Dennis Praet could start for Leicester City for the first time since August if Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall is unable to take on promotion rivals Ipswich on Monday night.
There are problems in midfield for City ahead of the big clash at the King Power Stadium as Enzo Maresca is out of options following Cesare Casade’s surprise recall and Dewsbury-Hall’s injury. That could mean that Praet will be needed.
The Belgian missed four months of the season with a back injury and minor injuries in the last few weeks have limited him to a handful of appearances on the bench. He may now be needed, although Dewsbury-Hall will be keen to have him in the game.
Dewsbury-Hall missed training until Thursday after taking a galloping upper leg injury in a penalty incident at Coventry. If he has completed one or two sessions since then, he may be declared available to play the Tractor Boys.
Otherwise, Praet and Yunus Akgun are likely to fill the advanced midfield roles. The only other option would be to promote Ricardo Pereira and play Hamza Choudhury on the right flank, which is what Maresca did in the defeat to Middlesbrough.
City also need to make some changes on the right wing with Abdul Fatawu suspended. Kasey McAteer returned from a hamstring problem at Coventry last week and is the obvious choice to start on that side.
Jamie Vardy is healthy again and is expected to make his first start since November, but will probably do so from the bench. Tom Cannon is expected to lead the line again.
City’s expected line-up (4-3-3): Hermansen; Ricardo, Faes, Vestergaard, Justin; Winks, Yunus, Dewsbury-Hall; McAteer, Cannon, Mavididi.