Leicester City 2-0 Leeds United highlights: Jesse Marsch press conference following seventh winless game
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Leeds are without a win in six Premier League matches having failed to win since the opening month of the season against Wolverhampton Wanderers and Chelsea, but face a vulnerable and depleted Leicester squad this evening.
The King Power Stadium will play to the top flight’s basement club as they entertain Jesse Marsch’s Whites for the second time in 2022.
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Hide AdMarsch began his journey as United head coach with defeat in the Midlands, and some 20 or so matches later, returns to Leicestershire looking to take all three points back to Elland Road, easing pressure on himself and improving Leeds’ position in the table.
Tuesday and Wednesday night’s results mean United slipped to 16th in the table before kick-off at the King Power Stadium, but a win tonight could lift the team up to 12th with a game in hand on the majority of teams around them.
Tonight’s fixture is broadcast live on Amazon Prime Sport in the United Kingdom as well as a variety of international broadcasters. Kick-off is at 8:15pm.
Match updates, build-up, team news, live coverage and post-match reaction here throughout the evening.
Leicester City 2-0 Leeds United highlights: Jesse Marsch press conference following seventh winless game
Leeds United team news
XI: Meslier, Kristensen, Koch, Llorente, Firpo, Adams, Roca, Aaronson, Summerville, Sinisterra, Bamford (c)
Subs: Klaesson, Ayling, Gnonto, Gelhardt, Greenwood, Rodrigo, Cooper, Klich, Harrison
Troublesome trio
Marsch admitted during yesterday’s presser that Willy Gnonto, Joe Gelhardt and Sam Greenwood were in line for some form of involvement tonight, after missing Tuesday’s Papa John’s Trophy defeat to Bolton Wanderers with the Under-21s.
Team news countdown
An hour ‘til team news, which we’ll receive at 7:15 tonight. The more unusual kick-off time of 8:15 dictating the later release of Marsch’s XI.
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Here’s chief football writer Graham Smyth on the task facing Junior Firpo.
So, no Struijk
It’s a disappointment that Pascal Struijk won’t be involved this evening given how impressively he’s started the season in an unfamiliar position out at left-back.
That means Junior Firpo will come in for his first start of the season. Marsch feels he’s ready for the challenge:
Junior will start, so he will be ready. I think he’s been patiently waiting and also trying to make sure that he’s sharp, fit and strong so that when he gets called upon, he’s ready to go. So I’m excited for him to have his opportunity and to show that he’s ready.
Marsch quotes
Jesse Marsch previewed today’s fixture yesterday during his pre-match press conference. This is what he had to say:
Adam [Forshaw]’s coming back from injury and feeling really good. Stuart’s still injured and Archie Gray. And then Pascal Struijk picked up a little bit of an injury and won’t be available for tomorrow. But we’re hopeful that by Sunday he’ll be available
Welcome to the King Power
Here we are, in position at the King Power Stadium tonight. Leeds looking to end a six-match winless run in the Premier League, while Leicester City aim to lift themselves from the bottom of the table. Plenty at stake - two managers under pressure to deliver.
Build-up, arrivals, team news, analysis, minute-by-minute coverage, post-match reaction and player ratings here throughout the evening. Don’t go anywhere.