A point from their last two games has checked Stoke’s rise and they will be without Marko Arnautovic over most of the Christmas period after his red card in the draw with Southampton. They are, at least, well stocked in attack and Mame Biram Diouf or Wilfried Bony will come in. Leicester would just like consistency: they lost 1-0 at Bournemouth on Tuesday – some anticlimax after their heroics against Manchester City. Nick Ames
Kick-off Saturday 3pm
Venue Bet365 Stadium
Last season Stoke City 2 Leicester City 2
Referee Craig Pawson
This season G11, Y38, R1, 3.55 cards per game
Odds H 13-8 A 2-1 D 5-2
Stoke City
Subs from Given, Haugaard, Muniesa, Imbula, Krkic, Sobhi, Afellay, Crouch, Bony, Verlinden, Ngoy
Doubtful Pieters (hamstring)
Injured Bardsley (knee, 27 Dec), Cameron (knee, 27 Dec), Butland (ankle, Jan), Ireland (leg, Jan)
Suspended Arnautovic (first of three)
Form DLWWLD
Discipline Y27 R1
Leading scorer Allen 4
Leicester City
Subs from Schmeichel, Hamer, Hernández, Wasilewski, Chilwell, Schlupp, Mendy, Musa, Okazaki, Drinkwater
Doubtful Drinkwater (knee), Schmeichel (hand)
Injured None
Suspended None
Form LLDLWL
Discipline Y28 R0
Leading scorer Vardy 5
