Middlesbrough V Leicester English League Championship Match 3 -August 2013.Middlesbrough duo Jozsef Varga and Dean Whitehead are set to make their debuts.
Varga joined from Debrecen in the summer and the Hungary international should line up in midfield alongside fellow new signing Whitehead.
David Nugent has recovered from a minor thigh injury to give Leicester boss Nigel Pearson a fully fit squad to choose from.Watch Middlesbrough V Leicester Live, Watch Middlesbrough V Leicester Live Stream, Watch Middlesbrough V Leicester Free Live Stream, Watch Middlesbrough V Leicester Online, Watch Middlesbrough V Leicester Online Free, Middlesbrough V Leicester Live, Middlesbrough V Leicester live stream Online.
New signing Zoumana Bakayogo will provide Paul Konchesky with competition for the left-back spot.
MATCH FACTS
Head-to-head
• Leicester hold a 10-match unbeaten record against Middlesbrough, having won four and drawn six league engagements.
• The Teesside club were 'doubled' by Leicester last season, and haven't beaten the Foxes since a 1-0 home win in the Premier League in March 2002, when Frank Sinclair put through his own goal.
• The first goal will be the 250th to feature in competitive matches between these clubs.
Middlesbrough
• Middlesbrough are making a fifth attempt to return to the Premier League, after a spectacular slump to the second-half of last season, which saw fall from third to 16th with just three wins in 21 games.
• 18 of the 24 current Championship clubs have had Premier League experience, and 'Boro are the second most experienced with 14 seasons.
• The Teesside club have won their opening league fixture just once in 12 seasons (2008).
Leicester City
• Leicester are tackling a fifth consecutive Championship campaign, and 10th outside the Premier League after last season's sixth-placed finish and defeat to Watford in the play-off semi-finals.
• Nigel Pearson takes his charges back to the club where he ended his playing career in 1998 after 139 appearances.
• The Foxes are looking to make a winning league start for the fifth time in six seasons, and third in a row.