Leicester City are desperate for three points against Doncaster Rovers

Leicester City will be looking to return to winning ways this afternoon when they welcome Doncaster Rovers in League One. Russell Martin's men have lost three of their four games at home and find themselves 17th in the League One table.

The Foxes lost 3-1 to Peterborough United last weekend, making today's game a must-win. Leicester could welcome Conor Chaplin back into the squad after the attacker was forced to watch the last seven games from the sidelines through injury.

Martin is bound to make changes to his City team, with or without Chaplin. The City boss also faces the difficult decision of naming his seven substitutes, with a handful of players set to miss out again.

Here, the LeicestershireLive writers have picked their starting XIs ahead of a match Leicester will be desperate to win.

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Josh Holland

Leicester are in a luxurious position in the sense that they have so many games coming up that there are plenty of opportunities for players to impress and stake a claim. But, on the flip side, Martin's failure to settle on a best XI in October is a worry.

Alex McCarthy stays in goal for me with three changes at the back. Bade Aluko was hooked at half-time last time out, so I expect Woyo Coulibaly to come in at right-back, with Christian McFarlane replacing Luke Thomas on the other side if he's fit.

Centre-back is another sticky point for Martin; he desperately needs to find his preferred two. I want to see Harry Souttar and Ilari Kangasniemi together.

John Lundstram and Louis Page start as the two busy men, but Kamari Doyle is the man to start in the attacking role. He's impressed me in the last two games and deserves a shot. Despite struggling to create much against Posh, the same front three start.

Honourable mention for Harry Howell, who I think could easily come in for Liam Cullen. I think Chaplin will be used off the bench for now.

My team: McCarthy; Coulibaly, Souttar, Kangasniemi, McFarlane; Lundstram, Page, Doyle; Cullen, Alves, Riis.

Daniel Orme

I think City are in desperate need of a change in system. They’re getting woefully exposed at the back so a change to a back-five seems like the obvious route.

That should see Harry Souttar being brought back in alongside Christian McFarlane if he is fit. Ilari Kangasniemi impressed me during the second half of the Peterborough defeat, and he should be brought into the starting XI.

John Lundstram is the obvious candidate for the defensive midfield role, while Louis Page is one of the first names on the teamsheet.

The central attacking option is obvious: Emil Riis. Both wide positions are up for grabs but Will Alves and Harry Howell have been the most threatening so far so should both start.

My team (3-4-3): Ravizzoli; McFarlane, Souttar, O’Hora, Kangasniemi, Aluko; Lundstram, Page; Howell, Alves, Riis.