Leicester Metropolis will shift their focus to the FA Cup as they welcome Birmingham Metropolis to the King Energy Stadium for an exciting fourth-round encounter.
Match Preview:
After a hard-fought win in opposition to Millwall within the earlier spherical, Leicester shall be seeking to proceed their spectacular FA Cup run.
In the meantime, Birmingham Metropolis, below the steering of Tony Mowbray, are decided to succeed in the fifth spherical for less than the second time in twelve years. This match guarantees to be an thrilling conflict between two proficient sides.
Leicester Metropolis’s journey within the FA Cup has been eventful thus far, with an exciting victory over Millwall within the third spherical.
Italian starlet Cesare Casadei stole the present, scoring a objective and offering an help within the first half.
Regardless of Millwall’s late objective, Leicester held on for the win and superior to the fourth spherical. Nonetheless, their latest Championship performances have been inconsistent, with a loss to Coventry Metropolis and a draw in opposition to Ipswich City.
However, Leicester maintains a cushty lead on the high of the Championship desk. Their unbeaten streak on the King Energy Stadium will present them with confidence heading into this FA Cup conflict.
Birmingham Metropolis additionally had a difficult third-round encounter, requiring a replay to beat Hull Metropolis. They secured a victory with a late injury-time objective from Koji Miyoshi.
Below Mowbray’s steering, Birmingham has proven indicators of enchancment, with a latest win in opposition to Stoke Metropolis within the Championship.
They’re at the moment eight factors away from the relegation zone and have strung collectively a four-game unbeaten run.
Birmingham shall be motivated to avenge their defeat in opposition to Leicester within the 2019-20 season and put up a robust battle on this FA Cup conflict.
Staff Information:
Leicester Metropolis shall be with out Cesare Casadei, who has returned to guardian membership Chelsea. Australia’s Harry Souttar and Nigeria’s Kelechi Iheanacho are additionally unavailable attributable to worldwide commitments.
Nonetheless, Patson Daka is ready to return after Zambia’s elimination from the Africa Cup of Nations. Abdul Fatawu and Wilfred Ndidi will miss the sport attributable to suspension and damage respectively.
Supervisor Enzo Maresca is prone to rotate the squad, with Hamza Choudhury anticipated to be demoted to the bench following a latest off-field incident.
Birmingham Metropolis have lately added Andre Dozzell to their squad on mortgage, however he’s ineligible to play on this FA Cup tie.
There’s optimism that Marc Roberts and Ethan Laird shall be match for the match, however Alfie Chang, George Corridor, and Lukas Jutkiewicz stay sidelined with accidents.
Skilled goalkeeper John Ruddy is anticipated to regain his place in objective, whereas Gary Gardner may make a return to the midfield.
Doable Lineups:
Leicester Metropolis: (4-2-3-1)
Stolarczyk;
Pereira, Doyle, Coady, Justin;
Praet, Winks;
Albrighton, Dewsbury-Corridor, Akgun;
Vardy
Birmingham Metropolis: (4-2-3-1)
Ruddy;
Drameh, Bielik, Sanderson, Buchanan;
Gardner, James;
Miyoshi, Bacuna, Dembele;
Stansfield
Prediction: Leicester Metropolis 2-1 Birmingham Metropolis
Leicester Metropolis has been dominant on the King Energy Stadium, and they are going to be decided to progress to the fifth spherical of the FA Cup.
Birmingham Metropolis, nevertheless, has proven resilience and high quality in latest matches. Whereas Leicester is anticipated to return out on high, Birmingham is prone to put up a robust battle.