Leicester City could be set to welcome defender Wout Faes back to the matchday squad for the Premier League trip to Aston Villa on Saturday afternoon.
The Belgium international has missed the last two games for the Foxes due to a knock, including the 2-0 loss to Manchester City on Sunday afternoon.
Nevertheless, Ruud van Nistelrooy is likely to retain his preferred centre-back pairing of Conor Coady and Jannik Vestergaard for the jaunt across the Midlands, despite Leicester conceding 12 goals across their last four contests.
The only player to find the net for the Foxes during that quartet of defeats, Jordan Ayew is back from a one-game suspension and could enter XI immediately at the expense of Stephy Mavididi.
Summer arrival Bilal El Khannouss caught the eye with his attacking display against Pep Guardiola's Citizens last weekend, and the Liverpool-linked star will continue to provide ammunition for club legend Jamie Vardy up front.
Leicester remain without the services of first-choice goalkeeper Mads Hermansen (groin), so Jakub Stolarczyk should stay in net after earning the trust of Van Nistelrooy ahead of Danny Ward or Daniel Iversen.
On the very fringes of the first-team plans under former boss Steve Cooper, Boubakary Soumare has played every minute possible under the new manager since the start of December and should continue that trend this weekend.
Leicester City possible starting lineup: Stolarczyk; Justin, Coady, Vestergaard, Kristiansen; Soumare, Winks, Buonanotte, El Khannouss, Ayew; Vardy
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