Leicester City boss Steve Cooper is set to shuffle his pack for Tuesday’s League Cup fourth-round tie at Walsall, with eight changes expected from the side that drew 1-1 with Everton on Saturday.

Goalkeeper Danny Ward is poised to replace Mads Hermansen between the posts, while Ricardo Pereira, Wout Faes, Conor Coady, and Luke Thomas are all in line to start in a revamped back four.

In midfield, Oliver Skipp returns to the starting XI, partnering Wilfred Ndidi in a double pivot that will look to control the tempo against the League Two outfit.

Bilal El Khannouss, who made his full debut against the Toffees, may be handed another opportunity to build match sharpness, while Abdul Fatawu and Kasey McAteer are set to operate on the flanks.

Odsonne Edouard, meanwhile, is in line to make his full debut up front, as Cooper looks to utilise his squad depth and give some of his fringe players valuable game time.

The Foxes boss has been boosted by a relatively clean bill of health, with Jakub Stolarczyk and Patson Daka the only notable absentees due to long-term injuries.

Predicted Leicester City XI (4-2-3-1):

Ward; Ricardo, Faes, Coady, Thomas; Ndidi, Skipp; Fatawu, El Khannouss, McAteer; Edouard.

Cooper’s team selection will be closely watched, particularly after the Foxes’ underwhelming start to the Premier League season.

Can Leicester’s fringe players seize their chance and deliver a morale-boosting win at Walsall?