Having that gold patch on the sleeve means something. It shows every other Premier League club what they should be aiming for; how they should play.Leicester Citys magical run to the title last season showed fans and pundits alike that anything can happen in a football season, but so far replicating that has been a challenge.The Foxes hope to find victory Sunday at home against West Bromwich Albion.Though Leicester (3-3-4) enter the weekend 11th in the table, they are unbeaten in three of the last four. The East Midlands club earned a respectable point away from home in a 1-1 draw against Tottenham Hotspur last week. Ahmed Musa canceled out a Vincent Janssen penalty to secure a point.Despite their inconsistent league form, the Foxes have been stellar in the Champions League. They currently sit atop Group G with 10 points from four matches and have yet to concede a goal. Their latest defensive masterclass came on Wednesday in a scoreless draw with Danish champions FC Copenhagen.The Foxes, along with Spanish side Sevilla, are the only clubs yet to concede a goal during the group stage.Were the new boys in the competition, and to get any clean sheet is positive, but were really proud of the fact that weve now got four, defender Wes Morgan told the clubs official television channel. It wasnt a pretty game and it was a little scrappy because the conditions werent the best but we came here and got a point, which was the main thing.Leicester will be without top-choice goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel, who fractured his hand in the mid-week Champions League fixture. However, midfielder Islam Slimani is in contention for selection after missing two matches with a groin strain.West Bromwich Albion (2-4-4) find themselves badly needing three points to pull themselves further away from the dreaded relegation zone.Tony Pulis boys are at the tail end of brutal four-match stretch which already saw them face Tottenham, Liverpool, Manchester City. The Baggies are winless in their last five matches, having not won since a 4-2 result over West Ham United on Sept. 17.Last weeks 4-0 thrashing at the hands of City represents the low point of the season as the Baggies were completely outplayed from the outset.West Brom will be without midfielder James McClean, who will sit due to a yellow card suspension. 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We didnt start off in the right manner to be honest, that was the story of our night, Hughes told Sky Sports.We conceded early on, were too passive in and around our box in the defensive third and didnt get close enough to stop people were trying to do.We conceded a poor goal and allowed runners off the back of people, so they were 1-0 to the good. Before you come to Old Trafford you talk about trying to keep it goalless for as long as you can and see how the game pans out. Mark Hughes blamed a poor start for Stokes defeat at Manchester United Unfortunately we conceded another poor goal where we got a little bit strung out. From then on it was always going to be a difficult night for us.We were better in the second half in terms of at least trying to have a go, but you run the risk of being caught on the break, which we did. In the end it was probably a damage limitation excise for us.Tuesdays defeat marks a run of three disappointing results for the Potters, following their penalty shoot-out exit in the Capital One Cup semi-final and FA Cup elimination in the two preceding games. Louis van Gaal says hes pleased with his teams performance in Manchester Uniteds 3-0 win over Stoke.dddddddddddd Asked whether he thought his squad was suffering a hangover from cup disappointment, Hughes was quick to refute such a claim, adding: If there is a hangover from that it should have dissipated by now.Were disappointed we werent able to get to the same level of performance with the same team [as fielded against Liverpool in League Cup semi-final].We need to get to the bottom of why our performance levels are inconsistent at the moment. Anthony Martial produced Man of the Match performance against the Potters Phillipp Wollscheid hobbled off in the first half at Old Trafford as Stoke suffered another injury to a defender.We are a little bit threadbare now, Hughes said. We took a risk to leave Phil Bardsley on the bench and it came back and bit us.Were hopeful Ryan [Shawcross] is close but if not well have to see whos on the building. Also See: United ease past Stoke Stoke video Stoke fixtures Stoke stats ' ' '
