Brendan Rodgers says he is hopeful that Jamie Vardy should be fit to face Chelsea in midweek.
The striker was substituted late on in Leicester City's victory over Southampton on Saturday due to a longstanding hip injury.
Speaking to Leicestershire Live, Rodgers said he was optimistic that the talismanic Foxes forward will be fit enough to feature against the Blues.
He said: "We hope so. It was obviously sore and restrictive for him, so we thought we would take him off towards the end and give him some sort of breather. It was that impingement he gets on his hip."
The Foxes go into the game on the back of an impressive 2-0 win over an in-form Southampton side.
Goals from James Maddison and Harvey Barnes earned the victory, with Youri Tielemans setting up both, and Rodgers was satisfied with what he saw from his team.
"It was always going to be a really hard-fought game," he said. "Southampton are a very good team, they’ve got great players, they work very hard.
"We were too passive in the first 25 minutes. We weren’t running hard enough, we weren’t getting to second balls, we weren’t aggressive enough.
"We started to find our way into the game. We spoke about doing the dirty side much better because that allows you to sustain your attacks more.
"Youri plays a great pass and James does what he does best, with some lovely body work and then finishing really well.
"Not every game is about nice football. You’ve got to earn the right in the Premier League. This is a league you’ve got to fight like hell for every result.
"Second half we were much better at that. We were aggressive, we created lots of opportunities, and worked tirelessly. Overall, a very good win, we could have had more goals but it’s a great three points."
