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Leicester City are back, and Last Word on Football are here to bring you the latest team news and predicted lineups ahead of the Carabao Cup tie against Northampton Town. It’s the first game of the campaign, as the Foxes look to get off to the perfect start. This weekend’s visitors are Northampton Town, who, like Leicester, suffered relegation last season. For both sides, much has changed over the last few months, but who can get off to the better start? Read More: Leicester Aim to Continue ‘Active’ Transfer Window With Two Targets Emerging Leicester City Team News With plenty of outgoings this summer, there have also been several new additions to the squad. Wes Burns and Conor Chaplin both arrived, having won promotion from the league just a few years ago with Ipswich. Meanwhile, youngsters like Christian McFarlane and Tommy Watson have signed on loan. Even outside of the players, Russell Martin is now in the hot seat, whilst James McCaron has been busy as the new sporting director. In terms of team news, Ben Nelson is out. He came off early in the last pre-season friendly against Genoa. His issue led to a lengthy stoppage in play, with the City defender severely struggling. It has now been confirmed that he has ruptured his ACL, thus leaving him out for most of the season. With league action on the horizon, this is a good chance for Martin’s side to ease into the season and continue those preparations. The Leicester boss already seems positive about his options. “They look like a proper team, and that is all I can ask for at this stage,” he said following the defeat to Genoa. Read More: Leicester Aim to Continue ‘Active’ Transfer Window With Two Targets Emerging Northampton Town Team News As for the visitors, Northampton Town are preparing for their season in League Two. Interestingly, they met City early on in pre-season, though it was the Foxes who came out on top via goals from Stephy Mavididi and Will Alves. Since then, they have taken on many other sides, picking up wins against Southend and Solihull Moors. Among their new faces is Leicester’s Logan Briggs, who signed on loan. Briggs is a local lad who has impressed over the last few years for the Leicester academy. With this being the first competitive game of the season, it’s tough to know how manager Chris Hogg is looking to line up. However, he did confirm some players are struggling with illness. He said: “We’ve got one or two who are carrying a little bit of a bug, but we are hoping they will be okay for the weekend.” With this, he confirmed that there isn’t much change from last weekend. In that game, they beat Solihull Moors 4-2, with former Manchester City academy forward Matty Warhurst among the goals. Leicester City Predicted Lineup Stolarczyk Joseph Okoli Souttar Thomas Northampton Town Predicted Lineup Jeacock Donacien Maxwell Moore Guthrie Fornah Perkins List Swyer Evans Warhurst Featured Image Credit: IMAGO / News Images