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How will Leicester's line-up against Arsenal?

How will Leicester's line-up against Arsenal?

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Brendan Rodgers’ Leicester City have come out of the January transfer window performing very well but The Foxes were hammered 3-0 by Manchester United, despite creating several good chances in the match.

Throughout the campaign, The Foxes have been blighted by injuries, particularly defensively. James Justin and Jonny Evans remain sidelined with long-term absences, whilst Ryan Bertrand is a doubt. It is unexpected right now, though, that any fresh faces would be brought into the current back four that features two January signings and one summer signing as Leicester attempt to rejuvenate their squad.

Wilfred Ndidi, one of the more consistent performers in the Premier League in recent seasons, has found himself out of favour with both Nampalys Mendy and Youri Tielemans ahead of him in the pecking order, partnering Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall. Tielemans is expected to come back in for Mendy as Leicester go on the front foot at the King Power.

James Maddison had been influential in the first-half of the campaign and he has been excellent ever since returning from injury at the end of January. He is a doubt for this match, though, so it wouldn’t be a major surprise to see Mendy or Ndidi alongside Dewsbury-Hall with Tielemans pushing slightly higher into the number ten role.

The wingers in their recent run of form, Harvey Barnes and Tete, remain pivotal to the side, with Kelechi Iheanacho rediscovering some impressive form, too. There is unlikely to be any changes to those three players with Patson Daka and Jamie Vardy both failing to ever really do enough to convince Rodgers that they start.

PREDICTED XI (4-2-3-1): Ward; Castagne, Souttar, Faes, Kristiansen; Tielemans, Dewsbury-Hall; Tete Maddison, Barnes; Iheanacho

UNAVAILABLE: Evans (Injured), Justin (Injured)

QUESTIONABLE: Bertrand (Fitness), Maddison (Injured)