Leaders Leicester City were given a rude awakening at Coventry City last time out as they were beaten 3-1 to suffer just their fourth Championship defeat of the season. The Foxes remain clear at the top of the table but they can’t afford to let the chasing pack close.Relegation is something Ipswich Town are well aware they have fallen into inrecent weeks. Southampton are now ahead of the Tractor Boys but they can take second place if they avoid defeat at the King Power Stadium..
Leaders Leicester City were given a rude awakening at Coventry City last time out, going down 3-1 to suffer just their fourth league defeat of the season. The Foxes remain clear at the top of the table, but they cannot afford to let their pursuers close. Relegation is something Ipswich Town have slipped into in recent weeks. Southampton are now ahead of the Tractor Boys but they can move up to second if they avoid defeat at the King Power Stadium..
Leicester City looked to be cruising against Coventry City for the last time before Abdul Fatawu and Enzo Maresca were given their marching orders. There were moments when the Foxes looked indecisive and they will hope the result was an individual rather than a collective loss of heads..
Both clubs have a lot at stake for success in Monday’s game. It will be no surprise if both teams go down to 11 men again at full-time. Given the managers’ loyalty to the red and blue sides of Manchester, there should be no love lost. Hard Tackle takes a closer look at the match ahead of the final meeting between the sides.Team News & TacticsLeicester CityAbdul Fatawu has decided to stay at Leicester City, opting out of AFCON. But his red now more or less rules him out of the next three matches. Head coach Enzo Maresca will also be suspended against Coventry City.Fatawu’s absence could not have come at a worse time for Leicester.
dThey are already without Patson Daka and Kelechi Iheanacho who are both currently at the AFCON. Jamie Vardy is also injured at the moment, further reducing the Foxes’ options.To add to their worries, Harry Souttar is out for the AFC Asian Cup and Wilfred Ndidi is out for a long time. Cesare Casadei also returned to Chelsea, cutting short his season-long loan.Mads Hermansen should start in goal as the last line of defence. He is expected to protect the back four of James Justin, Jannik Vestergaard, Wout Faes and Ricardo Pereira.Harry Winks and Yunus Akgun should partner Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall in midfield, with the former two allowing the latter to continue if necessary. This will help Leicester switch to a 4-2-3-1 formation if needed. Stephy Mavididi and Kasey McAteer provide the width on the wings while Tom Cannon starts the movement up front..
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