PREM: Leicester City v Sunderland preview

Leicester City v Sunderland preview

Leicester look like having an unchanged squad for the visit of Sunderland.

That means that captain Wes Morgan will remain out with his back injury along with midfielder Nampalys Mendy, who is still nursing a knee problem. 

On-loan defender Molla Wague is out for the season with a dislocated shoulder.

Craig Shakespeare may name an unchanged team as he looks to maintain his 100 per cent winning record as Foxes boss with a sixth straight victory in all competitions. 

Sunderland boss David Moyes will make a late decision on leading scorer Jermain Defoe ahead of Tuesday night's Premier League trip to Leicester.

Defoe did not train on Sunday after taking a kick just below his knee during Saturday's 1-0 defeat at Watford and is a slight doubt, while fellow striker Victor Anichebe is still feeling some pain in his knee as he bids to return from a lengthy lay-off.

Midfielder Lee Cattermole was an unused substitute at Vicarage Road after recovering from a long-standing hip cartilage problem, but Steven Pienaar (calf) and Jan Kirchhoff, Paddy McNair and Duncan Watmore (all knee) are still out.

Teams

Leicester (from): Schmeichel, Hamer, Zieler, Simpson, Huth, Wasilewski, Benalouane, Chilwell, Fuchs, Gray, Albrighton, Ndidi, King, Drinkwater, Amartey, Kapustka, Mahrez, Ulloa, Vardy, Slimani, Musa, Okazaki. 

Sunderland (from): Pickford, Mannone, Jones, Manquillo, Denayer, Oviedo, Love, O'Shea, Kone, Djilobodji, Lescott, Cattermole, Ndong, Gibson, Larsson, Borini, Januzaj, Khazri, Honeyman, Defoe, Maja.