The Essentials: Your Guide To Leicester's Clash With Man City

Fans
01 Apr 2021
4 Minutes
LCFC.com provides a comprehensive lowdown of Saturday's Premier League encounter between Leicester City and Manchester City at King Power Stadium (5:30pm kick-off).

Two weeks on from the Foxes' Emirates FA Cup Quarter-Final triumph over Manchester United, Brendan Rodgers' side resume Premier League duties by taking on the Red Devils' neighbours, Pep Guardiola's Manchester City.

Currently top of the table by a 14-point margin, the visitors are aiming for a fifth Premier League title. However, Leicester have already defeated the Citizens once this season and will be hoping to complete a league double over the current leaders.

With both teams on four-game unbeaten runs in all competitions, it promises to be an intriguing battle on Filbert Way...

How can I watch the game?

Sky Sports will house live TV coverage of the Premier League clash.

The fixture is set to be broadcast on Sky Sports Main Event (generated stadium noise) and Sky Sports Premier League (ambient noise) in the UK, with the broadcast starting at 5pm on Saturday.

It will also be shown around the world, as below...

Country Channel Time
Australia Optus Sport 3:30am (Sunday)
Belgium Voo Sports & Play Sports 5:30pm 
Brazil ESPN Brasil 1:30pm
Canada DAZN 11:30am
Denmark TV3 Max 5:30pm
Egypt beIN Sports 6:30pm
Germany Sky Sports 5:30pm
Hong Kong NOW E & NOW TV 4:30pm 
India Star Sports & Disney+ Hotstar 10pm
Jamaica  RUSH 11:30am
Japan DAZN 1:30am (Sunday)
New Zealand Spark Sport 5:30am (Sunday)
South Africa SuperSport 6:30pm
Thailand True Visions 11:30pm 


If you can't see your country of residence listed above, please 
click HERE to view the Premier League's comprehensive broadcast schedules.

Who's starring on LCFC TV?

As always, Leicester City fans can tune into free coverage on LCFC TV and LCFC Radio.

From 4pm on Saturday, Matchday Live begins on LCFC.com and @LCFC social media, with presenter Dan Bates set to be joined by former Leicester stars Matt Elliott and Dean Hammond for 90 minutes of pre-match conversation and debate.

Later on, at about 5:20pm, they'll hand over to Chris Parrott and Gerry Taggart, who played for both clubs, for live commentary of the encounter on Filbert Way, available exclusively to Digital Members on LCFC.com (free sign-up).

After the game is complete, there will be another 30 minutes of broadcasting, including on the Club's official Facebook and Twitter feeds, as Elliott, Hammond and Taggart reflect on what promises to be an intriguing encounter at King Power Stadium.

What's the officiating team on Saturday?

Paul Tierney last refereed at King Power Stadium when Leicester took on Arsenal in February.

Paul Tierney will be the man in the middle on Sunday, assisted by Simon Bennett and Simon Long. Peter Bankes will be the fourth official, while Michael Oliver will be on VAR duties, with the help of assistant VAR, Timothy Wood.

When does everything happen?

Ayoze Pérez was amongst the goals in Leicester City's last Premier League game - a 5-0 win over Sheffield United.

Following the international break, Leicester are back in Premier League action. Here are all the key matchday timings you need to know.

Event Time
Matchday Live begins on LCFC TV 4pm
Team News is confirmed on @LCFC social 4:30pm
Sky Sports coverage begins in the UK* 5pm
LCFC Radio commentary begins 5:20pm
Kick-off 5:30pm
Full-time 7:15pm approx
Short highlights on LCFC TV 9:15pm approx
Match of the Day begins on BBC One* 10:20pm
Full highlights on LCFC TV 12am (Sunday)


*UK only.

Who's in contention to play?

England midfielder James Maddison could return for the Foxes soon, Brendan Rodgers says.

Ahead of the encounter with Manchester City, manager Brendan Rodgers commented: "[James Maddison is] back in training and he will be available for the weekend, so that’s great news for us. Clearly, he’s not 100 per cent match fit but, in terms of his football fitness, he looks great.

"In the last few weeks, he’s been working with the team, with the players we have available, and he’s stepped that up. He’s not reporting any pain and he looks great. It’s really good news for us, his availability back into the squad again, and hopefully he can stay fit now until the end of the season."

What happened last time?

The Foxes enjoyed a big 5-2 victory at Manchester City during the early weeks of the 2020/21 season.

It was a remarkable day in Manchester on 27 September, 2020 as Leicester City's 5-2 victory over Manchester City at Etihad Stadium continued an impressive start to the season for the Foxes and maintained a 100 per cent away record that would continue for a further three games.

Going a goal down after just four minutes thanks to former Fox Riyad Mahrez's strike, Leicester equalised via the penalty spot and Jamie Vardy's first of the afternoon.

His second came shortly after the break and was followed by his hat-trick goal - also from 12 yards. James Maddison added a stunning fourth and Youri Tielemans rounded off the scoring with a third penalty late on, either side of Nathan Aké's consolation.

When can I catch match highlights?

Kelechi Iheanacho continued his hot streak in front of goal by netting twice against Manchester United in the FA Cup.

The Blue Army will be able to access a two-minute highlights package on LCFC TV - available for free to Digital Members on the Club's official website (free sign-up) - approximately two hours after full-time.

A full highlights video will be published on LCFC.com at midnight following the fixture, while short clips will also be available on Leicester City's official social media channels, while

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 BST unless stated otherwise.