Leicester v Hull preview

15 October 2010 09:24
Team news for Saturday's Championship clash between Leicester and Hull at the Walkers Stadium.[LNB] Sven-Goran Eriksson begins his reign as Leicester manager with a game against former Foxes chief Nigel Pearson and the Swede will hand a debut to his first signing Kyle Naughton.[LNB]However, Eriksson will be without Dany N'Guessan after the forward suffered ankle ligament damage during the club's mid-season trip to Thailand last week.[LNB]Defenders Michael Morrison and Miguel Vitor and midfielder Lloyd Dyer also sustained knocks in the Far East but are expected to be fit.[LNB]Assistant manager Derek Fazackerley believes Eriksson's wealth of footballing know-how will outweigh Pearson's inside knowledge of the Leicester players.[LNB]"Nigel Pearson will have a better insight than us into the players, that is just one of the quirks of the game," said Fazackerley. "But Sven has great credentials - you have only to look at his CV, it is second to none. It is a massive coup for the club to get Sven."[LNB]Hull midfielder Jimmy Bullard is struggling with a knee injury so John Bostock and Kevin Kilbane could come into contention for a start if he fails a fitness test.[LNB]Bullard's absence could also be tempered by the return to the squad of Caleb Folan.[LNB]Folan has yet to appear for Hull this season due to complications with a dead leg, while summer signing James Harper (foot), still waiting for his first appearance for the club, will travel with the squad, but is not expected to feature.

Source: Team_Talk