Leicester City will travel to Villa Park to face off against Aston Villa in the second leg of their semi-final tie in the Carabao Cup. Both teams played out a 1-1 draw in the first leg at the King Power Stadium, so there will still be a lot to play for in the upcoming Midlands derby. The Foxes have emerged victorious in back-to-back matches against West Ham United and Brentford respectively so they will be the clear favourites heading into this encounter versus their West Midlands rivals.
Brendan Rodgers will opt for a 4-1-4-1 formation and name a strong team so that his players are good enough to secure progression into the final of the League Cup.
4-1-4-1 Leicester City Predicted Lineup To Face Aston Villa
Defence
Kasper Schmeichel will return in between the sticks for the Foxes in midweek after being rested in the 1-0 win versus Brentford on the weekend. Rodgers will revert to his first-choice centre-back pairing of Caglar Soyuncu and Jonny Evans for this game at Villa Park. The defensive duo will focus on keeping things tidy at the back so that they can secure an all-important clean sheet on Tuesday.
Ricardo Pereira will get the nod to operate in the right-back position while Ben Chilwell lines up on the other side as the left-back. Both Leicester full-backs were given a rest last weekend so they should be fresh for this crucial League Cup semi-final second leg clash versus the Villans.
The East Midlands outfit has kept just one shutout in their past five matches across all competitions so their collective confidence would be low heading into this match against Dean Smith’s men.
Midfield
Hamza Choudhury will act as the anchorman in midfield while both James Maddison and Youri Tielemans play in a more advanced role as the box to box midfielders. Havey Barnes, who will operate as the left-winger, has scored two goals in his last two starts in the Premier League so he will fancy his chances of repeating the feat away at the West Midlands in midweek. Ayoze Perez is expected to start on the right flank as he looks to use his pace and guile to cause a lot of problems for the Villa defenders.
Attack
Kelechi Iheanacho scored the only goal of the game versus Brentford and will come into this contest hoping to put in another goal-scoring performance at Villa Park on Tuesday night. It will be another excellent opportunity for him to showcase his worth in front of the watchful eyes of the away supporters from Leicester.
