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Leicester City behind-closed-doors friendly details revealed and what pleased Russell Martin

Leicester City played a behind-closed-doors friendly during the international break

By Josh Holland · Leicester Mercury

Published: Friday, 9 October 2026 at 9:12 AM

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Russell Martin was pleased with Leicester City's performance in a behind-closed-doors friendly during the break.
Goalkeeper Alex McCarthy revealed on a podcast that the training-ground friendly was played against West Brom.
Martin stated the game provided valuable minutes after two weeks of hard training.

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Russell Martin revealed details about Leicester City's behind-closed-doors friendly held during the international break, expressing satisfaction with his team's display. Goalkeeper Alex McCarthy confirmed on Ben Foster's 'Fozcast' podcast that the training ground fixture was played against West Bromwich Albion to help maintain match sharpness.

Martin noted that the match provided valuable minutes and showed the results of training following their 6-1 win over Fulham Under-21s and a defeat to Stevenage. Leicester City now prepare to return to League One action against Peterborough United on Saturday.

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