Two clubs in opposite halves of the English League Championship table will do battle today in a league match between the Bolton Wanderers and Leicester City. The second-division clash scheduled for 3 p.m. ET will be held at Reebok Stadium in Bolton. Information on how and where to stream the match can be found here.
Though Leicester City have earned promotion to the English Premier League, manager Nigel Pierce is wary of his competition this afternoon (h/t to the Bolton News). "They have tightened up quite a bit," he said. "They have got some good players. It's no surprise to me that they've managed to get a positive run together," he added.
"They go into the game with a comfortable league position, but knowing Dougie [Freedman], he will want to finish the season well."
Will it, however, be well enough to beat a newly promoted side destined for England's top flight? Tell us @SportsWN
Tactical Preview
Player to Watch: Bolton's Jay Spearing has been a stalwart midfielder for the club this season. The 25-year-old has found the balance to contribute on both sides of the ball. His two goals and six assists are only outdone by his average of 2.5 tackles and 1.9 intereceptions per match.
Bolton's Projected Lineup (4-2-3-1): Bogdan; Ream, Wheater, Mills, Hutton; Trotter, Spearing; Jutkiewicz, Chung, Danns; Beckford
Leicester's Projected Lineup (4-4-2): Schmeichel; Schlupp, Morgan, Wasilewski, Laet; Mahrez, Drinkwater, King, Knockaert; Nugent, Vardy
| League Table | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Leicester | 43 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 45 | 22 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 34 | 21 | 28 | 9 | 6 | 79 | 43 | 36 | 93 |
| 2 | Burnley | 44 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 36 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 33 | 21 | 25 | 14 | 5 | 69 | 35 | 34 | 89 |
| 3 | Derby | 44 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 42 | 23 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 37 | 26 | 24 | 9 | 11 | 79 | 49 | 30 | 81 |
| 4 | QPR | 44 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 37 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 24 | 22 | 10 | 12 | 56 | 41 | 15 | 76 |
| 5 | Wigan | 43 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 35 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 10 | 13 | 57 | 42 | 15 | 70 |
| 6 | Brighton | 44 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 29 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 51 | 39 | 12 | 66 |
| 7 | Nottm Forest | 44 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 37 | 27 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 28 | 31 | 16 | 17 | 11 | 65 | 58 | 7 | 65 |
| 8 | Ipswich | 44 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 33 | 23 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 25 | 29 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 58 | 52 | 6 | 65 |
| 9 | Reading | 43 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 34 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 29 | 30 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 63 | 53 | 10 | 64 |
| 10 | Blackburn | 44 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 30 | 18 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 33 | 40 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 63 | 58 | 5 | 64 |
| 11 | Bournemouth | 44 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 36 | 26 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 27 | 38 | 17 | 12 | 15 | 63 | 64 | -1 | 63 |
| 12 | Watford | 43 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 38 | 21 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 32 | 32 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 70 | 53 | 17 | 60 |
| 13 | Middlesboro | 43 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 32 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 23 | 27 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 55 | 46 | 9 | 58 |
| 14 | Bolton | 43 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 27 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 27 | 36 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 54 | 56 | -2 | 55 |
| 15 | Sheff Wed | 44 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 38 | 30 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 23 | 30 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 61 | 60 | 1 | 53 |
| 16 | Leeds | 44 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 34 | 30 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 21 | 35 | 15 | 8 | 21 | 55 | 65 | -10 | 53 |
| 17 | Huddersfield | 44 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 34 | 30 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 32 | 13 | 11 | 20 | 54 | 62 | -8 | 50 |
| 18 | Charlton | 43 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 24 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 33 | 11 | 12 | 20 | 34 | 57 | -23 | 45 |
| 19 | Doncaster | 44 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 26 | 29 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 37 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 38 | 66 | -28 | 44 |
| 20 | Millwall | 44 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 25 | 33 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 40 | 10 | 14 | 20 | 44 | 73 | -29 | 44 |
| 21 | Birmingham | 43 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 28 | 36 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 27 | 32 | 11 | 10 | 22 | 55 | 68 | -13 | 43 |
| 22 | Blackpool | 44 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 24 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 39 | 10 | 13 | 21 | 36 | 63 | -27 | 43 |
| 23 | Barnsley | 44 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 20 | 33 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 21 | 38 | 9 | 12 | 23 | 41 | 71 | -30 | 39 |
| 24 | Yeovil | 44 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 28 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 25 | 41 | 8 | 13 | 23 | 43 | 69 | -26 | 37 |
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