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Leicester
EFL League One
19:45
UTC, Tuesday 27 October 2026
Wigan Athletic crest
Wigan

Leicester vs Wigan: preview, line-ups and kick-off time

Leicester City host Wigan Athletic at King Power Stadium on Tuesday 27 October 2026, kick-off 19:45 UTC, in the EFL League One (round 8). Leicester have had 7 days of rest since playing Bromley (EFL League One); Wigan have had 7 after facing Oxford Utd and travel about 4,898 km. Leigh Doughty is the referee, averaging 4.6 yellow cards a game against a league average of 4.0. The forecast at kick-off is 10°C with rain and windy.

Predicted line-ups

Predicted elevens. Official team sheets usually arrive about an hour before kick-off. About predicted line-ups.

Leicester 3-4-2-1

Coach: Russell Martin

  1. 29 Alex McCarthy GK
  2. 16 Warren O'Hora DEF
  3. 15 Harry Souttar DEF
  4. 5 Memeh Caleb Okoli DEF
  5. 37 Will Alves FWD
  6. 6 John Lundstram MID
  7. 25 Louis Page MID
  8. 33 Luke Thomas DEF
  9. 36 Sammy Braybrooke MID
  10. 27 Kamari Doyle MID
  11. 17 Emil Riis Jakobsen FWD

Bench

  • 21 Franco Ravizzoli GK
  • 24 Ilari Kangasniemi DEF
  • 14 Bobby Reid MID
  • 8 Conor Chaplin MID
  • 11 Liam Cullen MID
  • 12 William Smallbone MID
  • 20 Harry Howell FWD

Wigan 4-2-3-1

Coach: Gary Caldwell

  1. 41 Joe Whitworth GK
  2. 4 Jeremiah Chilokoa-Mullen DEF
  3. 5 Finley Burns DEF
  4. 3 Morgan Fox DEF
  5. 16 Archie Harris DEF
  6. 18 Charlie Gray MID
  7. 6 Jensen Weir MID
  8. 2 Connor Barrett MID
  9. 27 Bradley Burrowes FWD
  10. 7 Fraser Murray MID
  11. 25 Scott Hogan FWD

Bench

  • 1 Joe Walsh GK
  • 19 Chris Sze MID
  • 22 Jon Mellish MID
  • 10 Reggie Walsh MID
  • 38 Christian Saydee FWD
  • 21 K'Marni Miller FWD
  • 9 Sonny Perkins FWD
Previous meetings
  • Saturday 4 January 2020: Leicester City 2-0 Wigan Athletic
  • Tuesday 1 April 2014: Wigan Athletic 2-2 Leicester City
  • Saturday 14 September 2013: Leicester City 2-0 Wigan Athletic
  • Saturday 16 April 2005: Leicester City 0-2 Wigan Athletic
  • Saturday 20 November 2004: Wigan Athletic 0-0 Leicester City