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2023-24 Sky Bet Championship: Week Five – Saturday

Leicester City meet Hull City at the King Power Stadium in a stand-out Championship match.

Victory would see Leicester stay top of the table heading into the international break, whilst Hull can move into the play-off spots with a win.

 

Team News

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Leicester have no fresh injury concerns to report after their win at Tranmere in midweek Carabao Cup action, having previously beaten Rotherham last weekend in the league.

Alex Smithies (unspecified),Conor Coady (foot) and Dennis Praet (back) remain absent.

Hull could be without forward, Ozan Tufan who is struggling with a thigh injury.

Lewie Coyle (ankle) is set to be available but Greg Docherty (knee) and Dogukan Sinik (shoulder) both remain absent.

 

When is Kick-Off?

Leicester host Hull at 3pm BST on Saturday 2 September at the King Power Stadium, untelevised in the UK.

 

Stat Attack

 

Prediction

Sat top of the table, Leicester will enter this match knowing that a win will keep them top going into the international break, especially after clinical finishing proved enough to beat Rotherham despite conceding a poor equaliser with a spot of awful marking.

Hull meanwhile really will need Tufan available because if he isn’t then they will need a super defensive effort to get a result, because this will be a tougher game than their draw against Bristol City in which their attacking play was excellent aside from end product.

Should Tufan start then I can see Hull snatching a draw otherwise Leicester should clinch another win if they continue to play with confidence, patience and clinical end product.

Prediction: Leicester 2-1 Hull

Result: Leicester 0-1 Hull

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