The form guide over the last five league games suggests only one possible result in tomorrow evening's televised match at the King Power Stadium. Leicester are the form side in the Championship with 4 wins and 1 draw since Christmas, scoring 12 times and conceding just once over that period. Wolves, by contrast, are bottom of the pile over the past 5 matches with 2 draws and 3 defeats, scoring just 3 times and conceding 8. Their last victory in the league came on 21st December when they won 2-1 at Blackpool.
New manager Dean Saunders will be alarmed by the slump in form, which has seen his team slide to within 5 points of the relegation zone. He is also having to fend off speculation about the future of top scorer Ebanks-Blake, who has been subject to a bid during this January transfer window. Saunders could certainly do without losing his top goalscorer before tomorrow's deadline. Wolves have failed to score in 5 of their last 9 matches, including in an embarrassing FA Cup defeat at non-league Luton Town earlier this month.
Leicester need to win tomorrow's match to underline their promotion credentials, particularly with such a heavy schedule ahead of them. From 9th February until the 9th March, City play on every single Saturday and Tuesday, a daunting 9 matches in 29 days. It is a crucial stage of the season and key players such as Morgan, Wood and Nugent will need to remain fit if the Foxes are to maintain their challenge for automatic promotion.
Knockaert is the only major doubt for tomorrow night's fixture, meaning that Dyer and Marshall should both play. After 5 changes at Huddersfield on Saturday, expect Nigel Pearson to revert to the personnel who have performed so brilliantly in recent weeks. Here is the probable line-up for tomorrow night:
Schmeichel
De Laet Morgan (c) Keane Konchesky
Marshall James Drinkwater Dyer
Wood Nugent
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