James Maddison should be available for the Boxing Day clash with Newcastle United after getting 'up to speed' following the World Cup. The Leicester City playmaker was not included in the matchday squad for the Foxes' comfortable Carabao Cup victory at MK Dons on Tuesday night.
Goals from Youri Tielemans, Jamie Vardy, and former Magpies forward Ayoze Perez sealed a 3-0 win at Stadium:MK, and booked Leicester's spot in the quarter final. Brendan Rodgers side could face Newcastle in the next round of the competition, after the Magpies earned a narrow home win over Bournemouth on the same night.
Maddison - a summer transfer target for Newcastle - suffered with a hamstring injury shortly after his Qatar call-up and did not feature for England at the World Cup. The 26-year-old was granted extended leave following the Three Lions' quarter-final elimination, and Leicester assistant manager Chris Davies is confident the attacking midfielder will make his return against the Magpies.
