are winless in their last six on the road (D1 L5), conceding 14 and scoring just twice in that time. Nottingham Forest have won just one of their 10 Premier League games this season in which they’ve conceded the opening goal (D1 L8), with only Southampton (2) and Ipswich Town (4) gaining fewer points from losing positions overall than the Tricky Trees in the division this term (5). Murillo’s equaliser against Crystal Palace was Nottingham Forest’s 15th goal from a set piece in the Premier League this season (ex. penalties); only Arsenal and Crystal Palace (both 16) have scored more. Indeed, six of their last 12 league goals have come from set pieces (5x corner, 1x free kick). Only Crystal Palace (7, 696) have recorded more pressures in the Premier League this season than Leicester (7, 360), with the Foxes recording the second-most in the middle third (3, 485) and most in their defensive third (2, 251), with Nottingham Forest behind them in second for the latter (2, 094). The next goal involvement for Nottingham Forest’s Chris Wood will be his 100th in the Premier League (88 goals, 11 assists), with the striker only involved in more goals in the competition against West Ham United and Wolves (both 9) than Leicester City (7 – 7 goals). Leicester City’s Bilal El Khannouss has an assist in two of his last four Premier League appearances, while he leads the Foxes in the league this season for chances created per 90 (1. 6 – min. 180 minutes played). Jamie Vardy has scored 199 goals in 498 games for Leicester City in all competitions, while he could be the first player to start 300 Premier League games for the Foxes in this match. Copyright © 2025 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.