West Bromwich Albion defender Semi Ajayi will make his Premier League debut after being selected to start Sunday’s match against Leicester City.
Our #WbaLei opponents this afternoon 👇 https://t.co/9iAlNvIY80
— Leicester City (@LCFC) September 13, 2020
He missed the chance to achieve that feat during his time at Arsenal during the 2014-15 campaign as he was an unused substitute for Arsene Wenger's men versus Newcastle United, Stoke City and Hull City.
Ajayi, 26, played a crucial role in the Baggies’ return to the English elite division, featuring with increasing frequency in Slaven Bilic’s first team.
He made 43 appearances in the Championship, scoring five times – a haul achieved against Luton Town, Leeds United, Swansea City, Fulham and Huddersfield Town.
The Nigeria international will line up in the centre of West Brom's backline that parades Dara O'Shea, Kieran Gibbs, Kyle Bartley and Darnell Furlong.
Meanwhile, Egypt international Ahmed Hegazi will start against Brendan Rodgers’ men as a substitute.
For Leicester, Wilfred Ndidi will play in a centre-back role for the injury-hit Foxes. The Super Eagles star who began his career in that role played in that position in their final pre-season friendly against Blackburn Rovers.
With Jonny Evans' suspension and Wes Morgan’s hamstring problem, the former Genk man will provide cover for goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel alongside Caglar Soyuncu, Timothy Castagne and James Justin.
Subs: Wards, Fuchs, Thomas, Choudhury, Albrighton, Maddison, Iheanacho.#WbaLei
— Leicester City (@LCFC) September 13, 2020
His compatriot Kelechi Iheanacho will start from the bench, while Mali's Fousseni Diabate, Ghana's Daniel Amartey and Algeria's duo of Rachid Ghezzal plus Islam Slimani will play no part in the 2020-21 opener.