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  1. Pick of the stats: Leicester City v Bristol Citypublished at 11:41 GMT 9 March

    The Leicester City and Bristol City club badges side by side. The Leicester one depicts the face of a fox inside a white circle with Leicester City Football Club inscribed around it on a blue background. Bristol City have a Robin inside a red circle with the words Bristol City around it on a red background.

    Leicester City are back at home on Tuesday (19:45 GMT) hoping for a first Championship win in 11 attempts.

    The Foxes have drawn three of their opening four games under new head coach Gary Rowett.

    Bristol City will be happier away from home after suffering an eighth home defeat of the season to leaders Coventry City on Saturday and now have as many points on the road as they do at Ashton Gate (25).

    • Leicester have won three of their past five league games against Bristol City, though are winless in the past two meetings (D1 L1).

    • Bristol City have won just two of their past 20 away league games against Leicester (D7 L11), though these victories have come across their past five visits.

    • Leicester have lost each of their past four home league games - they have never lost five in a row outside of the top-flight before.

    • Bristol City have won two of their past three away league games, and are looking to win consecutively on the road for the first time since November 2024.

    • Bristol City's Scott Twine has been involved in 10 goals in 14 away starts in the Championship this season, scoring five and assisting five.

  2. 'The players are buying into what we are trying to do' - Rowettpublished at 18:19 GMT 7 March

    Leicester boss Gary Rowett applauds away supporters at Portman RoadImage source, Getty Images

    Leicester City head coach Gary Rowett believes his side are improving after earning a 1-1 draw at Ipswich Town in the Championship on Saturday.

    Patson Daka gave the Foxes the lead before Sindre Walle Egeli equalised in the second period.

    The point is enough to lift them out of the relegation zone but Leicester remain without a win from their past 10 league games.

    "First and foremost we knew we had three away games out of the first four fixtures against really in-form teams. To come here and do what we've done is testament to the players trying to buy into the structure and what we're trying to do," said Rowett.

    "We maybe should have done better early on with Harry Winks' shot and Stephy (Mavididi). I liked the look of us in the first-half and to go a goal ahead with a well worked set-piece we were pleased at half-time."

    Leicester remain in the relegation zone on goal difference but Rowett is pleased with how they stood up to Ipswich's second-half onslaught.

    "They play with an incredible energy and we were under pressure in the second-half. We were backed up and didn't use the ball well enough but maybe that's because of the run we're in.

    "I'm disappointed to concede but I can't complain that Ipswich didn't deserve something for their efforts."

    Leicester are at home to Bristol City on Tuesday (19:45 GMT).