{"id":601295,"date":"2025-11-29T12:48:25","date_gmt":"2025-11-29T12:48:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/601295\/"},"modified":"2025-11-29T12:48:25","modified_gmt":"2025-11-29T12:48:25","slug":"leicester-city-team-news-v-sheffield-united-as-bobby-de-cordova-reid-starts-amid-three-changes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/601295\/","title":{"rendered":"Leicester City team news v Sheffield United as Bobby De Cordova-Reid starts amid three changes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>How Leicester City line up at the King Power Stadium<\/p>\n<p>11:15, 29 Nov 2025Updated 11:19, 29 Nov 2025<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/0_GettyImages-2237605298.jpg\" alt=\"Bobby De Cordova-Reid\" loading=\"eager\"  \/>Bobby De Cordova-Reid came off the bench to help Leicester City rescue a point(Image: 2025 Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"leicestermercury\">Bobby De Cordova-Reid has been handed his first Leicester City start in nine matches as one of three changes to the team <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.leicestermercury.co.uk\/sport\/football\/match-reports\/leicester-city-sheffield-united-live-10675322\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"to face Sheffield United.Link opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">to face Sheffield United.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"leicestermercury\">The Jamaican attacking midfielder comes into the team in place of Oliver Skipp, and starts for the first time since the 3-1 win over Swansea at the beginning of October.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"leicestermercury\">He will play in the most advanced of the midfield roles, with Jordan James then able to operate as a box-to-box midfielder.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"leicestermercury\">It was how <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.leicestermercury.co.uk\/all-about\/leicester-city-fc\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"CityLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">City<\/a> finished the game at Norwich, when they produced an excellent final 20 minutes to claim victory.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"leicestermercury\">City\u2019s other changes were both expected, with Ricardo Pereira in for Hamza Choudhury at right-back and Luke Thomas back from his ban to play at left-back in place of the suspended Bade Aluko.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"leicestermercury\">Number one goalkeeper Jakub Stolarczyk has not been passed fit and so Asmir Begovic continues in goal. It will be the veteran\u2019s fourth straight start.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"leicestermercury\">With Caleb Okoli joining Ben Nelson and Victor Kristiansen on the sidelines, there\u2019s limited defensive cover on the bench, with Hamza Choudhury to fill in at full-back or centre-back if changes are needed in the back-line.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"leicestermercury\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">City (4-3-3):<\/strong> Begovic; Ricardo, Faes, Vestergaard, L Thomas; Winks, James, De Cordova-Reid; Fatawu, Daka, Mavididi.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"leicestermercury\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">Subs:<\/strong> Vieites, Choudhury, Soumare, Skipp, Page, S Thomas, Monga, Ayew, Carranza.<\/p>\n<p>The latest Leicester City headlines sent straight to your phone<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">Get the latest Leicester City news sent straight to your phone by joining our Foxes WhatsApp community. 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