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.
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 |
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.