Shinji Okazaki has been handed his debut for Leicester City in their Premier League opener at the King Power Stadium against Sunderland.
New Foxes boss Claudio Ranieri has kept faith with the players that guided the club to safety last season under Nigel Pearson as Okazaki is the only signing to make his first start as N'Golo Kante and Christian Fuchs start on the bench.
Jamie Vardy leads the line alongside Okazaki, while Danny Drinkwater and Andy King occupy the midfield with Riyad Mahrez and Marc Albrighton on the wing. Wes Morgan is fit enough to take his place alongside Robert Huth in the heart of the defence.
Sunderland boss Dick Advocaat has given Younes Kaboul and Jeremain Lens their first starts for the club following their summer moves to the Black Cats. Skipper John O'Shea starts on the bench, meaning that Lee Cattermole takes the captain's armband.
Jermain Defoe leads the line for the Wearsiders with Adam Johnson and Lens in support, while Cattermole, Sebastian Larsson and Jack Rodwell start in a midfield trio.
Leicester City: Schmeichel; De Laet, Huth, Morgan, Schlupp; Albrighton, Drinkwater, King, Mahrez; Okazaki, Vardy
Subs: Schwarzer, Hammond, Kante, Kramaric, Ulloa, Fuchs, Benalouane
Sunderland: Pantilimon; Jones, Coates, Kaboul, van Aanholt; Larsson, Cattermole, Rodwell; Johnson, Defoe, Lens
Subs: Mannone, O'Shea, Matthews, Bridcutt, Giaccherini, Graham, Fletcher
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Simon Sinclair
