Leicester City will be buoyed by Harvey Barnes' return to fitness ahead of their clash with Leeds United in midweek. The Foxes winger has a stellar goal scoring record against the Whites having scored in five consecutive games.
The run stretches back to November 2020 when Leicester were 4-1 winners at Elland Road. Barnes opened the scoring after just three minutes, with Youri Tieleman's grabbing a brace and Jamie Vardy on the scoresheet.
In the same season, Barnes opened the scoring at the King Power, with Marcelo Bielsa's side fearing a repeat of the reverse fixture. However, the Whites came from behind to win 3-1 with Stuart Dallas, Patrick Bamford and Jack Harrison grabbing the three points for Leeds
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In the 2021/22 campaign, Barnes scored at Elland Road to cancel out Raphinha's first-half strike, with the spoils shared in November. The Leicester winger scored the only goal of the game later that season, to pile misery on Jesse Marsch in March - the penultimate game before a Premier League status saving run.
This season, Barnes scored a first-half strike to put the Foxes two goals to the good against Marsch's side in a result that sparked the beginning of the end for the American head coach. In the five recent games he's scored, Leicester have won three and drawn one - with history on the Foxes' side heading into the relegation six pointer.
Barnes has missed the last two games with a hamstring issue, but boss Dean Smith says he should return to training ahead of the trip to Elland Road. Speaking after the win over Wolves, he said: “Harvey is going to train tomorrow. As well as the win today, we’ve got a double boost of two top players coming back to fitness as well.”
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