The Foxes do have concerns of their own with the likes of Callum Doyle, Yunus Akgun, Kasey McAteer, and Marc Albrighton all pout injured. Veteran star Jamie Vardy and Harvey Souttar are both a doubt and could at best, make the bench for the match.
Maresca should retain his 4-3-3 formation and will hope to continue his side’s purple patch of form. Mads Hermansen should start in goal behind the back four of Ricardo Pereira, Wout Faes, Jannik Vestergaard and James Justin.
Harry Winks and Wilfred Ndidi will start in midfield, with Kiernan Drewsbury-Hall given the license to push forward when needed. Abdul Fatawu and Stephy Mavididi should start out wide with Kelechi Iheanacho leading the line. Patson Daka is in good form and could be brought of when needed.
Probable Lineup (4-3-3): Hermansen; Pereira, Faes, Vestergaard, Justin; Ndidi, Winks, Dewsbury-Hall; Fatawu, Iheanacho, Mavididi
The eNGLISH midfielder has been of the club’s driving forces this season as they aim to get back into the Premier League. He has made full use of the blanket of security provided by Harry Winks to make use of his offensive abilities.
Dewsbury-Hall should once again have the task of progressing the ball and feeding it to the Foxes’ front three. How well he copes against the Birmingham double pivot could dictate the pace of the game.
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