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Two sides enjoying good form go head-to-head at the King Power Stadium on Friday as Leicester and Nottingham Forest get Gameweek 9 of the Premier League underway. After a slow start to the season, Steve Cooper's Leicester appear to have found their footing in the EPL after back-to-back wins against south coast sides Bournemouth and Southampton.

Ricardo Pereira and Abdul Fatawu are both in the starting line-up against Nottingham Forest, with the former handed his first Premier League appearance of the season

Head coach Nuno Espirito Santo has named his Nottingham Forest team to face Leicester City in tonight’s Premier League clash. The eighth-placed Reds take on their East Midlands neighbours looking to make it seven away games unbeaten - a run stretching back to last season. Victory would move them up to fifth in the table.

Steve Cooper is set for an emotional evening as he comes up against Forest, who he led to promotion and survival in the top flight before being sacked last season. But he refused to talk about his time at the City Ground ahead of the match and also did not say whether he would acknowledge the Forest fans.

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Leicester City have suffered a set-back in their preparations for Friday night’s clash with Nottingham Forest. The Foxes know they will be without Jannik Vestergaard after the centre back’s current injury flared up during his time on international duty.

Harry Redknapp highlights the 'not particularly enjoyable' experience of facing a former club in his Leicester City v Nottingham Forest prediction