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Preview: Leeds United vs Leicester City

A look ahead to Sunday’s encounter.

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Leeds United take on Leicester City at Elland Road in the Premier League on Sunday afternoon (2pm), in a match that will mark this years Remembrance fixture for the club.

Our dedicated Remembrance fixture will feature a number of activities as we commemorate the sacrifices of servicemen and women, past and present.

Ahead of kick off, the two club captains will each lay a wreath on the touchline. There will then be a moment of silence observed by those at Elland Road whilst a performance of The Last Post is played by a bugler live at the side of the pitch.

This will be the second Sunday running that the Whites have been in league action, having defeated Norwich City last time out at Carrow Road. This fixture has not been selected for live television coverage, but was moved due to Leicester’s Europa League participation.

The Foxes arrive in West Yorkshire having only lost once in their last five league matches. Currently sat in the bottom half of the table, they haven’t had the start to the season that many would have expected, but three points in this fixture could see them rise as high as 5th in the table as positions continue to change early on in the campaign.

Leeds have claimed four points from their last two outings and will be looking to make it back to back wins for the first time this season. A win for the Whites would take them above Brentford and into 14th, following the conclusion of Saturday’s fixtures.

As is usually expected, Jamie Vardy is leading the goalscoring charts for Sunday’s visitors and with a record of five Premier League goals in his last five games when playing in Yorkshire, he will need to be watched closely. The England international frontman does have some serious back up though, with Patson Daka and Kelechi Iheanacho further options in attacking areas.

Rodrigo comes into the match having netted point-winning goals in his last two games. A stoppage time penalty against Wolves was followed up with the winner at Norwich, which helped to earn the striker an international call-up with Spain. Still leading the charts is Raphinha, who has been in top form at club and international level this season.

Kick-off at Elland Road is at 2pm. If you are attending, please read the supporter information at the bottom of this page. There will be live commentary as always for subscribers on LUTV, with further text updates on our live blog right here on leedsunited.com.

Manager/head coach:

Leeds: Marcelo Bielsa

Leicester: Brendan Rodgers

What Marcelo Bielsa said ahead of the match?

“Every game is a new opportunity to have a range of performance and that’s how we interpret it. From my point of view, he [Brendan Rodgers] is one of the referential coaches in this league. Due to what he has constructed within his team, he’s managed to have all of his individualities shine.”

League position

Leeds: 17th

Leicester: 12th

Premier League form

Leeds: LWLDW

Leicester: DDWWL

Top scorer

Leeds: Raphinha (4)

Leicester: Jamie Vardy (7)

Head to head

Leeds: 48

Draws: 33

Leicester: 44

A memorable moment vs Leicester City:

Team news

Marcelo Bielsa has confirmed that Luke Ayling, Patrick Bamford and Robin Koch will all still be sidelined this weekend. Junior Firpo and Jamie Shackleton will both be assessed right up until kick-off to see if they can be involved, whilst Adam Forshaw is fit to play, if selected.

For Leicester, James Maddison, Harvey Barnes, Wilfred Ndidi and Ricardo Pereira are all available for selection. Central defender Jannik Vestergaard remains doubtful for the match and there will be a late decision on his involvement.

Officials

Referee - Darren England

Assistant Referee 1 - Gary Beswick

Assistant Referee 2 - Dan Robathan

Fourth Official - Robert Jones

Video Assistant Referee - Neil Davies

A key battle

Rodrigo v James Maddison

Take a look at some key stats as these two playmakers go to battle on Sunday afternoon. Both have the ability to score from range, change games and create opportunities for others at will. Their flair and ability on the ball will be key in the outcome of the game.

Latest odds

Leeds: 17/10

Draw: 13/5

Leicester: 7/5

How to watch

The match is not being shown live on television, but commentary is available as always through LUTV.

Supporter information

Please click here to read important supporter information before heading to Elland Road.

Still want to know more on the game?

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