AFC Bournemouth travel to Leicester City this weekend looking to get back to winning ways in the Premier League.

But how do the hosts at the King Power Stadium look as they approach the game? We got the inside scoop from Leicester Mercury's Leicester writer Rob Tanner, who also wrote the acclaimed book '5000/1 - the Leicester City Story.' 

Rob gave us the lowdown on Claude Puel's side and what we can expect from them on Saturday. You can follow Rob on Twitter here, and the Leicester Mercury on Twitter here.

First things first Rob, is this a big game for Leicester?

The game this weekend has now taken on great significance really. They’re not on the best of runs in terms of results and there’s a frustration at the last two home draws against Swansea and Stoke -teams they were expected to beat.

Especially as they’ve made it clear that 7th place could earn a place in the Europa League if the FA Cup is won by a side in Europe. They’re replacing large emphasis on this one, with Claude Puel demanding a response.

What went wrong for the sides in those two draws then?

It was going along so well around Christmas, they won four on the bounce and looked the strongest side challenging for that seventh spot.

But then the transfer window opened and there was a bit of uncertainty over Riyad Mahrez – that’s not the only reason for their dip but I think it has been a disrupting factor.

We all know what happened before that Everton game and it started a recent run of two points from four games – Mahrez is back in the fold and it’s quite evident there’s a large emphasis on him to be creative for the team.

Is there a big reliance on Mahrez and Jamie Vardy then for the Foxes?

In recent performances, they’ve been looking to get the ball to Mahrez to create, some other players need to help with the responsibility – he’s come of the back of a recent run of scoring five in five consecutive games, but Jamie Vardy has increasingly isolated.

He has one chance a game and takes it, he’s their only goal scorer at the moment and I think there is too much reliance on the pair.

Are there any other players to look out for?

Marc Albrighton is a very underrated player in my opinion. He delivers a great ball, he’s a bit like Beckham – I’m not comparing him to Beckham as a superstar but he’s similar in the sense of the gets wide, gets the ball out of his feet and delivers a great ball.

He plays on the left so he checks back onto his right, most of those crosses though go to waste as Vardy is the only real striker.

At the other end, how are things looking at the back for Leicester?

Well, Wes Morgan is back in, it’s the longest time he’s been out injured I’ve ever known, he’s made of iron!

Harry Maguire has been excellent, everyone is talking about him and he is tailor made for international football. He’s still learning defensively – he’s been caught out a few times being too tight and being pulled out of position, but he’s improved a lot.

On the ball, he’s really impressed charging out of defence, that’s something Bournemouth will have to be aware of this weekend.

Just finally, how’s Leicester’s home form been?

It’s been very good up until the last couple of games where they’ve been expected to win, they’re strong on home soil.

The crowd are always behind them and there’s a good atmosphere, the frustration is growing however as the other clubs challenging for 7th have dropped points so it’s up for grabs, even Arsenal’s form in 6th means that there’s a lot to play for.

City need to start winning or they'll drift away, so there could be a little tension in the crowd.