Claudio Ranieri makes one change to his side for the visit to Sunderland as Islam Slimani replaces Shinji Okazaki.
Papy Mendy has recovered from injury and is preferred to the now fully fit Matty James on the bench - the Frenchman's first inclusion since August.
SUNDERLAND: Pickford, Jones, Van Aanholt, Djilobodji, Kone, Pienaar, Denayer, Ndong, Watmore, Anichebe, Defoe (c)
SUBS: Mannone, O'Shea, Januzaj, Manquillo, Kharzi, Kirchhoff, Larsson
CITY: Zieler; Simpson, Huth, Morgan (c), Fuchs; Mahrez, Amartey, King, Albrighton; Slimani, Vardy
SUBS: Hernández, Musa, Hamer, Schlupp, Okazaki, Gray, Mendy