But they have acted quickly to replace him as they have brought in Timothy Castagne from Atalanta. Ezri Konsa, Kortney Hause and Tyrone Mings will form the back three, looking to use the numbers to their advantage to snuff out the danger posed by the Leicester attack. If Aston Villa are to progress to the Carabao Cup final after the two legs this month, it is only likely to happen if Grealish produces something extraordinary. Villa started brightly and was first to threaten, winning an early free-kick wide on the left. Ahead of the latest meeting between the two sides, The Hard Tackle takes a closer look at the encounter.

Premier League winners and losers has the same old most-hated club. Leicester sold left-back Ben Chilwell to Chelsea earlier in the window for around £50m. gcse.type = 'text/javascript'; As for the first leg at the King Power Stadium, Leicester have only become stronger with the return of Jamie Vardy and the gulf in quality between the two sides should be telling. He is awful angry.

Aston Villa Carabao Cup Jack Grealish Leicester, About | Contact | Things We Like | Facebook | Twitter | Login | Privacy Policy. Aston Villa, on the other hand, progressed to the latest round by handing a 5-0 mauling to a young Liverpool side in the quarter-finals. Update your browser to view this website correctly.Update my browser now, Leicester join Leeds, Aston Villa and WBA in chasing EFL star. Unlike his counterpart in the Leicester City dugout, Dean Smith has a spate of injury concerns hampering his preparations, with multiple regulars unavailable. Conor Hourihane sent in a delivery across the face of Kasper Schmeichel’s goal but Mbwana Samatta was unable to direct the ball on target after sliding in at the far post. Now Leicestershire Live have expanded on the Daily Express’ report that Brendan Rodgers’ side are showing interest in signing Henry this summer. Footendirect.com vous aide dans vos paris sportifs sur Leicester Aston Villa avec des pronostics, les meilleures cotes, les compos... Leicester Aston Villa League Cup le 8 janvier 2020. The major absentees for Villa are Wesley (ACL rupture), Tom Heaton (knee) and John McGinn (ankle), with Wesley and Heaton seeing their season being brought to a premature end, while McGinn is unavailable for at least a couple of months. Leicester have gone on to reach the final of the League Cup on each of the five occasions they’ve played at the semi-final stage (1963-64, 1964-65, 1996-97, 1998-99 and 1999-00).

Since that result, the Foxes saw a slight dip in form, losing back-to-back games to Manchester City and Liverpool in the Premier League, but have recovered with wins in each of their last three games. But with a number of Premier League sides interested, the fee could end up being nearer to £10m. (AP Photo/Rui Vieira), Connect with the definitive source for global and local news. s.parentNode.insertBefore(gcse, s); Vardy should slot straight back into the starting lineup, spearheading the Leicester attack against Aston Villa. On Wednesday, the Leicester City boss will be without four first-team players, with club captain Wes Morgan the latest to be sidelined, having picked up a groin injury in the Foxes’ 2-0 win over Wigan Athletic in the FA Cup. Barnes won the race and poked the ball past the advancing goalkeeper, who was 15 yards outside his penalty area, before maintaining his composure to guide a shot between the covering Tyrone Mings and Matt Targett and into the net.

Probable Lineup (4-1-4-1): Schmeichel; Pereira, Evans, Soyuncu, Chilwell; Ndidi; Perez, Tielemans, Maddison, Barnes; Vardy. Rodgers should opt for a 4-1-4-1 formation, with James Maddison and Youri Tielemans providing the supply through the central areas to Vardy. Ayoze Perez and Harvey Barnes ought to be the two wide men for the hosts, while Wilfred Ndidi will hold the fort in the middle of the park.