Leicester (a)  Monday 26th December 3.00pm

There of course no trains with it being Boxing Day.

Getting to the ground
The ground is a 20-25 minute walk from the station, and around the same from most of the city centre pubs mentioned further down. The route from the station is apparently signposted, but I wouldn't expect anyone to be walking straight to the ground!
 
If you're driving down then parking is a bit tricky. Don't even think about the car parks around the ground unless you don't mind being stuck for an age after the game. You used to be able to park in the streets just south of the Western, which was handy for the pub and for a quick getaway, but that area is all residents parking now. The nearest street parking to the ground is now the Compton Road area, just off the A5460. However, there's a railway and a canal between there and the ground! The shortest walking route is a mile, and it's shown on the pub map (bottom). Alternatives are the Lothair Road area, off the A426, or Clarendon Park, off the A5199. All three street parking suggestions are indicated on the pub map.

Pubs
If you're in the car then the options aren't great. Most of the pubs near the ground are home fans only or are to be avoided. An exception is the Counting House, which is a family pub. If you park around Compton Road then you could call in at Westcotes Constitutional Club, which is more or less on the way to the ground. It lets away fans in free, and is family friendly. Otherwise the obvious place to head for is the excellent Western, which is a reasonable 10-12 minute walk from the ground. It's very friendly, and they have a good range of hand-pulled beers. It'll get very busy towards kick-off, so you could consider walking another 5 minutes or so to the highly rated Black Horse or West End Brewery. If you park around Lothair Road then the best option is the Cricketers (allow 20 minutes to get to the ground). The New Road Inn (pretty poor, 15 minutes to the ground) or the aforementioned Counting House are the choices for anyone parking in Clarendon Park.
 
In contrast, train travellers are spoilt for choice. Next door to the station, the Parcel Yard is a good bet. If it's Spoons you want, the nearest is the Corn Exchange, but it's taking you some distance more or less the opposite direction to the ground, so the Bowling Green, which is a Wethespoons clone, could be a better bet. My personal recommendation for a city centre pub though is the King's Head, although it doesn't open until 12. A Black Country Ales outlet, it's small and cosy, the service is fast even when it's busy, and it's relatively cheap. There's an excellent range of beers - three of their own plus around nine guest! The only drawback is that the only food they do is sandwiches. A gem a bit closer (15 minutes' walk) to the ground is the Sir Robert Peel (12 o'clock opening again!). Be aware though that it'll get relatively busy towards kick-off. There are quite a few other good pubs in and around the centre, including the Blue Boar (Leicester CAMRA pub of the year 2018 & 2019), the Rutland and Derby, and numerous others, several of which are shown on the pub map.

Pub map
CAMRA Leicester pub guide (slightly out of date, but otherwise good)
Football Ground Guide