Leicester City vs Sunderland Preview: Probable Lineups, Prediction, Tactics, Team News & Key Stats
Leicester City will be keen to keep their excellent start to life going when they face Sunderland at the King Power Stadium on Tuesday.
Runaway EFL Championship leaders Leicester City will be keen to extend their lead at the top of the table when they take on an inconsistent Sunderland side at the King Power Stadium on Tuesday night.
The Foxes have won 11 of their opening 12 games in the league and look odds on to return to the Premier League at the end of the campaign. Enzo Maresca has the players at his disposal to dominate the second tier, and it will come as a colossal surprise should they throw away the advantage.
Sunderland, on the other hand, made it to the semi-finals of the Championship playoffs last season but were unable to go all the way. Their hopes of going two steps further this time around have been hampered by a massive bout of inconsistency.
Consecutive losses have seen Sunderland drop to the sixth spot. They are in the mix for a playoff spot. But the lack of consistency makes it far from certain. Unless they can turn their fortunes around, it could prove to be yet another underwhelming campaign at the Stadium of Light
Sunderland are just three points off 15th-placed Blackburn Rovers and could plummet down the table should they lose the game. Having lost to Stoke City last time around, Tony Mowbray will be keen to give their fans something to celebrate against Leicester.
The gulf between both the teams is, however, too large and unless the Black Cats can play out of their skin, it could prove to be another Leicester procession en route to the Championship title. The Hard Tackle looks at how both sides could line up on Sunday and what tactics they might employ.
