Leicester City go host Northampton Town for King Power Stadium for di first round of EFL Cup. Di match na chance for both teams to forget relegation wahala. Leicester just drop from Championship, while Northampton also comot from League One.
Leicester finish second from bottom wit 46 points from 46 matches. Dem don end di season for high note wit 1-0 win over Blackburn Rovers for Ewood Park. Stephy Mavididi score di only goal for 78th minute. Dat win no fit save dem, but e show say di team still get fight.
Northampton Town, wey dem also call Cobblers, don suffer relegation to League Two after finishing bottom of League One wit 35 points. Dem lose dia last game 3-2 to Plymouth Argyle for Sixfields Stadium. E be like say di team need new direction.
For dis Cup tie, Northampton go line up for 4-4-2 formation. James Maxwell go dey for post. John Guthrie, Elliott Moore, Elliott List go join am for defence. Kamarai Simon-Swyer, Tyrese Fornah, Jack Perkins, and Connor Lemonheigh-Evans go dey for midfield. Harvey Saunders and Janoi Donacien go lead attack. Leicester still dey keep dia lineup secret, but dem go likely use 4-3-3 as Russell Martin dey do.
Di match go kick off by 10:00 for Saturday. Fans dey expect say Leicester go carry victory because dem dey play for home. But Northampton go wan prove say dem no be pushover. EFL Cup dey full of surprises, so dis one go interesting.
