In Focus: Leicester City U23

Sunderland under-23s visit the home of Premier League champions Leicester City on Monday evening as they take on the Foxes development side.  

Ahead of the trip safc.com has put together a small all you need to know guide...

 

Fixture: Leicester City U23 v Sunderland U23
Location: King Power Stadium
Date and kick-off: Monday 22 August, KO 7pm

Competition: Premier League 2

 

 

"Last weekend we played well and I was pleased with what I saw from the players because we created a lot of chances. 

 

"We had a number of young players in the team and I thought Elliot Embleton and Joel Asoro adapted to the game well and probably could've scored a couple of goals themselves. 

 

"Against Leicester with another week of training under our belts we will be fitter and sharper so hopefully we can be a bit more clinical in the final third." 

 

 

League position: 9th   
League wins: 0 

League defeats: 0   

League goals scored: 30 

League goals conceded: 1 

Form guide: L 

 

 

Steve Beaglehole joined Leicester City firstly in October 2000 and then again in August 2007 as joint caretaker manager. 

 

His managerial career started in 1991, when he was manager of Doncaster Rovers for two years before later joining the Foxes in 2000 as an academy coach. 

 

Moves to Middlesbrough, Nottingham Forest and Leeds United followed before he returned to the King Power in 2007 to take up the joint first-team manager role.  

 

Since then he has gone on to manage Northern Ireland’s under-19s and under-21s, alongside his new role as senior professional development coach at Leicester City. 

 

 

The dynamic midfielder brings excellent distribution from the middle of the park and provides Leicester's side with a wealth of experience. Having enjoyed a 38-game spell at Walsall during the 2014/15 campaign, Cain will be keen for further first-team opportunities especially after his League Cup bow against Shrewsbury Town in August 2014.