Claudio Ranieri is sure of a warm welcome as he returns to a King Power dugout for the first time since February 2017. But his aim will be to upset the home crowd by plotting a win for Watford, who will arrive flushed with confidence following last Saturday’s trouncing of Manchester United. Leicester, by contrast, have been rather fragile recently and were booed off after last week’s defeat by Chelsea, but Thursday’s encouraging win in the Europa League may have restored some belief. That defence still looks jittery, however, and Brendan Rodgers will be hoping Jonny Evans is fit enough to start. Paul Doyle
Sunday 2pm
Venue King Power Stadium
Last season n/a
Referee Graham Scott
This season G5 Y19 R0 3.8 cards/game
Odds H 4-6 A 23-5 D 16-5
LEICESTER
Subs from Ward, Thomas, Dewsbury-Hall, Choudhury, Daka, Vestergaard, Pérez, Iheanacho, Amartey, Albrighton
Doubtful Evans (thigh)
Injured Pereira (hamstring, 12 Dec), Tielemans (calf, 16 Dec), Fofana (ankle, Jan), Justin (knee, unknown)
Suspended None
Discipline Y17 R1
Form DWWLDL
Leading scorer Vardy 7
WATFORD
Subs from Elliot, Fletcher, Gosling, Bachmann, Tufan, Hernández, Ngakia, Kucka, Rose, Pedro, Sierralta
Doubtful Sierralta (hamstring), Sarr (knee)
Injured Etebo (quadriceps, Mar), Kabasele (hamstring, unknown), Sema (knee, unknown), Baah (ankle, unknown), Nkoulou (hamstring, unknown)
Suspended None
Discipline Y27 R1
Form LLWLLW
Leading scorer Sarr 5
