Key events
10 minutes: Norwich are forced to make a substitution after their central defender Jacob Sorensen was forced off the field due to injury. Shane Duffy replaces the Dane.
8 minutes: Leicester win a free kick between the left side of the penalty area and the corner flag. Dewsbury-Hall send the ball into the box and after a bit of head tennis, they eventually come out for a goal kick.
7 minutes: Stephy Mavididi wins a corner for Leicester, their second of the match. The ball is sent towards the near post, where Sara clears with a meaty header.
6 minutes: Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall leaps this way and that after executing a weighted pass to the left side of the Norwich penalty area. He controls poorly and knocks the ball out of play before he can drill it in front of the goal.
3 minutes: Norwich enjoy a prolonged period of possession…at least until Gabnriel Sara inexplicably knocks the ball out of play for a Leicester corner. He was under little to no pressure, but he completely missed his pass. Nothing comes of the set piece.
2 minutes : Norwich City attack as Vestergaard stands on the sidelines, waiting for permission from Darren Bond to return to the pitch. He motioned for me to come back.
1 minute: There is an early break in play following a clash between Jannik Vestergaard and Sargent. Vestergaard is doing worse and needs treatment.
Leicester City vs Norwich City, here we go!
1 minute: Josh Sargent gets the ball rolling for Norwich City and it is quickly passed back to their goalkeeper Angus Gunn.
Not long ago now: Referee Darren Bond leads both sets of players onto the field, with the hosts needing a win to take them back to the top of the table for at least a few hours. Kickoff is in a minute.
David Wagner: “It doesn’t make any sense to look at the table or judge it every match day because it can change in one game,” the Norwich boss said after their win over Plymouth on Friday. “I think it just makes sense to focus on us and make sure we produce performances, like we have over the last few weeks, and make sure we fight and work as hard as we can. we did it against Plymouth.
“Then we have to make sure we stay healthy, because we have a very thin team. I’ve said it more often in recent weeks and if you see our team on the last day, again, I think everyone realizes it.
“It’s a super busy time at the end of the season, where everyone already has a lot of matches in their legs. (Shane) Duffy came back with his first game back from injury, which helps because it’s another body in the building, and that’s what we do: keep working, keep focusing on the next one, this which is exciting.
Enzo Maresca: “Yes, of course,” the Leciester manager replied when asked if his side could still finish in the automatic promotion places following their defeat at Ashton Gate. “As we said, it’s not good to lose games and lose points at the moment, but we have to be positive.
“We have to be positive because, first of all, the points we have and the performances are there, we just didn’t take any risks. One result can change everything, and I hope it comes soon.
Match officials of the day
Leicester City vs Norwich City line-ups
The city of Leicester: Hermansen, Ricardo Pereira, Faes, Vestergaard, Doyle, Ndidi, Winks, Dewsbury-Hall, Fatawu, Daka, Mavididi.
Submarines: Justin, Coady, Vardy, Iheanacho, Choudhury, Praet, Akgun, Marcal-Madivadua, Stolarczyk.
City of Norwich: Gunn, Stacey, Sorensen, Gibson, McCallum, Nunez, McLean, Gabriel Sara, Barnes, Sainz, Sargent.
Submarines: Montoia, Aboh, Gibbs, Long, van Hooijdonk, Fassnacht, Batth, Duffy, Welch.
Arbitrator: Darren Bond (Lancashire)
First news from the team
Leicester are without winger Kasey McAteer, striker Tom Cannon and centre-back Ben Nelson, who are all out through injury, while Callum Doyle is hanging out on the back of the red card he was shown during his team’s FA Cup quarter-final defeat. hands of Chelsea.
Norwich striker Jon Rowe remains out with a serious hamstring injury, while winger Onel Hernandez will miss the rest of the season with a broken foot. The Canaries’ Greek defender Dimitris Giannoulis is also out with a torn hammer. Shane Duffy could return to the heart of Norwich City’s defense after coming off the bench in his side’s win over Plymouth following his return from injury.
Championship: Leicester City v Norwich City
With just one win in their last six league matches, Leicester City’s previously imperious form appears to have abandoned them. From their exalted position of promotion certainty 17 points clear, Enzo Maresca’s side have fallen to third place in the table behind Ipswich Town and Leeds. They are two points off the pace and out of the automatic promotion places, but have a game in hand against the two teams above them.
Following their weekend defeat at Bristol City, they host a Norwich City side in fine form, having won back-to-back matches against a trio of Championship strugglers in Rotherham, Stoke and Plymouth Argyle. David Wagner’s men are likely to face a much sterner test of their collective mettle at the King Power Stadium this afternoon, as they strive to consolidate their position in the playoff places. Kick-off in Leicester is at 12:30 p.m. (BST), but we’ll have team news and preparations in the meantime.
