Leicester City travel to recently relegated Blackburn Rovers tomorrow, looking to bounce back from their first defeat of the season.
The Foxes lost 2-1 at Charlton on Tuesday and will be looking to get back to winning ways this weekend, but will certainly be in for a tough game at Ewood Park against one of the promotion favourites.
After spending ten seasons in the top flight, Rovers were relegated from the Premier League after a turbulent season. Life in the Championship has got off to a steady start, drawing 1-1 at Ipswich before beating Hull City 1-0 on Wednesday.
Colin Kazim-Richards, who has scored in both games for Blackburn, is a doubt after hobbling off with a knee injury in midweek. Fellow striker Leon Best is out for six months, meaning manager Steve Kean will have to turn to either David Goodwillie or Nuno Gomes should the Turkish international not recover in time.
Leicester have no new injury worries. Defenders Sean St Ledger and Zak Whitbread, midfielder Richie Wellens and striker Marko Futacs all remain on the sidelines.
However, City manager Nigel Pearson could make changes following the midweek defeat at Charlton. Andy King is likely to start after coming off the bench in the past two games and scoring, while Neil Danns, David Nugent and Anthony Knockaert could also start.
Blackburn Rovers manager Steve Kean: "I think it has been a solid start and two solid performances.
"For us to have played against two good teams with the points that we've got and another home game coming up is good.
"It has been hard to break teams down but it has been a solid start from us."
Leicester City manager Nigel Pearson: "Blackburn have got some good players and it will be a tough game for us, but if we play with the same dynamic application as we did in the second half on Tuesday, I'm sure we'll cause them a few problems.
"It's a game we want to try and win, but as with many games in the Championship, it's another tough fixture for us.
"We now have a good opportunity to move on and we're looking forward to it."
Match odds: Blackburn (13/10) Draw (23/10) Leicester (21/10)
Blackburn to win 2-1 (8/1) Leicester to win 2-0 (14/1)
Danny Murphy to score first (14/1) David Nugent to score first (7/1)
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