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Leicester will play Notts County in their season opener away at Meadow Lane. This will be nothing new for Sammy Braybrooke who faced The Magpies a number of times last season, playing them in League Two with Newport and Chesterfield. Notts County is the oldest professional football club in the world, founded in 1862. The Danish owners have stabilized the club, but still below their potential level. Notts County with a number of new players in their squad. Midfielder Dean Campbell (25) from Northampton is an interesting addition. They have a new forward, the Australian Luka Smyth (22). Other interesting new recruits are, Ireland U21 midfielder Darius Lipsiuc from Stoke, Central Defender Matt Baker joining from Newport. Forward Emile Acquah from Dundee, and full back option James Gibbons from Cambridge. Not to forget Ollie Cooper signed from Swansea on loan. Leicester manager Russell Martin looks to try to field a balanced team, but uncertain if that is possible at this point. The new striker addition Admir Bristric has no experience of playing in a Leicester team, but then Nathan Opoku or Liam Cullen will be starting up front, if it is too early for the Bosnian U21 international. Playing Bobby De Cordova-Reid as a top forward is a suicide act by any football manager, so hopes are that will not happen. Leicester is said to be captained by, Harry Souttar, a player reportedly close to leaving the club. This indicates there are still several issues to resolve before everything is settled, and hopefully, this won’t significantly impact team performance. Leicester fans have to be patient and cool regardless of result on Saturday as it will take some time to get everything regarding the squad sorted in the best way possible. As it stands this looks in good hands so far and potentially becoming an interesting and well planned season. Notts County drew 1-1 with EFL Championship club Burnley in the Carabao Cup, but lost 4-3 on penalties. In pre-season they played Walsall (0-0), Forest (0-2), Randers (1-3), Viborg (0-2), Alfreton (5-0). A mix of different results, but playing teams at different levels. Top Links, #NCYLEI / SOFASCORE / SPORTSMOLE / Table Position: LEI: -, NCY: – Injuries / Uncertainties / Unavailable / Suspensions: LEI: Chaplin NCY: Jones, Head to Head: 11v11 Possible Line-Up’s: LEI: Stolarczyk, Joseph, Okoli, Souttar, Thomas, Skipp, Braybrooke, Cullen, Alves, Watson, Bristric NCY: Belshaw; Tsaroulla, Gibbons, Ness, Bedeau, Lipsiuc; Cooper, Campbell, Evans; Ndlovu, Roberts Predicted Result: 2-1 (Win) Our League One fixture calendar gets underway 📆#NCYLEI pic.twitter.com/ASn906rpJW — Leicester City (@LCFC) August 12, 2026 Focus On; Notts County Nickname: Magpies, Manager: Martin Paterson, Captain: Matt Palmer, Kit Supplier: Puma, Stadium: Meadow Lane, Capacity: 19 841 In Both Camps, Notts County Wikipedia: Notts County Football Club is a professional football club in Nottingham, England, who compete in EFL League One following promotion via the playoffs. Founded in 1862, Notts County are the oldest professional football club in the world. They first competed in the FA Cup in 1877 and in 1888 became one of the 12 founding members of the Football League. The club have been promoted 15 times, relegated 17 times and have played in each of the top five divisions of English football, read more Honours: Notts County has won major historic trophies including the FA Cup in 1894 and eight English league division titles across the second, third, and fourth tiers of professional football. Major Cup Trophies, FA Cup: Winners (1894), Anglo-Italian Cup: Winners (1995), League Titles: Second Division / Tier 2: Champions (1896–97, 1913–14, 1922–23) Third Division / Tier 3: Champions (1997–98) Third Division South / Tier 3 South: Champions (1930–31, 1949–50) Fourth Division / Tier 4: Champions (1970–71, 2009–10) Did You Know? Notts County have a very unique relationship with Italian giants Juventus, with Juventus adopting black and white stripes on their shirts after being inspired by the Magpies and citing the colour combo as ‘aggressive’. This coincided with a friendly match between the two sides in 2011 to commemorate their connection, Juventus moving into a new ground. Notts County would draw 1-1 with the Series A club on the night, opening the brand-new Juventus Stadium. Vintage Focus On: Don Masson Official Website: www.nottscountyfc.co.uk