Match Preview: Leicester City versus Aston Villa

by Dek Hogan

Who are we playing?
Leicester City on Sunday 13th September at 4pm

Where are we playing?
Leicester City Football Club,
King Power Stadium,
Filbert Way,
Leicester,
LE2 7FL

Can I go?
Not unless you've already got your sticky paws on a ticket. Sold Out.

Easy to get to?

Leicester Station

Yep, it's only up the road. The M69 will get you there or the ground is a doable stroll from the train station or a short taxi ride. Leicester plod have a history of kettling Villa fans and herding them to designated pubs so bear that in mind when you choose whether to wear colours.

Can I watch it on telly?

Main game on Sky Sports Super Sunday, so yes you can.

Marc

Big game?
Huge.

Leicester ended last season in something close to league winning form and despite a change of manager in the summer, they've started brilliantly again. We're all waiting for the wheels to fall off though aren't we?

A big factor in Leicester's form this season has been the sparkling form of one Marc Albrighton.

New lads need game time to adjust

Marc was seen as something of a one-trick pony at Villa and had to seek pastures new to get a decent run of games. He's certainly taken his chance with both hands this season. We need to hope he has an off day, he certainly had a few of those when he played for us.

Typical Leicester fan

Villa certainly need to find a winning formula quickly, while hopefully continuing to put attack above defence. Timbo now has competition for places all over the park, but it's finding the right blend that is key now. He has to balance that with ensuring that the lads that have come in from overseas get enough game time to adapt to the Premier League.

No easy task.

All we can do is to be as supportive as we possibly can be while the boys find their feet. Some of us will be supportive, some of us will behave like knobheads...

Does Leicester boast any famous fans?

Tiago

Well there's Roy Cropper off of Coronation Street and Engelbert Hemperdinck from the 1960s. There's also the singing prison officer from X Factor and that jug-earred goalhanger from the crisp adverts.

We've got David Bradley off of films and the telly.

So we win.

Who's playing for us?

Very much depends on who returns from international shenanigans uninjured and unknackered. Gana is a massive doubt have done a hamstring while with Senegal.

Kasper

New boys Ilori and Lescott will be pushing for first team starts, putting Clark under pressure, while Gabby will be hoping for a recall. Surely goal-machine Scottie Sinclair will keep his place but young Rudy's berth in the team may be at risk after a lack-lustre display against the Black Cats.

Who's playing for them
Much like us, they'll be hoping their international stars such Andy King, Jamie Vardy and Kasper the Keeper return unscathed.

Any useless stats?
Of course, here you go:

• The Foxes have beaten us on 40 occasions while we have 33 wins making Leicester one of our bogey teams.  There have been 23 draws.

• Last time we played Leicester at their place in January, they won thanks to a Paul Konchesky goal. We got revenge by knocking them out of the FA Cup at Villa Park.

• Our last Premier League win at their place was back in 2004. Two goals each for Darius Vassell and Peter Crouch and one from makeshift defender Dion Dublin did the bizzo as we trotted out 5-0 victors.

Prediction
2-1 to us