Last time out in the Championship, Leicester City fell to yet another draw against Portsmouth after John Swift’s avoidable goal on the hour mark. This makes it the Foxes’ fifth draw in their last six games, as their underwhelming form continues. Despite the issues, Marti Cifuentes’ side remains fourth in the league, and five points behind league leaders, Coventry City. Here is the Leicester City predicted lineup as they travel north to the MKM Stadium to take on Sergej Jakirovic’s Hull City.
Leicester City Predicted Lineup vs Hull City for EFL Championship Tie
How Leicester City Have Lined Up Recently
Against Pompey, Cifuentes made just two changes to his starting eleven. City’s number one, Jakub Stolarczyk, remained in goal, having played every minute this season. Meanwhile, the centre-back partnership of Jannik Vestergaard and Wout Faes was also present, with the duo looking to emulate their form of two years ago. Similarly, Ricardo Pereira and Luke Thomas have become mainstays at full-back, with Hamza Choudhury once again missing out.
Despite recent results, the newly formed double pivot of Harry Winks and Jordan James looks to be a positive. Fellow summer signing, Aaron Ramsey, also started, and even managed to score his first goal in royal blue against Pompey.
Moreover, in the attacking roles, Abdul Fatawu and Jeremy Monga started out wide, with Stephy Mavididi still ruled out with injury. Leading the line was the third deadline day signing, Julian Carranza, as the Argentine pipped both Jordan Ayew and Patson Daka to a starting place.
Leicester City’s Recent Form And Tactics
Coming into the clash against Jose Mousinho’s Pompey side, City were in average form. Just seven points came from the five fixtures between the September and October international breaks. Whilst this does keep them in touching distance of the automatic promotion spots, it’s fair to say Cifuentes’ side are yet to get to their best.
During the first half of Saturday night’s fixture, Leicester were excellent. Fatawu was ever-present on the right-hand side, beating his man and creating chances, whilst James and Ramsey both impressed in the half spaces. It’s fair to say the goal just before the half-hour mark was deserved, and could have been doubled through any of City’s other 11 shots. On the other hand, the visitors managed just one shot, with an expected goal tally of just 0.04.
In a similar vein to the last game at King Power Stadium against Wrexham, a great first half was marred by disappointment in the second. The Foxes lacked the cutting edge in front of goal, whilst also becoming more open defensively. Cifuentes’ side has often struggled with long balls in behind and transitions, which have led to needless goals being conceded.
As mentioned previously, Swift found the equaliser, and that’s how the game ended, with the two sides level. With the gruelling nature of the Championship, Leicester’s attention now turns immediately to Hull City, where they will need to take all three points. In the Tigers’ last five fixtures, they have beaten Southampton, Sheffield United, and Birmingham City, which clearly suggests it will be a tough encounter for the East Midlands outfit.
Leicester City Injuries to Consider
As confirmed by
the Spaniard, injuries will affect City’s squad for the Tuesday night clash. Mavididi has been a doubt ever since he suffered a small muscular issue. In addition to this,
Decordova Reid is also likely to be out after feeling ‘something on the hamstring’ during Saturday night’s game against Portsmouth.
Leicester Predicted Lineup vs Swansea
GK: Jakub Stolarczyk
RB: Hamza Choudhury
RCB: Wout Faes
LCB: Jannik Vestergaard
LB: Luke Thomas
DM: Jordan James
DM: Harry Winks
RW: Abdul Fatawu
AM: Aaron Ramsey
LW: Jeremy Monga
ST: Patson Daka
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