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Venue: Walkers Stadium
When: Sunday, March 21
Kick Off: 2pm
Competition: Coca-Cola Championship
COVENTRY City's unbeaten run came to an end on Tuesday night following a controversial late defeat to visitors Cardiff City.
Prior to the loss to Dave Jones' side, the Sky Blues had gone four games unbeaten in the league and collected 11 points from their last 15 at home.
Chris Coleman's side now sit five points outside the top six of the Championship with nine games to go.
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OVERVIEW
NIGEL Pearson's side have taken the Championship by surprise since winning promotion from League One the previous season, the Foxes currently sitting in fourth place in the Championship.
Leicester have lost just once in their last 11 games to propel them up the league table including most recent back-to-back wins over Crystal Palace and fellow promotion contenders Cardiff City.
The Foxes are also protecting an impressive home record, having not lost at the Walkers Stadium since December.
HEAD TO HEAD
LEICESTER City have enjoyed the better fortune in all time clashes between the two sides having won 35 of 81 all-time encounters.
The Sky Blues have come out on top on 25 occasions although the most recent clash between the two sides ended in a stalemate at the Ricoh Arena earlier this season, Sammy Clingan's superb free-kick cancelled out by a second half goal from Martyn Waghorn.
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Last five fixtures
Coventry City 1 Leicester City 1, Coca-Cola Championship, 03/10/09
Coventry City 2 Leicester City 0, Coca-Cola Championship, 23/02/08
Leicester City 2 Coventry City 0, Coca-Cola Championship, 12/01/08
Leicester City 3 Coventry City 0, Coca-Cola Championship, 17/02/07
Coventry City 0 Leicester City 0, Coca-Cola Championship, 18/08/06
CONNECTIONS
COVENTRY City and Leicester City have a history of making homes for the same players, with a number of famous names having graced both clubs in recent years.
Most notable names include Dion Dublin and Tim Flowers but the list goes on with Matt Heath, James Scowcroft, Steve Walsh and Paul Culpin
Coventry City legend and 1987 FA Cup winner Trevor Peake is also currently at the Walkers Stadium in the role of academy director.
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LAST MATCH
Crystal Palace 0 Leicester City 1
LEICESTER City managed to scrape a second consecutive league win to push them up to fourth in the Championship table thanks to defender Bruno Berner.
The left-back made the most of a loose ball eight minutes into the second half after Palace 'keeper Julian Speroni parried Martyn Waghorn's initial shot.
The hosts were unfortunate not to walk away with a point though as Foxes 'keeper Chris Weale made two excellent saves from Clint Hill and Neil Danns' goalbound efforts.
INJURIES AND SUSPENSIONS
Coventry City will be without wideman Michael McIndoe for Sunday's M69 derby after he suffered a back muscle tear in Tuesday night's defeat to Cardiff City.
He was replaced at half time by David Bell who could be in contention for a starting spot.
Fellow midfielder Sammy Clingan is touch and go for a return to the line-up after missing out on the midweek defeat.
Long term injured Ben Turner and Isaac Osbourne are unavailable.
Leicester City could have defender Wayne Brown back after the centre-half missed the victories against Cardiff and Crystal Palace with a tight hamstring.
However, Brown is not guaranteed to go straight back into the starting line-up due to the partnership formed by Jack Hobbs and Michael Morrison in his absence.
On-loan defender Alex Bruce looks like he will be out for several weeks after his first start for the club against Cardiff was restricted to just 35 minutes because of a stomach muscle strain.
James Vaughan was rested for the trip to Palace but the on-loan Everton striker should return to the squad.
DANGER MAN
Martyn Waghorn
THE young striker, on loan from Premier League outfit Sunderland, was used primarily as a back-up striker early in the season.
His scoring form for the Foxes, however, has seen him progress into a regular member of Nigel Pearson's starting line-up.
Second in the goalscoring stakes only to injured striker Matty Fryatt, Waghorn wasted no time in opening his account for the Foxes by scoring on his debut on the opening day of the season.
His scoring has continued and he currently has eight goals to his name including the equaliser against the Sky Blues at the Ricoh Arena earlier this season and the winner in last weekend's win over Cardiff City.
Not quite a target man but happy to sit behind in a three man attack, Waghorn will have to be watch as he drops into space because he's quick, skillful with the ball and is not shy of shooting from distance.
BETTING
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