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Good afternoon and welcome to live coverage of Leicester City versus Manchester United in the Premier League. It’s a big day in the East Midlands, with Champions League qualification on the line for both clubs. Team news to follow shortly.

Premier League / Matchday 38
King Power Stadium / 26.07.2020
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Dan Quarrell

Updated 26/07/2020 at 17:59 GMT+1


2'
Lovely interplay between Greenwood and Pogba releases Martial in behind Morgan, but he's half a yard offside.
1st Half
KICK-OFF
We're underway at the King Power Stadium.
15:59
Both sets of players take the knee before kick-off, because black lives matter.
15:55
We're almost ready to go here. Your referee today will be Martin Atkinson.
15:50
In the reverse of this fixture in September, United took all three points at Old Trafford courtesy of a Marcus Rashford penalty.
15:45
Recent history favours United, who have only lost once to Leicester in their last 23 meetings. It was a whopper of a defeat though, with the Foxes famously coming from 3-1 behind to win a raucous game 5-3 in September 2014.
15:40
United’s recent form has seen them wobble a little. Their defeat in the FA Cup semi-final last weekend was their first in 20 games in all competitions. Either side of that, they dropped points at home with draws against Southampton and West Ham United. Recent performances have been leggy, so they’re not in the best form approaching what is, all things considered, the biggest game United have played in recent years.
15:35
This is a huge afternoon for both teams. Back in January, it looked impossible that Manchester United would be sat in third position in the table going into the final weekend. Since Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s astute purchase of Bruno Fernandes in the transfer window that month, United have been transformed. After Fernandes’ debut against Wolves at the start of February, United were 14 points off third place. Now they occupy that position, with their destiny in their own hands today. Any kind of result will ensure a Champions League qualifying place.
15:30
So while Brendan Rodgers’ team have been on the slide, a win at the King Power Stadium today would arrest that and put Leicester into Europe’s biggest club competition for just the second time in their history. A draw might do it too if Chelsea lose at home to Wolves this afternoon. They’ll have to do it without some key components though; raiding full-backs Ben Chilwell and Ricardo Pereira are missing, as is centre-back Caglar Soyuncu and midfielder James Maddison. Can Leicester grab a seismic result in their absence?
15:25
Leicester City have had a lofty season to date, but it’s all in danger of unravelling on the last day. When they won 3-0 at Newcastle on New Years’ Day, the Foxes were second in the league; too far behind a rampant Liverpool to challenge for the title, but with a Champions League place looking nailed on. Since that day they’ve won four, drawn five and lost seven. Leicester’s 3-0 defeat to Tottenham last Sunday saw the slip out of the top four for the first time since September.
15:20
Just one change for Manchester United from the team that played against West Ham United in midweek, as Aaron Win-Bissaka returns at right back in place of Timothy Fosu-Mensah.
15:15
Ryan Bennett, Ayoze Perez and Harvey Barnes drop out of the Leicester team that faced Tottenham last weekend. Hamza Choudhry comes into midfield and Kelechi Iheanacho will partner Jamie Vardy up front, with Marc Albrighton restored to the team down the right.
15:10
And your visitors, Manchester United:
15:05
Here's your hosts for today, Leicester City: