Leicester City travel to the Valley on Tuesday night to face a Charlton side with some familiar faces.
The League One champions are managed by former City player and coach Chris Powell, while defender Michael Morrison and striker Yann Kermorgant are both set to start against their former club.
Kermorgant's match up against City is of particular interest as he infamously missed a penalty in the playoff semi final against Cardiff in 2009/10, coming in for much criticism from fans. That was the Frenchman's last competitve action in a City shirt as he was loaned back to his homeland before being released at the beginning of last season.
Powell signed him and was a key player in the Addicks' League One title winning campaign, scoring 12 goals in 39 appearances and formed a good partnership with Bradley Wright-Phillips. Defender Morrison, who also won the League One title with Leicester, was another important player last season, starting in all but one of Charlton's league games.
Both teams will be looking to build on positive opening day results and performances from the weekend. City beat Peterborough 2-0, while Charlton were unlucky not to take all three points at Birmingham, conceding a last minute equaliser in a 1-1 draw.
Foxes manager Nigel Pearson could name an unchanged side for the fourth game in a row. However, Andy King could start after coming off the bench and scoring at the weekend, while David Nugent, Neil Danns and Anthony Knockaert are also pushing for starts. Sean St Ledger, Zak Whitbread and Richie Wellens are all out. Paul Konchesky is set to play against his former club.
Charlton have no new injury worries for their first home match in the Championship for three years so could also start with the same team that drew at St Andrews. Summer signings Jordan Cook, Lawrie Wilson and Salim Kerker are all pushing for starts after starting on the bench on Saturday.
Leicester City manager Nigel Pearson: "I have an awful lot of respect for Chris, not just as a coach and a manager, but as a man. I think he's got a really bright future in the game but, as always, my thoughts are about us performing.
"We need to get our level of performance right and if we do that, we've got a good chance of winning the game. We're going to their place, I expect it to be a tough game and they have some decent players."
Match odds: Charlton (19/10) Draw (23/10) Leicester (7/5)
Chalrton to win 1-0 (17/2) Leicester to win 2-1 (8/1)
Yann Kermorgant to score first (13/2) Jamie Vardy to score first (11/2)
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