Overview
- The match is scheduled for Saturday 15 August 2026 with a 12:30pm BST kick-off at Meadow Lane and will be shown live in the UK on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Football/Sky Sports+.
- Leicester arrive as bookmakers' favourites to go straight back up after back-to-back relegations and the appointment of manager Russell Martin.
- Notts County return to League One following their 2025–26 play-off win over Salford and will be without top scorer Alassana Jatta after his summer transfer away.
- Multiple outlets report that owners King Power are marketing Leicester for sale and that a notable summer exodus of players has left the squad in transition, but the sale remains unconfirmed.
- Bookmakers and broadcasters are heavily promoting the fixture with match-specific offers such as Sky Bet’s new-customer £40 free-bet promotion and widely published pre-match odds.