Nottingham Forest welcome Leicester to the City Ground in a Premier League clash that certainly has no love lost.
Steve Cooper will be hoping to make it back-to-back league wins after Forest recorded their first away win of the season against Southampton. He will hope that his team's progression into the semi-finals of the Carabao Cup, following a penalty-shootout victory over Wolves, can be the catalyst for a vital three points in front of their fans.
Neco Williams could return after suffering a facial injury while Taiwo Awoniyi will face a late fitness test following his groin problem. The game will come too soon for Moussa Niakhate and Jesse Lingard. Willy Boly, Cheikhou Kouyate and Omar Richards are all facing sustained periods out.
Brendan Rodgers will hope that there is no repeat of the last time these two faced in Nottingham with the Foxes collapsing in a 4-1 defeat in the FA Cup. Leicester have struggled this season and recently got knocked out of the Carabao Cup by Newcastle, though they did beat the Reds in the league at the King Power Stadium.
Kiernan-Dewsbury Hall could make the squad after injury. However, Denis Praet and James Maddison are still a week or so away from making a comeback. Ricardo Pereira, Jonny Evans, Boubakary Soumare and James Justin are all long-term absentees.
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Cooper recently talked up the idea of bringing in some fresh faces despite signing over 20 new player in the summer transfer window.
He said: "It’s an easy thing for anybody to say now, about how many players we signed in the summer and signing some again. But they are two different times and they shouldn’t really be compared.
“We’ve got an injury list. We’ve had time to get a little bit used to Premier League football. And you have to treat the transfer window for what it is - an opportunity to strengthen and improve your squad. We’ll be no different to anyone else."
When is Nottingham Forest vs Leicester?
The game will be played at the City Ground on Saturday, January 14, kick-off at 3pm UK time.
Is Nottingham Forest vs Leicester on TV?
The clash will not be broadcast live by any channel in the UK.
beIN Sports are showing the game live across many countries including Algeria, Egypt and Qatar. Peacock are broadcasting the match in the United States while Australia can see the action on Optus Sport.
What about highlights?
Highlights of the match will be shown on Match of the Day on BBC One, from 10.30pm on Saturday.
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