Preston North End entertain Leicester City in the Championship on Saturday afternoon. The hosts are currently below the Foxes in the table after drawing with Queens Park Rangers in the Loftus Road opener. City managed to come from behind to defeat Sheffield Wednesday at King Power Stadium in their maiden outing of 2025/26. Although PNE did bypass their opening English Football League Cup opponents, Barrow. Unlike LCFC, who lost to Huddersfield Town in disappointing fashion.
However, the visitors from the East Midlands are still tipped to be victorious this coming weekend by many observers. But more on the expectations, statistics and history later on. In this preview we also have a predicted City XI, TV channels and streaming if applicable. Not to mention the kick-off time.
Preston North End vs Leicester City: Kick-off
The match begins at 3pm British Summer Time. The venue is Deepdale.
Stats
Google's probability rater gives Marti Cifuentes' team a 45 per cent chance of victory. The Lilywhites, meanwhile, are only handed a 27% win ratio; a draw is therefore rated at 28%.
So the Foxes are quite strong favourites in this one. The previous four matches saw the Leicestershire side win on three occasions, with one stalemate. Preston failed to beat LCFC over that period.
Predicted Foxes XI
Unreliable full back James Justin is supposedly in 'advanced talks' with Leeds United over a transfer. So I guess he won't be picked. Hamza Choudhury is a likely replacement with Ricardo Pereira possibly unavailable. Elsewhere Harry Winks and Wout Faes could come into the team. A potential LCFC starting lineup is, consequently, below:
Stolarczyk; Thomas, Faes, Vestergaard, Choudhury; Winks, Soumare; Mavididi, El Khannouss, Fatawu; Ayew.
TV channel and streaming
Unfortunately Preston versus Leicester is not to be televised or streamed live in the United Kingdom. Highlights will be on ITV or their app.