Here is a predicted XI that Leicester City may go with against Burton Albion.
Leicester City got their Championship campaign underway in the best possible way, as they beat Coventry City 2-1.
The Foxes were playing their first competitive game since their relegation from the Premier League, and it didn’t get off to the best of starts.
They went a goal behind after Coventry defender Kyle McFadzean opened the scoring with a close-range finish. But Leicester regrouped, and in a 10-minute spell, the Foxes turned the game on its head thanks to midfielder Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall.
Enzo Maresca will be glad his side got all three points in his first game in charge, but the focus will now swiftly move on to their next game, which comes in the EFL Cup against Burton Albion on Wednesday night.
What is the predicted Leicester City XI to face Burton Albion?
As the game gets ever closer, here at Football League World, we have predicted the starting line-up for Leicester ahead of this game.
The 22-year-old is a player who has worked his way up through Leicester’s academy teams and now seems to be on the fringes of the first team.
Stolarczyk may be known to fans in the EFL, as he’s had spells on loan at Fleetwood Town and Hartlepool United in previous seasons.
The young goalkeeper was named on the bench on Sunday ahead of Danny Ward and Daniel Iversen, and therefore, he could be in line to make his Leicester City debut.
Justin is another player who was on the bench for the game against Coventry and is likely to be given a runout in this competition.
Maresca is currently favouring the idea of having Ricardo Periera as his first choice right-back, so given Justin’s EFL experience, he would be expected to start this game against Burton.
Souttar surprisingly missed out on the starting XI in the opening game and therefore saw Wout Faes and Yannik Vestergaard play ahead of him.
The 24-year-old has been mentioned in terms of a possible exit this summer, but even a tie like this means he is expected to be given game time to try and show his manager what he is capable of.
Vestergaard may be the only player from the game on Sunday to retain his place in the starting XI, as the Foxes are light in central defence.
The 31-year-old looks to have a future at the King Power Stadium under Maresca and may be kept in for this clash to lead from the back with his experience.
Castagne is still expected by many to leave Leicester between now and the deadline on September 1st.
So, it wasn’t a surprise he didn’t start the Coventry game, but as long as he is at the club, he needs to keep his fitness up, and Maresca may use this game as an opportunity to get more minutes under his belt.
Soumare wasn’t in the weekend matchday squad, as he is another player whose future at the club remains uncertain.
But, just like Castagne, this game provides Maresca with an opportunity to let these players get more minutes in the tank while resting some of their key players.
Leave a Reply