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Leicester Vs Luton

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Leicester fans will be happy to get back to the business of supporting their team tomorrow after all the resignations and signing of the previous week. The team visiting the Walkers Stadium is Luton Town who currently lie in 21st in the table.

Both teams will be determined not to lose the match as they look to try and pull themselves away from the relegation zone. If Leicester win they will move 5 points above Luton, but if Luton win they will go a point ahead of City.

Leicesters still haven`t won in 2007 and their last win was the 2-1 victory over Hull City on Boxing Day. Luton have gone six games without a win, their last win was a 3-1 victory against Coventry City at home last year.

Vital Quotes:

Leicester City Team News:

All three loan signings have been added to the squad for the Luton game and all three could feature at some point.

Leicester do have injury worries though, Paddy McCarthy, Matty Fryatt and Danny Tiatto are all struggling with injuries and are doubtful for the game.

Player to watch: Geoff Horsfield

Leicester fans have been craving a big centre forward for several seasons now and the signing of Horsfield will give Leicester a presence up front, which they have been severely lacking this season.

Horsfield hasn`t played that many games this season but he will probably feature at some point of the game.

Luton Town Team News:

Markus Heikkinen should be back for the game against Leicester tomorrow and Lewis Emanuel should also be available, after picking up a knock in the midweek game against Coventry.

Bjorn Runstrom is expected to start for Luton after joining them on loan from Fulham until the end of the season.

Player to watch: Bjorn Runstrom

On the official Luton site Mike Newell states that he has been following Runstrom for sometime and is confident he can due a job for Luton. City fans will be hoping he has a quiet game tomorrow if he plays.

Match Facts & Stats

Last seasons game saw Luton take all three points back to Kenilworth road with a 2-0 win. The highlight of the game was a Ahmet Brkovic overhead kick to put Luton 1-0 ahead.

Overall Leicester have a slight advantage over Luton in meetings between the two sides. Out of 55 league games City have managed to win 20, drawing 18, with Luton winning just 17.

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