Match Broadcast

Leicester City vs Chelsea, FA Cup

Leicester City vs Chelsea

Competition/Round: FA Cup semi-finals

Date/Time: Sunday March 18, 2018 – 5:30 PM

Venue: King Power Stadium

Referee: Pawson


Antonio Conte is ready to lift his first-decision line-up.

Conte has turned his alternatives in past rounds and could yet pick Willy Caballero as goalkeeper after Thibaut Courtois was twice beaten through the legs by Lionel Messi in Wednesday’s misfortune at Barcelona.

Protector David Luiz (lower leg) and midfielder Ross Barkley (hamstring) are out.

Temporary squad: Courtois, Caballero, Rudiger, Alonso, Fabregas, Drinkwater, Kante, Morata, Hazard, Pedro, Bakayoko, Moses, Giroud, Zappacosta, Willian, Cahill, Christensen, Azpilicueta, Palmieri, Scott, Eduardo, Ampadu, Sterling, Hudson-Odoi.

Leicester manager Claude Puel is relied upon to have an unaltered squad.

Daniel Amartey won’t come back from his hamstring damage until after the universal break, while Robert Huth keeps on working his way once more from the lower leg issue that has scourged his battle.

Kelechi Iheanacho will would like to play, while any semblance of Aleksander Dragovic, Christian Fuchs, Matty James and Marc Albrighton could likewise come into dispute for reviews.

Temporary squad: Schmeichel, Hamer, Jakupovic, Maguire, Morgan, Fuchs, Simpson, Chilwell, Benalouane, Dragovic, James, Albrighton, Gray, Silva, Ndidi, Iborra, Choudhury, Vardy, Iheanacho, Diabate, Okazaki.


Leicester (4-4-2): Kasper Schmeichel, Simpson, Morgan, Maguire, Fuchs; Mahrez, Ndidi, Iborra, Albrighton (Gray); Okazaki, Vardy

Chelsea (3-4-2-1): Caballero; Azpilicueta, Cahill, Christensen; Alonso, Kante, Bakayoko (Fabregas), Zappacosta; Willian, Hazard; Morata

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