Leicester City will travel to Cambridgeshire to take on Peterborough Town at the ABAX Stadium on Saturday in the fourth round of the FA Cup. The Foxes has been in sensational form of late securing back to back victories with a 2-0 scoreline in their last two domestic outings against Fleetwood Town and Watford respectively. Claude Puel’s side are currently in 7th place in the Premier League standings and will now look to turn their attention to the FA Cup in what could be a tricky tie versus the Posh. The recent history of the fixture makes grim reading for Leicester fans as the Premier League club has lost their last two trips to London Road.
Claude Puel is expected to ring the changes for this cup clash and could rest some of his players in order to keep his first-team players fresh for the Premier League encounter away at Everton next week. The Foxes could deploy a 4-4-2 formation and opt for the same team that saw off Fleetwood Town in the third round of England’s premier domestic cup competition.
4-4-2 Leicester City Predicted Lineup To Face Peterborough Town
Defence
Eldin Jakupovic will line up in goal for the Foxes and might be shielded by a back four consisting of Aleksander Dragovic and Yohan Benalouane in central defence while Daniel Amartey starts on the right side of the backline and Christian Fuchs operates in the left-back position.
The Leicester City backline has kept two clean sheets in their last two domestic outings and their boss Claude Puel will be hoping that his defenders can keep it tight at the back versus the Posh.
Midfield
The duo of Adrien Silva and Vicente Iborra might start as the holding midfielders at the centre of the park while Riyad Mahrez looks to cut in from the right on his stronger left foot and create some chances for his team-mates. Demarai Gray will start on the left flank and will try to use his pace to cause some problems for the Peterborough defenders.
Attack
Kelechi Iheanacho and Islam Slimani could once again link up in the Leicester City frontline. Both strikers have found game time limited under Claude Puel this season. However, Iheanacho scored a brace in their FA Cup third round home clash versus Fleetwood Town to ensure progression and set up this contest against the Posh on Saturday. The 21-year-old forward will look to get his name on the scoresheet yet again to help the Foxes qualify for the quarterfinals of the FA Cup.
