Leicester City team news v Cheltenham as Page and Aluko start amid eight changes | OneFootball

Leicester City make eight changes for the FA Cup tie at Cheltenham, with Louis Page, Bade Aluko and Silko Thomas handed rare starts. According to LeicesterMercury.co.uk, the trio come in.

17-year-old Page makes his first start since August after a run of bright cameos from the bench.

Aluko and Silko Thomas make only their second starts, both in different roles to their full debuts. Aluko, sent off when used at left-back at Southampton, moves to right-back. Silko Thomas, who led the line at Sheffield United, starts on the right wing ahead of Aluko.

Jannik Vestergaard, Ben Nelson and Luke Thomas complete the defence in front of Asmir Begovic, with Marti Cifuentes changing his goalkeeper. Nelson is one of three to keep his place.

In midfield, Page is joined by Hamza Choudhury and Oliver Skipp, who both keep their spots from the win over West Brom. Choudhury drops deeper after filling in at left-back, Skipp moves into Jordan James’ number eight role, and Page operates as the attacking midfielder.

It is a new-look front three as Silko Thomas is joined by Patson Daka and Stephy Mavididi. Neither Abdul Fatawu nor Jakub Stolarczyk are in the squad. Harry Winks and Wout Faes are again omitted.

City are in a four-three-three with Begovic in goal, a back four of Aluko, Nelson, Vestergaard and Luke Thomas, Choudhury, Skipp and Page in midfield, and Silko Thomas, Daka and Mavididi up front. The bench comprises Vieites, Okoli, Ricardo, James, De Cordova-Reid, Marcal, Monga, Evans and Ayew.

Source: LeicesterMercury.co.uk