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Saints (H) Pre-match - The El Shatico

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davieG

davieG

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https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/leicester-city-injury-latest-eight-10137710

 

Leicester City injury latest as eight unavailable players sets up potential debut v Southampton
The latest Leicester City injury news after three players were subtituted with concerns during Saturday's 3-0 defeat to Wolves, with problems stacking up on the wings

ByJordan Blackwell
11:35, 28 APR 2025

The door has opened for Jake Evans and Jeremy Monga to feature more prominently over the final few weeks of the season with injuries to Leicester City wingers stacking up.

City's teenage duo have both made their senior debuts this month, with Monga now brought on three times, and there’s a good chance both will be involved against Southampton this weekend.

Over the past few days, Stephy Mavididi has been ruled out potentially for the remainder of the season, while Bobby De Cordova-Reid was substituted with a muscle injury during the defeat to Wolves, and that could keep him sidelined.

 

Meanwhile, Facundo Buonanotte was taken off at half-time with a concussion, manager Ruud van Nistelrooy said.

If the return-to-play protocol is followed, the Argentinian will miss the next two games against Southampton and Nottingham Forest, with his earliest possible return against Ipswich in the final home game.

That leaves just Kasey McAteer and Jordan Ayew as fit senior wide options, meaning that both Monga and Evans could be on the bench against the Saints on Saturday afternoon.

Elsewhere, Ricardo Pereira also suffered a muscle injury against Wolves, and that’s a concern for his involvement over the remainder of the season.

 

City have plenty of cover at full-back though. James Justin will likely come into the starting line-up, while Woyo Coulibaly would be called up to the bench.

If Ricardo, De Cordova-Reid, and Buonanotte join Mavididi and long-term absentee Abdul Fatawu in being unavailable against Southampton, and with Harry Winks, Jannik Vestergaard and Odsonne Edouard seemingly out of contention while van Nistelrooy is in charge, there will be a spot on the bench free for another youngster.

 

It could be a first opportunity for summer signing Michael Golding to make a Premier League squad. The attacking midfielder travelled with the first-team group to Wolves on Saturday.

Equally, full-backs Jayden Joseph and Bade Aluko and central midfielders Henry Cartwright and Sammy Braybrooke have been in first-team training recently.

For any of the quintet, an appearance against Southampton this weekend would be a Premier League debut, and for four of them it would be a City debut too. Braybrooke has previously played a Carabao Cup match.

 

Early predicted City line-up: Hermansen; Justin, Faes, Coady, Thomas; Ndidi, Skipp; McAteer, El Khannouss, Ayew; Vardy.

Subs from: Stolarczyk, Coulibaly, Kristiansen, Joseph, Aluko, Okoli, Soumare, Cartwright, Braybrooke, Golding, Monga, Evans, Daka.

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Livid

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I'm going to actually come along to this, my first league game this year.

 

I stopped caring about the team months ago, i'm primarily coming along for a pint with a few mates. 

 

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SystonFox

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10 minutes ago, Livid said:

I'm going to actually come along to this, my first league game this year.

 

I stopped caring about the team months ago, i'm primarily coming along for a pint with a few mates. 

 

keep at doing that. i had a great day out saturday ruined by the 120 minutes or so i was inside Molinyoox watching our pathetic lot.

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davieG

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7 minutes ago, CrazyKopCorner said:

This will be like the Lenny Godber boxing match from Porridge 

1-1 two own goals

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The Guvnor

The Guvnor

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On 27/04/2025 at 07:05, HybridFox said:

If there's one side we batter every season it's them. If we can't even get a goal here, we are deeper in the sh**s than we've ever been :sweating:

It's already over the top of our wellies, any deeper is irrelevant :(

00rawat

00rawat

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1 hour ago, lcfcbluearmy said:

Can we organise everyone bringing there own arrow for the southampton game?

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This should 100% should be done,Tbh it will be the most fun we have at the game anyway!!!!🤣🤣🤣

davieG

davieG

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https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/inside-king-power-stadium-how-10139829

 

Inside King Power Stadium: How Leicester City can win £5.6m as forgotten man provides reminder

 

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Jordan Blackwell

07:00, 29 APR 2025

 

 

The first game after confirmation of their relegation was a chance for Leicester City to show they did still care about the club’s plight.

