The Essentials: Everything You Need To Know On Leicester's Visit To Villa Park
The Villa Park outfit secured victory at King Power Stadium in the corresponding fixture back in October, but the Foxes currently hold a 10-point lead over their Midlands rivals, having played two games more.
Ahead of Sunday's meeting, LCFC.com brings you all you need to know...
How can I watch the game?
Supporters based in the United Kingdom can tune into live coverage of the clash on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Premier League, immediately following West Ham United vs. Tottenham Hotspur.
Elsewhere around the world, meanwhile, the game will be shown on the following channels...
| Country | Channel | Time |
| Australia | Optus Sport | 1:05am (Monday) |
| Brazil | ESPN | 11:05am |
| Canada | DAZN | 9:05am |
| China | Tencent Sport | 10:05pm |
| Denmark | Xee | 3:05pm |
| Egypt | beIN Sports | 4:05pm |
| France | Canal+ & RMC Sport | 3:05pm |
| Germany | Sky Sports | 3:05pm |
| Hong Kong | NOW | 10:05pm |
| India | Disney+ Hotstar & Select | 7:35pm |
| Italy | Sky Sports | 3:05pm |
| Jamaica | RUSH | 9:05am |
| Japan | DAZN | 11:05pm |
| Mexico | Sky Sports | 8:05am |
| Netherlands | Ziggo | 3:05pm |
| New Zealand | Spark Sports | 3:05am (Monday) |
| Portugal | Sport TV | 2:05pm |
| South Africa | Super Sport | 4:05pm |
| Thailand | truevisions | 9:05pm |
| United States | peacock | 9:05am |
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Who's starring on LCFC TV?
From 12:35pm on Sunday, Matchday Live returns, on LCFC.com, Facebook and Twitter, with presenter Dan Bates joined by Matt Elliott and Simon Grayson, while Gerry Taggart will dial in from Villa Park.
Alongside commentator commentator James Fielden, Taggart will also be on hand for live in-play coverage, starting at 1:55pm, which can be accessed, for free to Digital Members, on LCFC.com.
Then, after the game, Elliott, Grayson and Taggart will also provide their thoughts on the clash with Dean Smith's Villa for half-an-hour of reaction and analysis, across the website and @LCFC social media.
What's the officiating team?
Referee: Michael Oliver. Assistants: Stuart Burt, Simon Bennett. Fourth official: Robert Jones. VAR: David Coote. Assistant VAR: Andy Halliday.
When does everything happen?
Third meets eighth in the Premier League at Villa Park - and here are your key matchday timings...
| Event | Time |
| Matchday Live begins on LCFC TV | 12:35pm |
| Team news confirmed on @LCFC social media | 1:05pm |
| Commentary starts on LCFC Radio | 1:55pm |
| Sky Sports coverage commences* | 2pm |
| Kick-off | 2:05pm |
| Full-time | 3:50pm approx |
| Short highlights on LCFC TV | 5:50pm approx |
| Match of the Day 2 starts on BBC One* | 10:30pm |
| Full highlights on LCFC TV | 12am (Monday) |
*UK only.
What's the injury news?
Providing an update on Ricardo Pereira and Timothy Castagne, Brendan Rodgers told the media: "Both of those boys will be available we think. They trained really well today (Friday). We’re just having to manage Ricardo, in particular, because of the length of time he was out before. He’s come back, he’s played in a few games, we gave him the rest and a recovery period in midweek and he should come into the reckoning for the weekend."
Villa manager Dean Smith, meanwhile, also said on Friday: “Kortney Hause is still off his feet at the minute. I’m expecting that to change in the next week or two. Wesley had some manipulation on his knee last week and he looks a lot better. He’s been on the training ground with us already and that will continue. I’m hopeful for progression with Wes. Matty Cash has a hamstring strain and I’m expecting three or four weeks [out]. It wasn’t a fatigue injury, he actually got pushed with a straight leg and felt his hamstring.”
What happened last time?
Leicester City secured a Club record eighth consecutive Premier League victory with a 4-1 success over Aston Villa on their last league visit to Villa Park on 8 December, 2019.
First-half goals from Jamie Vardy and Kelechi Iheanacho gave City a two-goal advantage which was halved just before the interval by Jack Grealish, before a Jonny Evans header and another from Vardy wrapped up an impressive victory in the West Midlands.
The result kept the Foxes second in the Premier League, on 38 points from 16 games, eight behind runaway leaders and eventual champions Liverpool.
When can I catch match highlights?
A two-minute highlights package will be available for supporters to access on LCFC TV approximately two hours after full-time, which is available for free to Digital Members on the Club's official website (free sign-up).
A full highlights video will be published on LCFC.com at midnight following the fixture and Leicester City's official social media channels will post short clips from the day's action.
Please note that in the interests of safety, Leicester City’s fixtures will continue to be played behind closed doors. To ensure matches can still go ahead and to help control the spread of COVID-19, the Football Club kindly asks its supporters to continue to follow their team from home and not to gather at any stadia.
All times GMT unless stated otherwise.