The Foxes are heading into the match on the back of a dominant 5-0 win away to Southampton last week, while the hosts suffered a narrow 1-0 defeat to Queen Park Rangers last time out.
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Leicester City will be looking to secure the Championship title when they travel to Deepdale to take on Preston North End on Monday night. The visitors are currently sitting at the summit of the English second tier table, having collected 94 points from 44 games, four clear of second-placed Leeds United, who have played a game more. The Lilywhites, meanwhile, are sitting at the tenth position, with 43 points to their name from 44 league matches. The Foxes are heading into the match on the back of a dominant 5-0 win away to Southampton last week, while the hosts suffered a narrow 1-0 defeat to Queen Park Rangers last time out.
Straight back up, Leicester City! 🦊 pic.twitter.com/j89S1qiuqB
— Leicester City (@LCFC) April 26, 2024
Leicester put five goals past fourth-placed Southampton on April 23 thanks to Abdul Fatawu’s hat-trick and one effort each from Wilfred Ndidi and Jamie Vardy. It was their 30th Championship-win of the season and the result helped the Foxes to secure promotion to the Premier League. Enzo Maresca’s side are just one win away from securing the Championship title as third-placed Ipswich Town are four points adrift with two games remaining to play. Meanwhile, Leicester boast the best away-record in the league this term, having won 13 of their 22 games, while collecting 42 points in the process.
Preston on the other hand, have recorded 18 wins, nine draws and 17 defeats from 44 Championship games this season and their last success came against Huddersfield Town earlier this month. However, after that, the Invincibles lost their next three outings against the likes of Norwich City, Southampton and QPR with an overall score of 5-0. The poor run of form has ended their playoff hopes and an eighth place finish is the best Ryan Lowe’s side can now aim for.
Preston North end probable starting lineup: Woodman, Storey, Lindsay, Hughes, Millar, Browne, Ledson, Brady, Frokjaer-Jensen, Stewart, Keane
Leicester City probable starting lineup: Hermansen, Pereira, Faes, Vestergaard, Justin, Ndidi, Winks, Dewsbury-Hall, Fatawu, Vardy, Mavididi
Preston North End
| Opponents | Score |
| QPR | 1-0 (L) |
| Southampton | 3-0 (L) |
| Norwich | 0-1 (L) |
| Huddersfield | 4-1 (W) |
| Watford | 0-0 (D) |
Leicester City
| Opponents | Score |
| Southampton | 5-0 (W) |
| West Brom | 2-1 (W) |
| Plymouth | 1-0 (L) |
| Millwal | 1-0 (L) |
| Birmingham | 2-1 (W) |
| Last 5 match-results | Score |
| Leicester beat Preston | 3-0 |
| Leicester beat Preston | 1-2 |
| Preston draw Leicester | 1-1 |
| Preston draw Leicester | 1-1 |
| Leicester beat Preston | 1-0 |
The Championship fixture between Preston and Leicester will take place at Deepdale on Tuesday at 12:30 am IST.
| Preston vs Leicester | Key Details |
| Date | April 29 (UK) |
| Venue | Deepdale |
| Kickoff time in UK | 8:00 pm (Monday) |
| Kickoff time in India | 12:30 am (Tuesday) |
Football fans in the UK can catch the live action via Sky Go Extra, Sky Ultra HD, Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Football.
