Leicester City Vs Qpr: Kolli Starts as Lineups Named for King Power Clash
Leicester City vs qpr has taken a key pre-match turn with starting lineups confirmed ahead of Saturday afternoon’s Championship meeting at the King Power Stadium, where the hosts are chasing back-to-back home wins and Rangers are trying to halt a four-match losing streak.
Leicester City Vs Qpr: Confirmed Starting Lineups and Benches
QPR XI: Walsh; Mbengue, Dunne, Edwards, Norrington-Davies; Hayden, Morgan; Smyth, Vale, Kolli; Kone.
QPR subs: Hamer, Adamson, Smith, Clarke-Salter, Esquerdinha, Poku, Saito, Varane, Bennie.
Leicester XI: Stolarczyk; Choudhury, Okoli, Nelson, Thomas; Skipp, James; Fatawu, Mukasa, Mavididi; Ayew.
Leicester subs: Vieites, Pereira, Lascelles, Aribo, Winks, Monga, De Cordova-Reid, Richards, Daka.
For QPR, Rayan Kolli has been handed a starting place. Paul Smyth and Kieran Morgan also come in, and Rhys Norrington-Davies returns to the XI in place of Jake Clarke-Salter. Jonathan Varane and Koki Saito drop to the bench.
What’s at Stake at the King Power Stadium
Leicester enter the weekend aiming to build on a midweek 2-0 win over Bristol City, a result that ended a 13-match winless run across all competitions. The victory also brought a rare clean sheet, Leicester’s first since late September, and marked Gary Rowett’s maiden win as head coach at the fifth attempt.
That midweek win lifted Leicester out of the relegation zone on goal difference, with the club sitting level on points with Oxford United, who occupy the final relegation place. Rowett, appointed after the club was hit by a six-point deduction, has lost just one of his five matches in charge to date, collecting six points.
QPR arrive in poor form after a 1-0 midweek defeat to Birmingham City, their fourth straight Championship loss. Rangers have lost their last four league matches by an aggregate scoreline of 12-0, and sit 18th in the table ahead of the trip to the East Midlands with a nine-point buffer over the relegation zone.
The recent head-to-head has produced big scorelines and frequent goals at both ends. Earlier this season QPR beat Leicester 4-1, while Leicester won 6-2 in an FA Cup meeting at the beginning of 2025. Across the last six match-ups between the sides in all competitions, both teams have scored in every game.
Team News: Injuries and Missing Players
Leicester’s injuries include Victor Kristiansen, who is sidelined with a knee injury. Aaron Ramsey is battling a hamstring problem, while Harry Souttar is out with an Achilles issue. Jannick Vestergaard is also unavailable through injury. Goalkeeper Asmir Begovic has missed the previous three games with an injury and this match appears to come too soon for his return.
QPR are dealing with multiple absences. Romarn Burrell is ruled out, as are Ilias Chair, Karamoko Dembele, Ziyad Larkeche, Nicolas Madsen and Justin Obikwu, leaving head coach Julien Stephan short of options across several areas.
In attack, Leicester’s leading scorers this season include Jordan James and Abdul Fatawu with nine goals each in all competitions. For Rangers, Burrell has 10 goals but is set to miss Leicester City vs qpr once again.
