Leicester City have been dealt a huge injury blow ahead of the trip to Newcastle on Sunday. Jamie Vardy is facing a battle to keep his season alive with the Foxes striker no closer to a return.
Vardy has contending with a knee injury sustained in the 1-0 win over Leeds a month ago, just his second game back from a long-term hamstring issue. It had been hoped the 35-year-old would be nearing a return but Brendan Rodgers has revealed he still has pain in his knee ligament.
When asked about his availability prior to the Europa Conference League quarter-final, Rodgers told Leicester Live: “He’s not available. It’s hard to put a timeline on it. He can still feel pain in the knee.