Leicester will face Burton Albion in their first home game this season. After a 1-1 draw against Notts County, it’s crucial to secure three points tomorrow. The Brewers are a team that Leicester should beat at King Power Stadium.
Leicester faced Burton Albion in pre-season and the game was an impressive display, winning 3-0. Will Alves showed his worth in that game, hopefully keeping his form and will be playing an important part.
Burton Albion are expected to be on the lower part of the table this season, possibly happy if they are able to stay up. The drew 1-1 at home to Stevenage in the first game of the season. A week earlier they played Blackburn at home in the Carabao Cup, taking a 1-0 lead after 14 minutes, but had to see a 1-2 defeat in the end.
Again we are expected to see Harry Souttar leading the team out as captain. As it stands at the moment no other club looks to be able of offer what Leicester demand for their defender, so then he is at the club with a contract running until June 2028.
As we said in front of the previous game vs. Notts County, fans again must be patient with this team as it takes some time to blend a new group and hopefully giving Russell Martin time to get this into the shape and form he is trying to.
Nathan Opoku is the latest departure from Leicester, sold to Northampton for an undisclosed fee. Opoku (25) showed promise in pre-season but not tested by Russell Martin in recent games as his move away was expected.
Burton Albion have lost several key players over the summer, with top scorer Jake Beesley joining Bradford City and former club captain Udoka Godwin-Malife signing for Reading.
Leicester do not have any injury issues besides Ben Nelson. Conor Chaplin is expected to be back in contention and hopefully getting his debut tomorrow, either from the bench or being named in the starting line-up.
Burton Albion do not either have much injury issues, missing only Gbemi Kingslyn Arubi, who has been out since July. Former Leicester attacker Tyrese Shade could miss the game as he has with both Blackburn and Stevenage, expected to be moving to a new destination. Burton manager Gary Bowyer will assess the situation up until kick off tomorrow.
MATCH LINKS: #LEIBAL
Table Position: LEI: 11, BAL: 11
Injuries / Uncertainties / Unavailable / Suspensions:
LEI: Chaplin
BAL: Kingslyn Arubi, Shade
Head to Head: 11v11
Possible Line-Up’s:
LEI: Stolarczyk, Joseph, Okoli, Souttar, Thomas, Skipp, Braybrooke, Cullen, Alves, Watson, Bristric
BAL: Addai; Sibbick, Delap, Tilt; Lofthouse, Evans, Krubally, Armer; Chauke, Dennis, Webster
Predicted Result: 3-1 (Win)
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— Leicester City (@LCFC) August 19, 2026
Focus On; Burton Albion
Nickname: The Brewers, Manager: Gary Bowyer, Captain: Curtis Tilt,
Kit Supplier: Admiral, Stadium: Pirelli Stadium, Capacity: 6 912
In Both Camps, Burton Albion
Wikipedia: Burton Albion Football Club is a professional association football club in the town of Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, England. The team competes in League One, the third level of the English football league system. The club moved its home ground in 2005 to the Pirelli Stadium from Eton Park. The club’s nickname, The Brewers, evokes the brewing heritage of Burton upon Trent, read more
Honours: Winning the League Two title in 2014–15 and finishing as League One runners-up in 2015–16, which famously earned the club promotion to the Championship for the first time.
Did You Know? Formed in 1950, the club spent nearly 60 years playing in non-league regional lower divisions before finally reaching the professional Football League for the first time in 2009.
Vintage Focus On:Â Nigel Clough
Official Website: burtonalbionfc.co.uk
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