Brendan Rodgers has given an injury update on his Leicester City squad ahead of their Premier League clash with Nottingham Forest.
The two teams will meet at the City Ground on Saturday (3pm), following both side's Carabao Cup participation this week. Forest advanced to the semi-finals after a 4-3 penalty shoot-out win, while Leicester were knocked out by Newcastle.
Ahead of the game, both James Maddison and Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall will remain unavailable. Maddison is still in the treatment room with a knee problem and Dewsbury-Hall is set to rejoin his team mates next week after suffering a glute injury.
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The Foxes could, however, welcome back Dennis Praet after he was last seen in action in the Boxing Day defeat to Newcastle. Meanwhile, Ayoze Perez may miss the fixture.
Rodgers said in his press-conference on Thursday: "[Maddison] is progressing well but he won’t be available for the game. No [there’s no timeline], he’s still with the medical team.
"[Praet] is back in training with the squad. It was his first day this morning. He looked fine. We’ll see how he is later after the session, and how he feels, but it’s good to have him back.
"[Dewsbury-Hall] is not back yet either. He won’t be training tomorrow, it’ll be some time next week. Ayoze, we just have to keep an eye on after the game the other night. We’ll see where he’s at tomorrow [Friday]."
Rodgers also admitted Dewsbury-Hall is a big miss for City. "You miss the energy that he brings to the game," Rodgers added. "Since he comes in, he’s brought a real enthusiasm for the game.
"He loves the club and you see that in his game. He has that ability to keep going. He is a miss when he doesn’t play, but we can’t think about that because he’s not available. We have to find a different solution."
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