Claudio Ranieri has stressed that it is vital for his side to come back from the international break with the right mentality.
Leicester's opponents, Aston Villa, sit in 12th position, with only one win from the opening four games. The hosts have started the season unbeaten, currently in one of the European places. Leicester will be chomping at the bit to get back to Premier League action after a two week break, whilst Aston Villa will be desperate to be the first team to beat the Foxes this season.
Invincible
Leicester's unbeaten start means that they're 5th in the table going into Sunday's fixtures, which is exactly what they've deserved based on the great performances from the first few games.
The form of Riyad Mahrez has been a major factor for the incredible start, possibly deserving of the division's player of the month award, which went to Swansea's Andre Ayew.
However, there's been another, more unsung, hero, Marc Albrighton, whose early season stats have gone largely unnoticed. The Villa youth product will be itching to show his former employers what they're missing with a performance similar to what he's shown so far this season.
Aston Villa's slow start to the season resembles the second half of last season, heavy reliance on their striker. Last year it was Christian Benteke, this year, Rudy Gestede. A relatively strong defensive start to the season has showed just how good an acquisition Micah Richards is. Their defensive stability was added to on Deadline Day with the signing of Joleon Lescott from rivals West Bromwich Albion for around £1million.
New hope
After Aston Villa were forced into the sale of fans' favourite, Christian Benteke, they made the signing of Rudy Gestede from Championship side, Blackburn Rovers. The new signing has gone down well with the Aston Villa faithful, taking to the Frenchman instantly after the club paid £6million for him. His first goal for the Villains was the winner against Bournemouth on the opening day of the season, a bullet header, his trademark.
The 6"4 striker has scored more headed goals (20) since the start of the 2013/14 season than any other player in England's top 4 leagues, meaning Wes Morgan and Robert Huth will both have their work cut out with Gestede, as he is taller than both of them.
With the deliveries of Scott Sinclair, there's a good chance that Rudy Gestede will find his name on the scoresheet come Sunday evening.
Leiecster have got a new striker of their own, and he goes by the name of Shinji Okazaki. After scoring two goals for his native Japan over the international break, you wouldn't put it past him to add to the one Premier League goal he registered against West Ham.
His playing style is almost directly opposite to that of Rudy Gestede, but is just as effective, so far this season he's already grabbed the attention of Premier League pundits and fans because of his never-ending stamina and his desire to chase every ball.
A partnership with England international, Jamie Vardy, has been vital for Leicester's early season form and has left defenders struggling to cope with the pace and work rate of the pair. With a very similar playing style, it comes as a bit of a surprise that the two of them work so well together, but any rumour of that has been killed with fantastic starts for both players.
Okazaki's £7million price tag was massively questioned when he signed for the Foxes, but he has shown exactly why the Leicester owners invested their money into him.
With two solid defensive performances from both teams, there shouldn't be too many goals in this one.
