Rusk looking forward to Foxes test

It's fifth against third in Premier League 2 tonight, when Albion's under-23s host Leicester City at the American Express Elite Football Performance Centre.

Bruce Talbot

2020-01-13T08:00:00Z

Under-23s boss Simon Rusk.

Simon Rusk says his under-23s will have to be at their best when they take on Leicester City tonight in Premier League 2 Division 1.

The Foxes head to the American Express Elite Centre in third place, two places above Albion and they have won four of their last five games.

But Albion are in good form too after returning to action last week with a 2-1 win over Blackburn Rovers, which stretched their unbeaten run in league and cup to five matches. Rusk says he and his squad are looking forward to the challenge.

He said, “It’s going to be a tough game. They have got good momentum so if we are going to get anything out of it, we’re going to have to be at our best.

“We went into the Blackburn game having not played for nearly three weeks, and I think it showed at times. But we got a good result and hopefully we can build on that and bring some of the high level of technical play we showed into the games before Christmas against Valencia and Arsenal into this one.

“We’re on a decent run and we just want to build on recent performances and hopefully that aligns with more wins.”