Ruud van Nistelrooy has named his Leicester City side to face Newcastle United.
Van Nistelrooy has made three changes to the side that drew 2-2 with Brighton & Hove Albion as Hamza Choudhury and Oliver Skipp replace Boubakary Soumare and Wilfred Ndidi.
Stephy Mavididi starts ahead of Jordan Ayew, however, some Leicester fans were angry to see Kasey McAteer in the XI as opposed to Facundo Buonanotte, who was ineligible to play last weekend.
Four academy players named in Leicester City side against Newcastle
One of the best parts of supporting a football club is seeing players come through the academy to represent the first-team.
At Leicester, a number of players have risen through the youth ranks to represent the Foxes and that’s no different today.
In the squad to face Newcastle are four players who have come through the Leicester academy in the squad.
Henry Cartwright was singled out by Ruud van Nistelrooy midweek and his eye-catching displays for the Under-21s has led to him earning a place on the bench.
Henry Cartwright of Leicester City arrives at St James' Park ahead of the Premier League match between Newcastle United and Leicester City at St Ja...
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Hamza Choudhury and Kasey McAteer meanwhile start the game at St James’ Park and Luke Thomas is on the bench.
To make it even more exciting for Foxes fans, three of those players were born in Leicester, with McAteer born in Northampton.
Who is Leicester City’s youngest academy graduate to play in the Premier League?
The likes of Harvey Barnes, Ben Chilwell and Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall have all played for the Foxes in the Premier League, but aren’t the youngest in the club’s history to make their debut.
Emile Heskey currently holds the record as the youngest player from the Leicester academy to make his Premier League debut.
Heskey made his senior Foxes debut aged 17 years and 55 days against Queens Park Rangers on 8 March 1995.
Player Age
Emile Heskey 17 years and 55 days
Tom Williamson 17 years and 137 days
Tommy Wright 17 years and 175 days
Jordan Stewart 17 years and 324 days
Danny Thomas 18 years and 240 days
Stuart Campbell 18 years and 356 days
Luke Thomas 19 years and 36 days
Leicester City’s youngest Premier League players.
Thomas, who is on the bench today, is the seventh youngest when he made his debut as a 19-year-old against Sheffield United on 16 July 2020.
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