The East meet the West Midlands at the King Power Stadium on Saturday while Leicester City take on Aston Villa in the Premier League.
The Foxes have not won two games in their return to the top flight, although they did manage an impressive point against Tottenham Hotspur in the opening gameweek of the 2024/25 campaign. Steve Cooper’s side were beaten at Fulham last weekend but head into Saturday’s game having thrashed EFL side Tranmere Rovers 4-0 in the second round of the Cup carabao
Villa’s recent Champions League exploits mean they haven’t been in League Cup action before this game, but were beaten at home in their previous outing. A scrappy night for Olle Watkins at Villa Park saw Unai Emery’s side go down 2-0 to the title contenders. arsenal last saturday
Village had started the season with a hard-fought 2-1 home win at West Ham United.
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Leicester vs Aston Villa head-to-head record (last five games)
Current form (all competitions)
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Leicester 4-0 Tranmere – 27/08/24 |
Aston Villa – Arsenal 0-2 – 24/08/24 |
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Fulham 2-1 Leicester – 24/08/24 |
West Ham 1-2 Aston Villa – 17/08/24 |
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Leicester – Tottenham 1-1 – 19/08/24 |
Borussia Dortmund 2-0 Aston Villa – 08/10/24 |
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Lens 3-0 Leicester – 08/10/24 |
Aston Villa 3-2 Athletic Club – 08/07/24 |
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Leicester 0-1 Augsburg – 08/03/24 |
Club America 1-0 Aston Villa – 03/08/24 |
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united kingdom |
BBC Radio 5 Live (not televised) |
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royal peacock |
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The Foxes have few injury concerns heading into Saturday’s game and their emphatic midweek win may give Cooper something to think about in terms of team selection.
Summer arrivals Oliver Skipp and Jordan Ayew are pushing for starts against Villa, as is Conor Coady at the heart of Leicester’s defence.
Patson Daka is likely to miss out again due to the ankle injury he picked up in pre-season, but Cooper has veteran Jamie Vardy to call upon.
Predicted Leicester vs Aston Villa line-up (4-2-3-1): Hermansen; Justin, Coady, Faes, Kristiansen; Winks, sure; Save, Buonanotte, Ayew; guard
Matty Cash suffered an injury setback in the 2-0 defeat to Arsenal last weekend. The right-back, who was replaced by youngster Kosta Nedeljkovic, will be out until after the international break with a hamstring problem.
If Emery opts not to use Nedeljkovic at the King Power, he could switch Ezri Konsa to right-back and introduce Diego Carlos back into his defence. Jhon Duran is also pushing for a start, but Morgan Rogers shined playing against Ollie Watkins last Saturday.
Boubacar Kamara and Tyrone Mings remain out for the visitors.
Aston Villa’s predicted line-up against Leicester (4-2-2-2): Martinez; Konsa, Carlos, Pau, Digne; Onana, Tielemans; McGinn, Bailey; Rogers, Watkins.
Cooper’s Leicester are reactive and will wait for their moments on the counter-attack and set pieces. With Vardy leading the line, they simply lack the ability to press effectively for an extended period.
Thus, Villa will have much of Saturday’s game. Will they be able to create more clear-cut chances compared to Tottenham two weeks ago? Spurs should have been out of sight, while Villa’s errant finishing cost them against Arsenal. All Vardy needs is a sniff to make Villa pay if they get wasted this weekend.
How clinical they will be remains to be seen, but the visitors should dominate Saturday’s contest and certainly work for the best openings. Leicester could have joy against Villa’s towering defensive line, but Emery’s side should win again on the road.
