Leicester City manager Nigel Pearson has said he may spring a few selection surprises for today's final pre-season friendly against Werder Bremen.
City face the Bundesliga side at the King Power Stadium (3.0) just a week before the kick-off of their Premier League campaign against Everton.
But Pearson said he would not be using the fixture as a dress-rehearsal for the Toffees.
The Blue Army will look at how City line up against Bremen to see if there are any clues to the likely starting XI and the formation Pearson will adopt against Everton, but he warned they may be disappointed.
City have used different formations and combinations during pre-season and, while it is widely expected they will eventually adopt a 4-2-3-1 system in the Premier League, both sides that were fielded at MK Dons and Rotherham this week lined up in 4-4-2 formation.
Pearson will definitely be without defender Matt Upson today, who has missed nearly all of pre-season with a foot injury, while City will assess the fitness of striker Jamie Vardy (thigh) and winger Anthony Knockaert (ankle).
"People may think it is a dress-rehearsal but I may try something different," said Pearson.
"I will wait to see what type of condition the players are in after the games at MK Dons and Rotherham."
Assistant manager Craig Shakespeare was equally evasive about City's approach.
"We will discuss the team and then people can read into it what they like," he said earlier this week. "The players don't know how we are going to line up.
"I think it is fair to say we will start with four at the back but what formation in front of that we will wait and see.
"But it will be nice to be back on home soil. The last time we were at the King Power Stadium we were lifting the Championship trophy."
Bremen finished a disappointing 12th in the Bundesliga last season and manager Robin Dutt will be looking for an improvement.
They have injury concerns over striker Franco Di Santo, who will definitely miss today's game.
The Argentine picked up the injury in a friendly against Hannover on Wednesday, which Bremen lost.
