Overview

• Leicester kick off their 2025/26 Championship season at the King Power Stadium under new head coach Marti Cifuentes as 1/7 favourites.
• The Foxes have kept core talents such as Patson Daka, Stephy Mavididi and Bilal El Khannouss to spearhead an immediate promotion bid.
• Sheffield Wednesday received EFL clearance to play despite a three-window transfer embargo and repeated delays to player wages.
• Pedersen, promoted from assistant, faces the task of assembling a competitive side from an almost unrecognisable squad.
• Sunday’s live broadcast on Sky Sports Main Event underscores the gulf between Leicester’s title ambitions and Wednesday’s fight for survival.