Burton Albion v Leicester City U21: How to watch, TV channel, kick-off time, head-to-head stats and team news

Burton Albion and Leicester City Under 21s get their EFL Trophy campaigns underway on Tuesday.

Burton have not enjoyed their start to the 2024/25 season, with just one point taken from their opening two League One fixtures of the campaign, as well as a 4-0 League Cup exit at the hands of Blackpool.

The Foxes also started their campaign poorly as they fell to a 2-1 defeat to Southampton on the opening day of their Premier League 2 season and will be hoping for a stronger showing this time out.

How to watch Burton Albion v Leicester City U21 and TV channel

Burton Albion v Leicester City U21 is available to watch live in the UK and will be broadcast on Sky Sports +.

Burton Albion v Leicester City U21 kick-off time, date and venue

Burton Albion v Leicester City U21 will take place at the Pirelli Stadium in Burton-on-Trent on Tuesday 20th August, with kick-off due for 19:00.

Burton Albion v Leicester City U21 stats and head-to-head record (H2H)

Burton were victorious in the one previous meeting between the two sides, as goals from Victor Adeboyejo, Joe Powell and a brace from Gassan Ahadme helped secure a 4-2 victory in the 2022 group stages.

Despite failing to win either of their opening two league matches, the Brewers have looked strong in attack with five goals scored already.

Burton Albion v Leicester City U21 head-to-head record (H2H)

Burton Albion wins	1
Draws	0
Leicester City U21 wins	0

* H2H stats refer to all competitions

Burton Albion v Leicester City U21 team news

Burton Albion team news

Burton head coach Mark Robinson has confirmed that as many as 11 first-team players are unavailable through injury, although many of these are close to returning to the fold.

One many who is available for selection is Ryan Sweeney, after missing Saturday’s 3-3 draw with Mansfield through suspension.

Leicester City U21 team news

New signing Michael Golding may feature for the Foxes on Tuesday night as well as Christopher Popov, who netted in their 2-1 defeat to Southampton U21’s last time out.