When they play home to Preston North End on Wednesday night, Leicester City will have the chance to pull seven points ahead of third place.
The Foxes are now in first place in the Championship, while Preston, who are currently in third place, are attempting to recover from their humiliating loss to West Bromwich Albion over the weekend.
Match preview
Earlier in the season, Leicester was racking up wins and points without really coming across as particularly merciless.
However, the Foxes have scored 11 goals in four games since the international break, winning against Southampton, Norwich City, Bristol City, and Blackburn Rovers, respectively.
Enzo Maresca saw his team struggle against Liverpool in their EFL Cup match last week before winning at Ewood Park on Sunday with a score of 4-1.
Jamie Vardy scored once more, giving Leicester a two-point lead over Ipswich Town in the standings with his third goal in his last four games.
Maresca will want to record his ninth league victory in 10 games against a possible competitor even though both supporters and detractors will be beginning to view promotion as a given.
Prior to their match on Saturday against West Bromwich Albion, Preston had amassed 20 points from just eight games, making them one of the EFL’s biggest surprises in 2023–24.
More points were anticipated because of the Baggies’ erratic play thus far, but Preston’s shocking 4-0 loss at Deepdale brought them back to reality.
A club that had only previously let up six goals shipped four goals at regular intervals during the visitors’ rout.
Preston also has a trip to second-placed Ipswich to come three days after meeting the early frontrunners, so Ryan Lowe must find a way to inspire his team to avoid their early season progress from being undone.
Team News
Maresca will make minimal changes despite the three-day turnaround, but he will be compelled to make at least one adjustment.
At Ewood Park, Jannik Vestergaard received his fifth caution of the year, and Conor Coady might take his place.
Due to a hamstring injury acquired after being introduced as a substitute, Kasey McAteer will be unable to play. Kelechi Iheanacho might continue to be a replacement depending on whether Maresca decides to rest Vardy.
Liam Millar might be moved to the bench as a result of Lowe recalling Robbie Brady to play left wing-back in the wake of Preston’s defeat to West Brom.
Ben Whiteman is a central midfield possibility, but the match might be too soon for Will Keane to return from injury and start.
Possible starting lineup for Leicester City includes Hermansen, Pereira, Faes, Coady, Justin, Ndidi, Winks, and Dewsbury-Hall as well as Fatawu, Vardy, and Mavididi.
Possible Preston North End starting eleven: Osmajic; Woodman; Storey; Lindsay; Hughes; Potts; Whiteman; Ledson; Brady; Holmes;
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