Leicester City vs Burton Albion - prediction, team news, lineups

Leicester City volition beryllium looking to prime up their archetypal League One triumph erstwhile they invited Burton Albion to the King Power Stadium.

The hosts presently beryllium 11th successful the league table, portion the visitors are 15th.

Match preview

Leicester are backmost successful League One for the archetypal clip since 2009, having suffered back-to-back relegations.

There has been a batch of upheaval astatine the King Power this summer, with the likes of Jordan Ayew, Asmir Begovic, Patson Daka, Ricardo Pereira, Bilal El Khannouss, Harry Winks, Jannik Vestergaard, Abdul Fatawu and Jeremy Monga person each departed.

However, they person brought successful Conor Chaplin, Alex McCarthy, Liam Cullen, Wes Burns, Franco Ravizzoli, Admir Bristric, Christian McFarlane, Tommy Watson and Harry Howell arsenic reinforcements.

Russell Martin is their caller caput manager and helium won his archetypal crippled successful charge, with the Foxes beating Northampton Town 1-0 successful the EFL Cup, but they drew 1-1 with Notts County successful their league opener past weekend.

Martin admitted aft the crippled that helium was not "surprised" by the effect and the squad has "loads of learning to do".

Burton finished 17th past play and are into their ninth consecutive run successful League One.

The Brewers ended past play connected a six-match unbeaten run, but are yet to prime up a competitory triumph truthful far.

Gary Bowyer's broadside mislaid 2-1 to Championship outfit Blackburn Rovers successful the archetypal circular of the EFL Cup earlier drafting 1-1 with Stevenage successful the league past weekend.

Burton person mislaid respective cardinal players implicit the summer, with apical scorer Jake Beesley joining Bradford City and nine skipper Udoka Godwin-Malife signing for Reading.

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Team News

Leicester are expected to support religion with the broadside that drew against Notts County, with goalscorer Jayden Joseph lining up successful defence alongside Caleb Okoli, Harry Souttar and Luke Thomas.

Bobby De Cordova-Reid is apt to proceed up front, portion Sammy Braybrooke, Oliver Skipp and Liam Cullen volition diagnostic successful midfield.

Burton are improbable to marque changes arsenic Bowyer was delighted with his side's show against Stevenage adjacent though they were incapable to prime up each 3 points.

Matthew Dennis is expected to pb the enactment with enactment from Kegs Chauke and Charlie Webster, portion caller signings Gbemi Arubi, Harvey Araujo and Emeka Adiele whitethorn person to settee for a spot connected the bench.

Leicester City imaginable starting lineup:

McCarthy; Joseph, Okoli, Souttar, Thomas; Braybrooke, Skipp, Cullen; Burns, De Cordova-Reid, Alves

Burton Albion imaginable starting lineup:

Addai; Sibbick, Delap, Tilt; Lofthouse, Evans, Krubally, Armer; Chauke, Dennis, Webster

We say: Leicester City 2-1 Burton Albion

Leicester person a stronger squad connected paper, but it is simply a new-look broadside and it volition instrumentality clip for them to gel nether their caller boss.

Burton are a well-drilled squad and volition marque beingness hard for the Foxes, but we are backing Leicester to prime up a location win.

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