Overview
- Kick-off is 12:30pm on Saturday, 23 August at The Valley with live coverage on Sky Sports.
- Charlton, promoted via the League One play-offs, are one of two Championship sides yet to concede this season.
- Leicester, relegated from the Premier League, followed an opening win with a League Cup exit to Huddersfield on penalties and a late league loss at Preston.
- Reece Burke has returned to training for Charlton, while Ricardo Pereira is available for Leicester and Harry Souttar and Victor Kristiansen remain long-term absentees.
- Odds make Leicester narrow favourites at roughly 11/10–6/5, with previews pointing to a low-scoring game and noting that two of Leicester's three goals have come from set pieces.