Leicester vs Coventry
The successful takeover of Milan Mandaric has seen ticket sales for the game against Coventry tomorrow go through the roof. Obviously City fans want to be able to say that they were there at the beginning of the Milan revolution.
Those who do turn up will be hoping to see two teams playing attacking football as both are hovering above the relegation places and need the three points. Leicester finally managed to get their first win of 2007 last week against Ipswich and the City fans will be hoping the players will be out to try and impress the new owner.
Micky Adams will not be making a return to the Walkers Stadium as he parted company with Coventry in the middle of January, after a run of poor results. Since his departure Coventry have played four games, winning one, drawing one and losing the other two.
Although both sets of fans would consider other teams to be their local rivals, a short trip down the M69 is all that separates the two teams and there is not much distance between them in the league, as currently Coventry are only one place and one point above Leicester.
Vital Quotes:
Leicester City Team News:
The bad news for Leicester is that Paddy McCarthy will be out for the rest of the season with a dislocated shoulder. However, on a more positive front Stephen Hughes, Gareth McAuley and Matty Fryatt all seem to have recovered from niggling injuries and could all be available for the game.
Player to watch: Geoff Horsfield
Horsfield has added some presence to the City attack and has been unlucky not to score since joining the club. If he starts the game against Coventry tomorrow he is sure to cause problems for their defence.
Coventry City Team News:
Coventry have both positive and negative news when it come to the injury front. Kevin Kyle, Marcus Hall and Stuart Giddings have all recovered from injuries and are expected to be available for the game tomorrow. However, Elliott Ward is supposed to be struggling with match fitness and is a doubt.
Player to watch: Leon Mackenzie
Mackenzie has hit a vein of form recently scoring 3 goals in his last 4 league appearance. City will need to make sure that they keep him quiet tomorrow.
Match Facts & Stats
Overall Leicester have a significant advantage over Coventry in meetings between the two sides. Leicester have won 32 of the 73 league, with 19 being draws and Coventry winning only 22.
Last seasons game at the Walkers saw Leicester win 2-1 and foxes fans will be more then happy with a similar result this season.