Leicester City will hope to get their first win of the Premier League season when they host Aston Villa at the King Power Stadium in Leicester on Saturday, August 31.
The hosts' last Premier League outing was a 2-1 loss against Fulham, which came after they held Tottenham to a 1-1 draw in their first match of the campaign.
Aston Villa travel to Leicester on the back of a 2-0 defeat to Arsenal. The Birmingham-based club however, did win their opening match of the season when they beat West Ham 2-1.
The Sporting News looks at the key details ahead of this game, including how to watch the match, kickoff times and the latest lineup news.
Leicester vs. Aston Villa live stream, TV channel in Canada
Here's how to watch this Premier League match in Canada:
TV channel: -
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What time does Leicester vs. Aston Villa kick off in Canada?
This Premier League clash takes place at the King Power Stadium in Leicester, England and kicks off on Saturday, August 31 at 3:00 p.m. local time.
Here's how that time translates to across Canada:
Date | Kickoff time | |
Atlantic Time | Sat, Aug. 31 | 11:00 a.m. |
Eastern Time | Sat, Aug. 31 | 10:00 a.m. |
Central Time | Sat, Aug. 31 | 9:00 a.m. |
Mountain Time | Sat, Aug. 31 | 8:00 a.m. |
Pacific Time | Sat, Aug. 31 | 7:00 a.m. |
Leicester City vs. Aston Villa lineups, team news
There are no fresh injury concerns for Leicester. Their spearhead Jamie Vardy was rested for the midweek win over Tranmere in the EFL Cup. He will be fresh and ready for the game against Aston Villa.
But the hosts will miss out on Patson Daka who is nursing an injured ankle.
Leicester predicted XI (4-2-3-1 right to left): Hermansen (GK) — Justin, Vestergaard, Faes, Kristiansen — Winks, Ndidi — Fatawu, Buonanotte, Decordova-Reid — Vardy.
Injured: Daka
Suspended: None
Aston Villa has four players on the injury list this week. Boubacar Kamara and Tyrone Mings are out with knee injuries.
Robin Olsen and Matty Cash are also likely to miss out on the game against Leicester.
Ian Maatsen, as a result, may get a chance to start the game.
Aston Villa predicted XI (4-2-3-1, right to left): Martinez (GK) — Maatsen, Konsa, Torres, Digne — Onana, Tielemans — Bailey, Rogers, McGinn — Watkins
Injured: Kamara, Mings, Olsen, Cash
Suspended: None
Premier League fixture schedule this week
All times ET
Saturday, August 31
- Arsenal vs. Brighton (7:30 a.m.)
- Brentford vs. Southampton (10:00 a.m.)
- Everton vs. Bournemouth (10:00 a.m.)
- Ipswich Town vs. Fulham (10:00 a.m.)
- Leicester vs. Aston Villa (10:00 a.m.)
- Nottingham Forest vs. Wolverhampton (10:00 a.m.)
- West Ham vs. Man City (12:30 p.m.)
Sunday, September 1
- Chelsea vs. Crystal Palace (8:30 a.m.)
- Newcastle vs. Tottenham (8:30 a.m.)
- Man United vs. Liverpool (11:00 a.m.)
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