EFL Championship leaders Leicester City look to continue their dominance in English football's second division as they face Sunderland at home in a midweek clash.
Leicester City's relegation from the Premier League was considered one of the biggest downfalls after they had completely shocked England's pinnacle division since they were reinstated into the league. Despite tumbling down to the Championship, the Foxes have proved their rivals why they are deserving of achieving promotion next season.
With 11 victories and one loss from their opening 12 games, Leicester City are flying high in the Championship and have proved why they are a class apart from the others leading the pack. The clash against Sunderland shouldn't be a massive challenge for them as they enter the contest on the back of a thumping 3-1 victory against Swansea.
Sunderland, on the other hand, have had a roller coaster start to their new EFL Championship campaign. Six wins and five losses have taken their points tally to 19 points as they are comfortably seeded in the top half of the table. After missing out on promotion last summer, the Black Cats will have their eyes glued to going all the way this time out. Although two back-to-back defeats might have stunned their progress, Sunderland have all the arsenal in their ranks to produce an upset at the King Power Stadium.
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Leicester vs Sunderland kick-off time
| Date: | October 24, 2023 |
| Kick-off time: | 3pm EDT |
| Venue: | King Power Stadium |
Leicester City will play hosts to Sunderland at the King Power Stadium with kick-off at 3pm EDT.
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Team news & squads
Leicester team news
Leicester City have been in sublime form playing in the EFL Championship with their forward duo of Jamie Vardy and Kelechi Iheanacho bagging the majority of goals. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall has also proved to be a headache smashing goals from the hosts' engine room having scored five goals this season alongside his four assists.
The Foxes have a few big names sidelined with the likes of Dennis Praet, Thomas Cannon, Callum Doyle, and Kasey McAteer all sidelined due to injuries. Yunus Akgun could be the latest additio to the list after the Turkish international hobbled off the pitch in the clash against Swansea.
Leicester City Predicted XI: Hermansen; Pereira, Faes, Vestergaard, Justin; Ndidi, Winks, Dewsbury-Hall; Fatawu, Iheanacho, Mavididi
| Position | Players |
|---|---|
| Goalkeepers: | Ward, Iversen, Hermansen, Smithies, Stolarczyk |
| Defenders: | Faes, Pereira, Vestergaard, Justin, Coady, Souttar |
| Midfielders: | Ndidi, Winks, Choudhoury, Dewsbury-Hall, Casadei, Albrighton |
| Forwards: | Mavididi, Akgun, Vardy, Iheanacho, Fatawu, Marcal, Daka |
Sunderland team news
Sunderland also have a few absentees as they prepare to face Leicester City at the King Power Stadium. Jay Matete has a knee injury while Corry Evans is recovering from a cruciate ligament tear. Dennis Cirkin, Aji Alese, and Ross Stewart are the remaining names sidelined for the Black Cats.
With the encounter touted to be a goal fest, Jack Clarke would be vying to add to his tally of eight goals when he faces Leicester.
Sunderland Predicted XI: Patterson; Huggins, Ballard, O'Nien, Hume; Burstow, Ekwah, Bellingham, Clarke; Pritchard, Roberts
| Position | Players |
|---|---|
| Goalkeepers: | Patterson, Bishop, |
| Defenders: | Ballard, Seelt, O'Nien, Traintis, Pembele, Hume, Huggins |
| Midfielders: | Ekwah, Neil, Rigg, Taylor, Bellingham, Aouchiche, Ba, Pritchard |
| Forwards: | Clarke, Bennette, Roberts, Semedo, Rusyn, Mayenda, Burstow |
Head-to-Head Record
| Date | Match | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| 5 April 2017 | Leicester 2-0 Sunderland | Premier League |
| 3 December 2016 | Sunderland 2-1 Leicester | Premier League |
| 10 April 2016 | Sunderland 0-2 Leicester | Premier League |
| 8 August 2015 | Leicester 4-2 Sunderland | Premier League |
| 16 May 2015 | Sunderland 0-0 Leicester | Premier League |