Patson Daka leads Leicester City squad for Derby County friendly match
Chipolopolo forward Patson Daka will lead the attack for Leicester City when they take on Championship side, Derby County in a club-friendly match on Saturday.
The Foxes have two matches tomorrow. Manager Brendan Rodgers will take a squad to Deepdale to tackle Preston in a 16:00hrs kick-off, while assistant manager Chris Davies will oversee the team which travels to Derby in a 14:00hrs kick-off.
Daka and Kelechi Iheanacho are the strikers for the side that travels to Derby with youngster Will Alves.
Daka has scored two goals and has set up one in the three preseason friendly matches that Leicester City have played so far.
Young midfielders Wanya Marcal-Madivadua, Tawanda Maswanhise, Dennis Praet have joined Senegalese Papy Mendy, Nigerian Wilfred Ndidi and Belgian Youri Tielemans as the Midfielders for the match.
Legend Jarmie Vardy leads the squad for the Preston End friendly alongside James Madison, Kierian Dewsbury-Hall, Wesley Fofana, James Justin, John Evans and Harvey Barnes.
The Foxes will then host Sevilla at King Power Stadium next Sunday (6pm kick-off) to conclude their preseason preparation.
LCFC squad for Derby County
Goalkeepers:
Chituru Odunze
Jakub Stolarczyk
Brad Young
Defenders:
Daniel Amartey
Timothy Castagne
Shane Flynn
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Luke Thomas
Jannik Vestergaard
Midfielders:
Hamza Choudhury
Wanya Marcal-Madivadua
Tawanda Maswanhise
Papy Mendy
Wilfred Ndidi
Dennis Praet
Youri Tielemans
Callum Wright
Forwards
Will Alves
Patson Daka
Kelechi Iheanacho
LCFC squad for Preston North End
Goalkeepers:
Daniel Iversen
Kasper Schmeichel
Defenders:
Paul Appiah
Jonny Evans
Wesley Fofana
Iestyn Hughes
James Justin
Ben Nelson
Ricardo Pereira
Midfielders:
Marc Albrighton
Harvey Barnes
Sammy Braybrooke
Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall
Oliver Ewing
James Maddison
Kasey McAteer
Boubakary Soumaré
Forwards:
Ayoze Pérez
Jamie Vardy