Hello everyone. Welcome to the new Premier League season! It's been a long time coming, and survival is the main aim for both Leicester and Sunderland, who meet today at the King Power Stadium. Team news to follow...

Meanwhile, Claudio Ranieri takes charge of Leicester for the first time and has given a start to new signing Shinji Okazaki. Fellow new signings N'Golo Kante, Christian Fuchs and Yohan Benalouane start on the bench.

Sunderland's summer recruits Jeremain Lens, Younes Kaboul and Sebastian Coates all start, with fellow new signing Adam Matthews on the bench. Steven Fletcher is also on the bench, but Wes Brown misses out altogether through injury.

Leicester goalkeeping coach Mike Stowell runs through today's team news ahead of today's Premier League opener against Sunderland at King Power Stadium

SUNDERLAND XI: Pantilimon, Jones, PVA, Kaboul, Coates, Cattermole, Rodwell, Larsson, Johnson, Lens, Defoe.

LEICESTER CITY XI: Schmeichel, De Laet, Huth, Morgan, Schlupp, Albrighton, Drinkwater, King, Mahrez, Okazaki, Vardy.