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Two sides enjoying good form go head-to-head at the King Power Stadium on Friday as Leicester and Nottingham Forest get Gameweek 9 of the Premier League underway. After a slow start to the season, Steve Cooper's Leicester appear to have found their footing in the EPL after back-to-back wins against south coast sides Bournemouth and Southampton.

Live updates, analysis and reaction from the King Power Stadium as Steve Cooper takes on his old club for the first time in a highly-anticipated East Midlands derby

Steve Cooper is set for an emotional evening as he comes up against Forest, who he led to promotion and survival in the top flight before being sacked last season. But he refused to talk about his time at the City Ground ahead of the match and also did not say whether he would acknowledge the Forest fans.

Both sides will be looking build on their respective wins last week especially as the Foxes look to avoid being part of the relegation discussion

Paston Daka (ankle), Nathaniel Opoku (broken leg) and back-up goalkeeper Jakub Stolarczyk (ankle) for this game, but reportedly have no new injury concerns to contend with following their latest outing against Saints.

Sutton is making predictions for all 380 Premier League matches this season, against a variety of guests. For week nine, he takes on rapper Nemzzz, who supports Manchester United. Leicester City came back from the dead to beat Southampton last time out,