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Matty Hewitt

Leicester City bogeyman hoping to continue impressive record vs Leeds United

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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