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The Essentials: Leicester's FA Cup Trip To Stoke

Leicester City commence their Emirates FA Cup campaign with a visit to bet365 Stadium to tackle Sky Bet Championship side Stoke City on Saturday (3pm kick-off).

2021-01-07T17:55:00.000Z

The Essentials: Leicester's FA Cup Trip To Stoke

Leicester City commence their Emirates FA Cup campaign with a visit to bet365 Stadium to tackle Sky Bet Championship side Stoke City on Saturday (3pm kick-off).

2021-01-07T17:55:00.000Z

The Essentials: Leicester's FA Cup Trip To Stoke

Leicester City commence their Emirates FA Cup campaign with a visit to bet365 Stadium to tackle Sky Bet Championship side Stoke City on Saturday (3pm kick-off).

2021-01-07T17:55:00.000Z

The Essentials: Leicester's FA Cup Trip To Stoke

Leicester City commence their Emirates FA Cup campaign with a visit to bet365 Stadium to tackle Sky Bet Championship side Stoke City on Saturday (3pm kick-off).

2021-01-07T17:55:00.000Z

The Essentials: Leicester's FA Cup Trip To Stoke

Leicester City commence their Emirates FA Cup campaign with a visit to bet365 Stadium to tackle Sky Bet Championship side Stoke City on Saturday (3pm kick-off).

2021-01-07T17:55:00.000Z

While neither side has lifted the world's most distinguished domestic cup competition, the Foxes have reached four finals, while Stoke were beaten in the 2011 showpiece by Manchester City.

Now separated by one division in English football's league pyramid, Saturday's clash in Staffordshire will be the first competitive meeting of the two clubs since a 1-1 draw at King Power Stadium in 2018.

As matchday looms, LCFC.com has everything you need to know about the third round tie...

How can I watch the game?

Supporters of the Foxes will be able to tune into live coverage of the match on the BBC Sport website and BBC iPlayer, available to licence fee payers in the United Kingdom.

Who's starring on LCFC TV?

Matchday Live's comprehensive build-up to the match will begin at 1:30pm, with presenter Dan Bates being joined in the studio by former Leicester captains Matt Elliott and Steve Walsh.

Ahead of kick-off, at approximately 2:50pm, commentator James Fielden will then be accompanied by ex-City defender and LCFC Radio co-commentator Gerry Taggart to provide in-game coverage.

Don't forget, Digital Members on LCFC.com (free sign-up) can listen to live commentary on the Club's website, while all pre and post-match programming is available on @LCFC social channels.

What's the officiating team on Sunday?

Referee Tony Harrington will oversee matters at bet365 Stadium, assisted by Shaun Hudson and James Wilson, while Peter Wright has been appointed as fourth official. No VAR will be in operation.

When does everything happen?

Leicester's maiden appearance in the 2020/21 Emirates FA Cup begins on Saturday - and here are your key matchday timings...

Event

Time

Matchday Live begins on LCFC TV

1:30pm

Team news is confirmed on @LCFC social

2pm

LCFC Radio commentary starts

2:50pm

Kick-off & live BBC Sport coverage*

3pm

Full-time

4:45pm approx

Match of the Day on BBC One*

10:20pm

Short highlights on LCFC.com

Midday (Sunday)

Full highlights on LCFC.com

Midday (Sunday)

* United Kingdom only.

Who's in contention to play?

Brendan Rodgers told the media, from the King Power Centre in Seagrave, on Thursday: "Our two question marks will be with Jamie Vardy and James Maddison. Both of those players have done really well to get through these last number of games because they've been carrying some injuries. This may be an opportunity for us to let them recover and then be ready after the weekend, as both players haven't trained this week.

"Ricardo [Pereira] is coming on really well, he's rejoined the training group. It's probably just too soon for him this weekend, but it's great news that he's back in with the squad training, so he shouldn't be too far away. [Çağlar] Söyüncü, as you've seen, is back now and up to speed, he's contributed when he came in last weekend so he's now available and ready to play which is great. [Cengiz Ünder] picked up a little ankle injury, so we'll see how it is at the weekend."

What happened last time?

While Leicester City met Stoke City in a pre-season friendly in 2019, their last competitive clash came in the Premier League on 24 February, 2018 - a 1-1 draw at King Power Stadium.

Switzerland international Xherdan Shaqiri opened the scoring from distance for the Potters, before Marc Albrighton's cross was fumbled into his own net by visiting goalkeeper Jack Butland.

Earlier in the 2017/18 season, meanwhile, Vicente Iborra and Riyad Mahrez found the net in another draw, 2-2, in Staffordshire, as Peter Crouch rescued a point for the home side.

When can I catch match highlights?

Matchday highlights can be accessed on LCFC.com from midday the day following Emirates FA Cup ties - available for free to Digital Members on the Club's official website (free sign-up), while short clips will also be found on Leicester City's official social media channels.

Please note that in the interests of safety, Leicester City’s fixtures will continue to be played behind closed doors. To ensure matches can still go ahead and to help control the spread of COVID-19, the Football Club kindly asks its supporters to continue to follow their team from home and not to gather at any stadia.

All times GMT unless stated otherwise.

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