Summary

  • First ever Premier League meeting between sides

  1. Welcome one and all...published at 14:35 British Summer Time 24 August 2019

    Sheffield United v Leicester (15:00 BST)

    Sheffield UnitedImage source, Getty Images

    Welcome to the land of the over-lapping centre-back.

    This isn't Ajax or total football, it's Bramall Lane.

    There are Blades and there are Foxes.

  2. Team newspublished at 14:09 British Summer Time 24 August 2019

    Sheffield United v Leicester (15:00 BST)

    Sheffield United XI v LeicesterImage source, BBC Sport

    Chris Wilder makes one change to the Blades team that beat Crystal Palace last weekend. Luke Freeman replaces the injured John Fleck in midfield. Ravel Morrison is on the bench.

    Sheffield United XI: Henderson, Basham, Egan, O’Connell, Baldock, Lundstram, Norwood, Freeman, Stevens, Robinson, McGoldrick

    Subs: Moore, McBurnie, Sharp, Morrison, Jagielka, Osborn, Besic

    Leicester XI v Sheffield UnitedImage source, BBC Sport

    Brendan Rodgers also makes one change to the Leicester side that drew 1-1 at Chelsea, with Dennis Praet replacing Wilfred Ndidi.

    Leicester XI: Schmeichel, Pereira, Evans, Soyuncu, Fuchs, Perez, Tielemans, Praet, Choudhury, Maddison, Vardy

    Subs: Ward, Justin, Morgan, Gray, Albrighton, Barnes, Mendy