Leicester City team news v Blackburn as Victor Kristiansen starts amid four changes

How Leicester City line up at the King Power Stadium as Victor Kristiansen, Boubakary Soumare, Stephy Mavididi and Julian Carranza all come in to face Blackburn

Leicester City’s Victor Kristiansen(Image: Getty)

Victor Kristiansen has been handed his first Leicester City start of the season with the Dane called up as one of four changes.

Kristiansen comes in for Luke Thomas, who is dropped for the first time this campaign after a difficult afternoon in City’s defeat at Millwall.

Meanwhile, Boubakary Soumare comes in for the injured Aaron Ramsey in midfield, with Bobby De Cordova-Reid only fit enough for the bench.

Out wide, Stephy Mavididi makes his first start since September, with Jeremy Monga not even on the bench after a bout of illness this week, while Julian Carranza is handed his second start of the season up front, the Argentinian preferred to Jordan Ayew and Patson Daka.

Kristiansen is the only change to the back-line with Caleb Okoli keeping his spot next to Jannik Vestergaard, with Wout Faes only on the bench.

Ricardo Pereira completes the defence, with Harry Winks and Jordan James again in midfield. Abdul Fatawu once again starts on the right wing.

Luke Thomas does make the bench, as does Silko Thomas as a wide option, but there’s again no place for Ben Nelson.

City (4-3-3): Stolarczyk; Ricardo, Okoli, Vestergaard, Kristiansen; Winks, Soumare, James; Fatawu, Carranza, Mavididi.

Subs: Begovic, Choudhury, L Thomas, Faes, Skipp, De Cordova-Reid, S Thomas, Ayew, Daka.