Back-up strikers Kelechi Iheanacho and Eddie Nketiah are both expected to be involved from the start. Enter your email address to receive our newsletter on all things sport, data and analysis! It can be hard to call when both sides rotate their line-ups, but if James Maddison starts for Leicester, returning from injury, he can be the difference. Use the form below to create your account. We use Mailchimp as our marketing platform. Manchester City continue their hectic start to the season against Leicester City in … By clicking subscribe, you acknowledge that your information will be transferred to Mailchimp for processing. With John McGinn and Douglas Luiz likely to play the deeper role in a midfield three, there will be licence for Ross Barkley to pick the ball and drive towards the opposition box and look to pick out any of the front free including captain Jack Grealish, who has been in seven goals in his last four Premier League appearances. It wouldn't be surprising if Villa managed a goal, maybe an early lead from a counterattack, but Leicester have looked comfortable enough in their games so far, bar the West Ham game, and possess the quality to see the game through at take all three points. The most insightful comments on all subjects will be published daily in dedicated articles. Opinion: A key year for the Foxes' future? Predicted line-up (4-1-4-1): Schmeichel; Castagne, Fofana, Morgan, Justin; Choudhury; Ayoze Perez, Tielemans, Mendy, Barnes; Iheanacho The game is not being shown on TV in the UK, but can be streamed via the Carabao Cup website carabaocup.live. Sterling and Ake start - Man City predicted line up vs Leicester in Premier League. Behind the scenes as Arsenal beat West Ham, Leicester vs Arsenal: Predicted line-ups and team news for Carabao Cup, Dennis Praet stunner sees Leicester defeat Burnley in back-and-forth thriller, You may not agree with our views, or other users’, but please respond to them respectfully, Swearing, personal abuse, racism, sexism, homophobia and other discriminatory or inciteful language is not acceptable, Do not impersonate other users or reveal private information about third parties, We reserve the right to delete inappropriate posts and ban offending users without notification. Many players might have to end up playing out of position if the injured players aren’t match fit soon. What a difference a season makes. You can find our Community Guidelines in full here. Premier League football returns to the King Power Stadium on Sunday night in an all-Midlands affair between Leicester City and Aston Villa. They could lineup in their season opener vs West Brom in a 3-5-2 formation with the back 3, and the two wing-backs dropping in when Leicester are out of possession to make their shape a back 5. Leicester vs Arsenal predicted line-ups: Team news ahead of Carabao Cup fixture tonight. You can unsubscribe at any time by clicking the link in the footer of our emails. Create a commenting name to join the debate, There are no Independent Premium comments yet - be the first to add your thoughts, There are no comments yet - be the first to add your thoughts. Find your bookmarks in your Independent Premium section, under my profile. Please enter verification code which send to your email, Verification is OK, please enter new password. Jonny Evans, Jamie Vardy and Dennis Praet meanwhile may also not be involved with all three facing fitness tests before any final decision on whether they can play or not but James Maddison is expected to play on Sunday, most likely linking up in the midfield with Nampalys Mendy and Youri Tielemans.