A Fan Guide To Leicester’s Latest Premier League Clash

Fans
09 Apr 2022
3 Minutes
Leicester City return to Premier League action on Sunday when Crystal Palace are the visitors to King Power Stadium (2pm kick-off).

Unbeaten in four home league games, winning their last two, Brendan Rodgers’ side now face a Palace side galvanised by their impressive 3-0 success against Arsenal at Selhurst Park on Monday.

Just two points separate the teams heading into this encounter and before it gets underway, LCFC.com provides all the key information you need to know…

Who's starring on LCFC Radio? 

City hero Matt Elliott is a regular guest on LCFC TV and LCFC Radio.

Starting at 12:30pm, Matchday Live will begin broadcasting on @LCFC social media and via the dedicated LCFC.com Match Centre, with presenter Dan Bates in the company of Foxes legends Gerry Taggart and Iwan Roberts for the pre-match build-up.

Then, at around 1:50pm, they will hand over to John Dunn and former City captain Matt Elliott to talk through proceedings from the Filbert Way press box, available to listen to exclusively on LCFC.com.  

Once the full-time whistle has blown on Leicester’s 29th league outing of the campaign, it will be back to the studio for a further half an hour of debate and analysis accessible across the Club's digital channels.

What's the officiating team?

Robert Jones refereed Leicester’s trip to Southampton in December.

The referee for Sunday’s fixture will be Robert Jones, with assistants Dan Cook and Dan Robathan. The fourth official is Jonathan Moss, while Peter Bankes will be on VAR duty, alongside assistant Ian Hussin.

How can I watch the game?

The Foxes have won back-to-back Premier League fixtures at home.

The game is set to be broadcast live around the globe on the following TV stations... 

Country Channel Time
Australia Optus Sport 12am (Monday)
Brazil ESPN 10am
Canada DAZN 8am
Egypt beIN Sports 3pm
Hong Kong NOW 9pm
India Disney+ Hotstar & Select 6:30pm
Japan DAZN 10pm
New Zealand Spark Sport 2am (Monday)
South Africa Super Sport 3pm
Thailand True Visions  8pm
United States Peacock 9am


Can't see your country? Click HERE to see the full broadcast schedules.

When does everything happen?

Filbert Way is set to host Leicester’s latest top-flight fixture.

Help plan your matchday with these key timings of Sunday’s events...

Event Time
Matchday Live begins on LCFC Radio 12:30pm
Team news confirmed

1pm

Live commentary on LCFC Radio 1:50pm
Kick-off 2pm
Full-time 3:50pm approx
Short highlights on LCFC.com 6pm approx
Clips on @LCFC social media 10pm
Match of the Day 2 on BBC One* 10:30pm
Full highlights on LCFC.com 12am (Monday)


* United Kingdom only.

What happened last time?

The Nigerian forward celebrates opening the scoring at Selhurst Park.

Leicester held a two-goal half-time lead at Selhurst Park in October, with Kelechi Iheanacho and Jamie Vardy both on the scoresheet, but goals from Michael Olise and former Fox Jeffrey Schlupp levelled the scores and earned the hosts a share of the points.

When can I catch match highlights?

The Belgian's sensational strike helped Leicester to victory against the Bees.

A free two-minute highlights package will be available for Digital Members (free sign-up) to access on LCFC TV, via the Club's official website, from two hours after full-time.

Extended match highlights will then be published on LCFC.com at midnight, while short clips will be posted to Leicester City's official social media channels from 10pm.

All times BST unless stated otherwise.