Rodgers: Praet Back In Contention
- Brendan Rodgers provided a fitness update ahead of Leicester City’s first home game behind closed doors this Tuesday (6pm kick-off)
- The Foxes host Brighton & Hove Albion at King Power Stadium as the Premier League restart continues
- Dennis Praet is available after missing Saturday’s game with a calf injury, and everyone else is fit to play
- The game will be broadcast live on Sky Sports, while LCFC TV also has live coverage from 5pm
Belgian international Praet missed Saturday’s 1-1 draw at Watford due to a calf strain, but the 26-year-old could be in the squad for City’s behind-closed-doors return to action against Brighton.
Rodgers’ outfit take on the Seagulls at King Power Stadium, with the potential inclusion of Praet a welcome boost, as the Foxes go in search of a first three points since the top flight's restart.
“There’s only an inclusion, with Dennis Praet back available in the squad,” he told the national media from the Club's training ground in a virtual press conference via Zoom on Monday afternoon.
“That’s really good for us, he’s trained and is available.”
The Northern Irishman also reported a clean bill of health for the rest of the squad, but admitted he will be monitoring fitness levels closely ahead of the run-in, which sees City play a further eight league games in just over a month.
“Everyone else is fine, it’s just managing it,” Rodgers continued.
“You never want to make too many changes, but we played Saturday and obviously Tuesday is a quick turnaround.
“So we just need to assess the freshness of the team to ensure we have that energy in the game and we just take each game really.”
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