We take a look back at previous meetings between the two clubs and reveal all the facts and figures ahead of Friday's Championship fixture.

The two clubs have met just 46 times previously, but only 35 of those games have come with points at stake. The Foxes have won just 8 of their 23 home encounters with the Eagles, though only 5 times have Palace actually escaped with maximum points.

EARLY MEETINGS
The first meeting actually came as long ago as 1921-22 in Division Two. The first clash at Filbert Street saw City run out 2-0 winners. In fact the first four visits by Palace all ended in defeat for the visitors, who did not register a win at Filbert Street until the eleventh time of asking, in 1982-83.

RECENT HISTORY
City's trip to Selhurst Park early in the New Year ended in a 0-2 reverse, thanks to strikes from Jobi McAnuff and Andy Johnson. The last time Palace were at the Walkers Stadium, in February 2003, a Paul Dickov curler was enough to secure maximum points for the Foxes.

SCORELINES
Neither club has managed a bigger margin of victory than 3-0 in previous fixtures, a feat achieved twice by both, and neither has scored more than 4 in any single fixture. Oddly, both clubs managed this feat in a remarkable 4-4 draw at Filbert Street in January 1988, just after David Pleat had taken over the City helm: particularly remarkable for the Foxes as they had failed to find the net in any of their previous seven league fixtures.

SEQUENCES
The last three meetings have produced a win, a draw and a defeat.

GOALSCORERS
Just one player, Bruce Dyer, has scored a hat-trick in the series, and that was in the 1998 F A Cup tie. In fact, no City player has managed more than 3 strikes in total against the Eagles - a total shared by Arthur Chandler, John Duncan and Gary McAllister.

DEBUTANTS
Just 7 Leicester players have made their debut against Palace: Alan Birchenall, Paul Cooper, Jamie Lawrence, Billy McKinlay, Jari Rantanen, Simon Royce and Keith Weller.

FOOT IN BOTH CAMPS
There have been a few names linked with both clubs over the years. Included in the list are Ade Akinbiyi, Trevor Benjamin, Alan Birchenall, Mark Bright, Ally Brown, Steve Claridge, Terry Fenwick, Bobby Kellard, Steve Kember and Alan Sealy. In addition, Tom Bromilow and Dave Bassett have both managed each club.