Leicester City vs Doncaster Rovers - prediction, team news, lineups

Leicester City volition beryllium looking to get backmost to winning ways erstwhile they invited Doncaster Rovers to the King Power Stadium connected Saturday afternoon.

The hosts presently beryllium 17th successful the League One table, portion the visitors are 16th.

Match preview

Leicester person made a mediocre commencement to beingness successful the 3rd tier, picking up 2 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats successful their opening 8 games to permission them conscionable 1 constituent supra the relegation zone.

The Foxes suffered a disappointing 3-1 decision to Peterborough United past weekend, conceding 3 goals earlier Emil Riis pulled 1 backmost successful the 2nd half. 

Head manager Russell Martin was booed aft the nonaccomplishment and admitted helium is "frustrated" with his side's performances, claiming they "don't look similar a team".

Leicester volition beryllium keen to bounce backmost with a much-improved show against Doncaster successful what volition beryllium the archetypal gathering betwixt the 2 clubs since 2014.

Doncaster, meanwhile, look to person recovered immoderate signifier successful caller weeks aft a truly mediocre commencement to the season.

Grant McCann's broadside failed to triumph immoderate of their opening 9 games crossed each competitions successful mean time, but person present picked up victories successful their past three.

A 2-0 triumph implicit Peterborough was followed by 1-0 wins implicit Liverpool's under-21s and Burton Albion, with McCann delighted with his side's progress.

Speaking aft the Burton victory, McCann highlighted the value of keeping 3 consecutive cleanable sheets and picking up back-to-back league wins.

McCann besides urged his players to "keep progressing" and Doncaster volition beryllium looking to proceed their bully signifier this weekend.

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Team News

Leicester could ringing the changes aft their disappointing decision to Peterborough past weekend.

Wes Burns and Ilari Kangasniemi whitethorn regenerate Liam Cullen and Warren O'Hora aft Martin made that alteration astatine half-time connected Saturday, portion Kamari Doyle could travel successful for Bobby De Cordova-Reid. 

Riis is expected to proceed up front, with John Lundstram and Louis Page acceptable to commencement successful midfield.

Doncaster volition beryllium forced to marque astatine slightest 1 alteration aft Jordan Thomas picked up an wounded against Burton, with Tom Nixon expected to regenerate him.

Alfie May and Brandon Hanlan are acceptable to proceed up front, with Robbie Gotts and George Broadbent apt to commencement successful midfield. 

Leicester City imaginable starting lineup:

McCarthy; Aluko, Okoli, Kangasniemi, Thomas; Lundstram, Page; Burns, Doyle, Alves; Riis

Doncaster Rovers imaginable starting lineup:

Simkin; Grehan, Byrne, McGrath; Thomas, Gotts, Broadbent, Ayinde; Bailey; May, Hanlan

We say: Leicester City 0-1 Doncaster Rovers

Doncaster are successful amended signifier than Leicester and could heap adjacent much unit connected the Foxes with a hard-fought triumph connected Saturday.

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