Divine Mukasa replaces the Welsh midfielder on Good Friday after he failed to overcome the problem he picked up on international duty
Jordan Blackwell
13:47, 03 Apr 2026Updated 13:53, 03 Apr 2026
Jordan James during the Sky Bet Championship match between Leicester City and Queens Park Rangers
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Jordan James during the Sky Bet Championship match between Leicester City and Queens Park Rangers(Image: CameraSport via Getty Images)
Jordan James is not fit enough to make the Leicester City squad with Divine Mukasa starting in attacking midfield.
James picked up an injury on Wales duty but, in a boost to City, Gary Rowett revealed it was not as serious as first feared.
However, it still keeps him out of the squad to take on Preston on Good Friday, with Mukasa coming in as part of the sole change from the 0-0 draw at Watford a fortnight ago.
That means Patson Daka keeps his place up front despite only returning to Leicester yesterday after a long trip back from Argentina, where Zambia lost 5-0 in a friendly.
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It’s perhaps not a surprise that there’s no changes at the back following the strong defensive showing at Watford, with Jamaal Lascelles and Caleb Okoli retained as the centre-back partnership despite Jannik Vestegaard’s return to fitness, the Dane only on the bench.
Goalkeeper Asmir Begovic is also fit again to take his spot among the substitutes, but Jakub Stolarczyk retains the gloves.
In midfield, Harry Winks and Oliver Skipp are playing in a partnership, with Rowett opting to stick with two sitting midfielders, rather than the one he’s played with in each of the last two home games.
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In attack, Stephy Mavididi and Abdul Fatawu flank Daka, with Jeremy Monga and Dujuan Richards among the options from the bench. Aaron Ramsey is fit again, but is not included among the subs.
City (4-2-3-1): Stolarczyk; Ricardo, Okoli, Lascelles, Thomas; Winks, Skipp; Fatawu, Mukasa, Mavididi, Daka.
Subs: Begovic, Nelson, Vestergaard, Choudhury, Aribo, De Cordova-Reid, Monga, Richards, Ayew.