If they do, it didn’t come across in their performance at Wolves, which will rank as one of the poorest of the season. Little was offered in the way of optimism for the new season.

And so begins another week in which there is a sense of doom and gloom in the City fanbase, and with continued speculation over Ruud van Nistelrooy’s long-term future.

 

Here’s a look at some of the stories around the King Power Stadium.

Money on the line in final four games

There are plenty of motivating factors for City players to keep performing in spite of their relegation.

There’s personal pride, there’s the desire to impress ahead of next term, there’s the feeling of wanting to give paying fans something to cheer, there’s Jamie Vardy’s farewell and giving the captain the best possible send-off.

It seemed none of those were at play on Saturday as City lacked intensity in their defeat to Wolves.

There’s another motivating factor at play too, at least for the club if not the players. City’s finishing position inside the relegation zone is a big deal to the club because of the financial impact it will have.

Last season, each position up the table was worth around £2.8m in merit payments. It will likely be a similar fee this year, meaning that City will be paid about £5.6m more for finishing 18th than they would do 20th.

It may not sound like much, but that can go a long way in the Championship. It’s enough for one transfer fee, or it could cover the wages of two £50,000-a-week players for a season.

So from that perspective, there’s a lot riding on the club’s home games against Southampton and Ipswich, which look like being significant in determining where City finish.

If they beat Southampton this weekend, it will be guaranteed that they cannot end the campaign in 20th. In short, a win is worth nearly £3m to the club.

Youngsters have lesson for older team-mates

 

With their extra-time defeat to Southampton on Sunday, City Under-21s’ Premier League 2 campaign is over for the season. But for the individual players, that’s not the case.

Given the focus of the final four games is on preparing for next season, and given many of the current first-team players will leave in the summer, there are plenty of reasons for van Nistelrooy to keep them close.

Jeremy Monga and Jake Evans have made their debuts this month, but maybe there’s potential for more to feature over the coming four matches, especially now there’s a few injuries in the ranks.

If van Nistelrooy really does want to “shape the future”, it would be worth his time to take a closer look at a few more youngsters in the first-team environment.

And maybe they can teach their older colleagues a lesson about grit and fight too.

It’s been all too common in the second half of this season to see City go behind and then plod through to full-time, seemingly giving up on a result.

Well, at the weekend, the Under-21s were 3-0 down with 10 minutes to go, and they managed to quickly get three goals and force extra-time before tiredness took its toll.

They could have lost hope, but they didn’t, and they nearly pulled off something remarkable. It embodied the ‘Foxes Never Quit’ motto better than any showing by the first team has over the past few months.

 

davieG

davieG

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2 hours ago, The Fosse Way said:

Shape the future? Seven changes please

 

Stolarcyzk, Coulibaly, Coady, Okoli, Thomas, Braybrooke, Skipp, El Khannouss, Evans, McAteer, Vardy (or some slight variation)

 

https://www.thefosseway.net/viewpoint/leicester-city-shape-future-southampton

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https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/inside-king-power-stadium-how-10139829

 

 

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Who has impressed recently

Because of his superb footwork, it can be hard to look past Monga when picking out the best performers for the Under-21s. But the 15-year-old wasn’t on the pitch when City produced their comeback.

If there was an instigator, it was Sammy Braybrooke. He scored a terrific free-kick and it was his long pass that helped set up Jake Evans’ equaliser.

In a really good all-around midfield display, what was most impressive was the way he controls the ball and spins all in one motion, allowing him to keep attacks moving more quickly.

Particularly with Harry Winks being overlooked, Braybrooke probably deserves a closer look over the next four first-team games.

Who has a point to prove

 

Because of his £20m price-tag, Oliver Skipp has had a point to prove since the start of the season. He’s not yet come close to justifying that fee.

But he may now get the chance. Boubakary Soumare was substituted at half-time at Wolves after a first period in which van Nistelrooy had described the lack of intensity as “unacceptable”.

It means there could be a change in midfield when City face Southampton on Saturday. Perhaps Skipp will get a chance from the start.

As a player who is expected to be involved next term, it would be great if Skipp can begin to show over these next four games why City spent so much money on him.

Lako42

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5 minutes ago, Sol thewall Bamba said:

Vardy's penultimate home game will be in front of about 26 or 27 thousand. Thank you King Power. 

Should be a lot less. 

 

 

Interesting to see how many of the Soton version of weirdos turn up. 

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