Leicester City vs Leeds United; Carabao Cup Fourth Round
Leicester City vs Leeds United. Carabao Cup Fourth Round.
The King Power StadiumAttendance31,516.
Leicester City 3
- K Iheanacho (30th minute)
- I Slimani (71st minute)
- R Mahrez (88th minute)
Leeds United 1
- P Hernández (26th minute)
Leicester v Leeds preview: Foxes target second successive win
Tuesday 24 October 2017 13:00, UK
Leicester will be aiming for a second successive victory in all competitions when they host Leeds in the Carabao Cup on Tuesday.
The Foxes picked up their first victory in three games against Swansea on Saturday in the Premier League, following the departure of Craig Shakespeare last week.
They will be looking for another win in the fourth round of the Carabao Cup this week, with captain Wes Morgan hoping they can start to build some momentum.
"We've done well so far in the competition," he told the club's official website. "We saw off Liverpool in the last round and we've got Leeds next so we want to progress. It's a good game for us and it's an ideal opportunity because we're at home, so hopefully we can get that win.
"We got a win today (Saturday) and if we get another win on Tuesday, it will build momentum and hopefully we can climb up the [Premier League] table too."
Leeds head coach Thomas Christiansen says his side can "dream" of making it further in the competition after already beating Burnley on penalties in the third round.
"I will try to win all of the games and try to pass through as many rounds as possible," he told a pre-match press conference.
"If we win progress in this cup we will try to do it but we have to face the reality that we have faced one Premier League team and we are going to face another one. It's difficult but we have to enjoy the moment. We can dream."
Team news
Leicester caretaker manager Michael Appleton has hinted at making some changes on Tuesday. Ben Hamer, Ben Chilwell, Aleksandar Dragovic, Daniel Amartey, Leonardo Ulloa and Islam Slimani could all start, having done so in the previous round against Liverpool.
Robert Huth (ankle) and Matty James (Achilles) remain out for the three-time winners of the competition.
Gaetano Berardi will miss out for Leeds through suspension as he starts a three-match ban after he was sent off during the league win at Bristol City on Saturday.
Christiansen also hinted that Pontus Jansson would start the fourth-round tie while Cameron Borthwick-Jackson is expected to return to the squad. Stuart Dallas remains absent due to a family bereavement.
Match stats
Five of the last seven games played at King Power stadium between these two sides has ended in a draw, with both sides sharing a win apiece.
Leicester and Leeds have met on five occasions in the League Cup, with Leeds' last visit to Leicester in the competition coming in October 2001 - winning 6-0 at Filbert Street thanks to a Robbie Keane hat-trick.
In fact, that defeat remains Leicester's big home loss in the competition, and their biggest post-war defeat at home in any competition.
However, that win against Leicester was the last time on penalties against Burnley in the last round.
Leicester themselves beat Leeds on penalties after a 0-0 draw at home en route to their trophy win against Tranmere in 2000.
Since winning the trophy in 2000, the Foxes have only reached the quarter-finals on one occasion, beating Fulham 4-3 in a fourth round thriller in October 2013.
Leicester have been eliminated from each of their last two home League Cup ties against lower league opposition - a 0-1 loss against Shrewsbury in August 2014 and 2-4 loss against Burton in August 2012.
Islam Slimani has found the net in both of his League Cup appearances this season, bagging brace against Sheffield United in the second round.
Charlie's prediction
What does Michael Appleton do? Or as Merse calls him, Michael Appleby! Why would you change the team? Your squad is too good to be in a relegation situation so why not go for it in the cup?
Leeds are going well in general with their manager Thomas Christiansen doing a good job. I could see them taking Leicester to extra-time but I think the Foxes ultimately have the quality to come through.
Charlie predicts: Leicester to win in extra-time (8/1 with Sky Bet)