Leicester City could be without three key players for Aston Villa clash
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Leicester City could be without three key players for this Saturday’s clash with Aston Villa at the King Power Stadium.
Wilfried Ndidi, Ryan Bertrand and Jamie Vardy all missed Wednesday (April 20) night’s 1-1 draw at Everton.
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Hide AdNdidi and Bertrand are already confirmed out for the fixture, whilst Jamie Vardy is also a doubt, although the striker could make an unlikely return dependent on how he responds to his last round of injections on his knee injury.
Villa team news
After getting more minutes under his belt in a behind closed doors fixture versus Brentford, Marvelous Nakamba will be pushing for his first start of 2022 following injury.
Lucas Digne is expected to be the only absentee for Villa after picking up a problem in the 4-0 defeat to Spurs.
Head-to-head record
The Foxes have the better of the two historically, winning 44 times to Villa’s 36 with 25 draws.
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Hide AdThings have been incredibly even over the last 12 meetings, though with both sides picking up five wins each with two ties.
An Ezri Konsa brace was enough to hand the claret & blue all three points in the reverse picture back at Villa Park in December.
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