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Checkatrade Trophy Preview: Foxes Face Morecambe Showdown

Leicester City travel to Morecambe on Tuesday night aiming to secure their place in the knockout phase of the Checkatrade Trophy (7:45pm kick-off).

2017-11-05T16:19:00.000Z

by Sam Stevens

Published

05 Nov, 2017

Checkatrade Trophy Preview: Foxes Face Morecambe Showdown

Leicester City travel to Morecambe on Tuesday night aiming to secure their place in the knockout phase of the Checkatrade Trophy (7:45pm kick-off).

Sam Stevens

2017-11-05T16:19:00.000Z

Checkatrade Trophy Preview: Foxes Face Morecambe Showdown

Leicester City travel to Morecambe on Tuesday night aiming to secure their place in the knockout phase of the Checkatrade Trophy (7:45pm kick-off).

Sam Stevens

2017-11-05T16:19:00.000Z

Checkatrade Trophy Preview: Foxes Face Morecambe Showdown

Leicester City travel to Morecambe on Tuesday night aiming to secure their place in the knockout phase of the Checkatrade Trophy (7:45pm kick-off).

Sam Stevens

2017-11-05T16:19:00.000Z

Checkatrade Trophy Preview: Foxes Face Morecambe Showdown

Leicester City travel to Morecambe on Tuesday night aiming to secure their place in the knockout phase of the Checkatrade Trophy (7:45pm kick-off).

Sam Stevens

2017-11-05T16:19:00.000Z

The Sky Bet League 2 outfit are currently bottom of Northern Group A with no points but City, who overcame Carlisle United last time out, are level on three points with the Cumbrians in third.

Steve Beaglehole's side approach the clash at Globe Arena in fine form, winning six of their last seven fixtures in all competitions, and they will be optimistic of adding another success this time around.

Here are five things you may not know about the two sides...

Last outing...

A late Sam Hughes winner secured an outstanding 2-1 victory for City's Development Squad at Liverpool in Premier League 2 last Sunday.

Admiral Muskwe struck his sixth goal of the season on the stroke of half-time to cancel out Harry Wilson's opener before Hughes sealed all three points in added time at Prenton Park.

That victory propelled the Foxes up to third and extended their unbeaten run to seven matches in all competitions - six of which have been victories.

Shrimps in focus

Despite sitting in the bottom two of League 2, the Shrimps picked up a morale-boosting 3-0 success over Hartlepool United in the Emirates FA Cup First Round at the weekend.

Away from that result, however, Jim Bentley's men are now three league outings without a victory following two defeats, to Port Vale and Forest Green Rovers, and a 0-0 stalemate with Grimsby Town.

However, the Foxes will have to be wary of their hosts with a gulf in experience between the two sides likely to be a key hurdle for them to leap in Lancashire.

Beaglehole thrilled

The Under-23s manager has watched on in delight as his Foxes side continue to surprise many with a sequence of wonderful results in all competitions.

"I have always said winning is important at this level," he said. "It gives you confidence to bring players on. If you're winning games then it proves that you have good players.

"It gives me great pleasure seeing a player come through and compete for places. I delight in seeing them develop, seeing them come through and make progress."

International Foxes

City could be without as many as five of their star performers for the visit to Morecambe.

Daniel Iversen (Denmark U20s), Darnell Johnson (England U20s - standby), Admiral Muskwe (Zimbabwe), Alex Pascanu (Romania U21s) and George Thomas (Wales U21s) have been given the call.

It didn't stop the Foxes from securing a 1-0 victory in Carlisle last time around, however, and the Club's Under-23s side still has plenty of quality among its ranks.

Tickets

The Blue Army can buy tickets on the door at Globe Arena for the following prices:

Adults seating - £10Adults standing - £8Concessions (Over-65s) seating - £8Concessions standing - £6Young Adults (18-23) seating - £6Young Adults standing - £5Juniors (11-17) seating - £3Juniors standing - £3Juniors (Under-11s) - FREE if accompanied by an adult

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