Leicester v Wednesday
Championship
Saturday April 26 2008
Walkers Stadium 3.00pm

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Stalemate - Leicester 0-0 Owls - 8/1

Leicester at half time, Owls at full time: 40/1

Deon Burton to score and Owls win 1-0: 60/1

Owls win 2-0: 16/1

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Owls team news
Brian Laws will run the rule over three of his more senior players prior to making his decision on the starting line-up for Saturday's crunch clash. Graham Kavanagh (hamstring), Lee Bullen (hamstring) and Steve Watson (groin) are the players in question and Laws is hopeful of including the experienced trio in his squad.

With Burton O'Brien ruled out for the last two games of the season, Ronnie Wallwork may be given a rare start alongside Adam Bolder in the central midfield area. Up front will see two from three, with Ben Sahar, Bartosz Slusarski and Deon Burton in contention.

Leicester team news
With a morale-boosting 1-0 win at Barnsley last week and a potential sell-out at the Walkers Stadium, Foxes boss Ian Holloway has no fresh injury worries for the Owls clash.

A solid backline that boasts the second best defensive record in the league means that attacking players - the likes of Steve Howard, Barry Hayles, Ian Hume and DJ Campbell - are left to get on with the job of sorting out scoring duties.

Sheffield United loanee Lee Hendrie is expected to recover from a knock that saw him replaced before half time against Barnsley.

Owls last five
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Leicester last five
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Previous ten meetings

06/10/07 0-2 (h) Championship
02/12/06 1-4 (a) Championship
04/11/06 2-1 (h) Championship
10/09/05 2-0 (a) Championship
08/03/03 1-1 (a) Championship
02/10/02 1-2 (h) League Cup
21/09/02 0-0 (h) Championship
14/05/00 4-0 (h) Premiership
30/10/99 3-0 (a) Premiership
06/02/99 0-2 (a) Premiership

Last meeting
6 October 2007

Wednesday 0-2 Leicester
(McAuley 7,Kisnorbo 14)

Owls: Grant, Bullen, Gilbert, Hinds, Johnson (Beevers 38), Whelan, Tudgay, Esajas, Kavanagh, Burton (Jeffers 63), Sodje (O'Brien 63)

Subs not used: Burch, Lunt

Leicester: Fulop, Kisnorbo, N'Gotty, McAuley, Stearman, James Chambers, Newton, Sheehan, King (Kenton 74), Hume (Campbell 61), Fryatt (Cort 61)

Subs not used: Henderson, Kishishev

Attendance: 20,010

One to watch
Iain Hume

One-time Wednesday target Hume signed a new three-year contract at the Walkers Stadium last summer. The Canadian international was brought in by ex-Foxes manager Craig Levein to replace David Connolly after making his name at Tranmere Rovers and the move has proved successful for the Foxes.

This season, Hume has been effective in front of goal, scoring ten in total, but none more important than his last two in as many games. His late equaliser against Colchester and the winning goal at Barnsley in last week's crunch encounter at Oakwell have helped Leicester to climb out of the bottom three. Hume is on his way to finishing as the Foxes top scorer this term and will be looking to add to his tally in the biggest game of the season so far for both clubs.


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