Leicester City Academy Notebook: New one to watch, Under-18s stars step up, Nottingham Forest exit

Leicester City manager Russell Martin has handed opportunities to several academy prospects, including starts for Riley Carr and Tommy Neale against Stevenage. Seventeen-year-old attacking midfielder Hugo De Lisle earned a spot on the senior bench for the first time following international appearances with England Under-18s. Five academy graduates also featured in the recent first-team defeat to Peterborough United.

Elsewhere in the academy, Under-18s head coach Adam Barradell departed the club after a 10-year tenure to join rivals Nottingham Forest. Meanwhile, Leicester's Under-21s and Under-18s continue their respective campaigns, with Leon McSweeney's Under-21 side recently earning a 3-1 Premier League Cup win over Cardiff City before falling on penalties to Woking in the National League Cup.