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.

Steve Cooper comes face to face with his former club in the East Midlands derby. Join Scott Murray.   20:19 18 min: Three of the most abysmal attempted clearances in short order, there, and my how Leicester have paid the price for them.

Follow live coverage as Leicester City face Nottingham Forest today in the Premier League. Another top-flight season will be covered in full right here with The Independent, as reigning champions Manchester City look to make it an unprecedented five titles in a row come the end of 2024/25.

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.

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. Sutton's prediction: 0-1 Leicester City came back from the dead to beat Southampton last time out,