Leicester City v Wolves early injury news as 10 out and 5 doubts

Wolves take on Leicester City at the King Power Arena in the Premier League on Sunday, December 22.

Vitor Pereira is due to take charge of his first match with his move from Al Shabab to be confirmed. He takes over from Gary O'Neil who was relieved from his duties after losing 2-1 to Ipswich Town.

Wolves will be in the bottom three come Christmas but this provides an opportunity to bridge the gap between themselves and safety. Leicester are five points ahead of them but by defeating them, they can move to within two points. Here’s the latest injury and team news prior to the game.

Wolves team news

One doubt is Matheus Cunha who could be facing a suspension. Cunha was charged with misconduct by the Football Association (FA) following Wolves' 2-1 defeat by Ipswich on Saturday. He has until 19 December (Thursday) to respond to the charge.

Enso Gonzalez posted a video of him doing some off-the-ball work as he recovers from an ACL injury. Yerson Mosquera suffered a similar injury in September and is on the road to recovery whilst Sasa Kalajdzic has been out since February with an ACL problem, but could return in the New Year.

Rayan Ait-Nouri was given a red card after the full-time whistle and will serve a one game suspension. Boubacar Traore had to go undergo surgery for a knee problem, and the timeframe for his return was around Christmas. Previous manager Gary O’Neil last week said: “We’re hoping he’ll be back around it at the end of the month. That could mean back in training, or possibly in some squads. He’s getting closer.”

Pablo Sarabia has been dealing with a calf strain and has been absent for the last three matches. He's not played since scoring in the 2-0 win against Southampton at the start of November.

Sam Johnstone took his place in between the sticks for the recent defeat to Ipswich Town. Jose Sa wasn't in the match day squad at all due to an injury.

Out: Yerson Mosquera, Enso Gonzalez, Sasa Kalajdzic, Rayan Ait-Nouri, and Boubaar Traore. Doubt: Matheus Cunha, Pablo Sarabia and Jose Sa.

Leicester City team news

Adul Fatawu suffered a anterior cruciate ligament injury whilst on international duty with Ghana in November. He is ruled out for the remainder of the 2024/25 campaign.

Wilfred Ndidi has a hamstring injury and it was due to keep him out for several weeks. Harry Winks has yet to play under new boss Ruud van Nistlerooy because of a groin inury could come in to contention once again.

Mads Hermansen suffered a groin injury against Newcastle United and had to be replaced by Danny Ward. The Wales goalkeeper shipped three goals after replacing the Dane, but as of yet the severity of Hermansen's injury has not been revealed.

Ricardo Pereira is out for four months with a hamstring injury. Goalkeeper Jakub Stolarczyk broke his foot in the second week of pre-season but made his first outing of the campaign, playing for the under-21s. Odsonne Eduoard has not played for the last five games, and has yet to start a game for the Foxes, so he is doubtful.

Out: Issahaku Fatawu, Wilfred Ndidi, Mads Hermansen, Ricardo Pereira, Jakub Stolarczyk. Doubt: Harry Winks, Odsonne Eduoard.