Key events
16 min: Ndidi and several thousand Leicester fans appeal for a penalty when an attempted cross by the midfielder is blocked by Gibson. The ball did hit one or both of the Norwich Cityâs defenderâs arms, but they were tucked in by his chest as he dived to block the cross.
15 min: Patson Daka is played in behind and canters towards the Norwich penalty area. Angus Gunn is quick off his line to narrow the angle and concedes a corner. Ben Gibson clears the ball when itâs played into the box.
13 min: Mavididi tries to get a cross into the Norwich box but is unable to get the better of Jack Stacey, who blocks. The ball cannons off the Leicester winger and goes out for a goal-kick.
11 min: Norwich win a free-kick near way and the ball is sent diagonally towards the byline. Wout Faes shepherds it out of play for a goal-kick, despite the best attempts of Borja Sainz to get in behind him and pull the ball back into the penalty area.
10 min: Norwich are forced to make a substitution after their central defender Jacob Sorensen is forced off with some manner of injury. Shane Duffy replaces the Dane.
8 min: Leicester win a free-kick between the left side of the penalty box and the corner flag. Dewsbury-Hall whips the ball into the box and after a bit of head tennis, it ends up going out for a goal-kick.
7 min: Stephy Mavididi wins a corner for Leicester, their second of the game. The ball is sent towards the near post, where Sara clears with a meaty header.
6 min: Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall jinks this way and that after running on to a weighted pass down the left side of the Norwich penalty area. He miscontrols and runs the ball out of play before he can drill it across the face of goal.
3 min: Norwich enjoy a sustained period of possession ⦠at leasdt until Gabnriel Sara inexplicably puts the ball out of play for a Leicester corner. He was under little or no pressure but completely mis-hit a pass. Nothing comes of the set-piece.
2 min: Norwich City attack as Vestergaard stands on the sideline, waiting for permission from Darren Bond to return to the field of play. Heâs waved back on.
1 min: Thereâs an early break in play following a clash of heads between Jannik Vestergaard and Sargent. Vestergaard comes off worse and needs treatment.
Leicester City v Norwich City is go!
1 min: Josh Sargent gets the ball rolling for Norwich City and itâs quickly played back to their goalkeeper Angus Gunn.
Not long now: Referee Darren Bond leads both sets of players out on to the pitch, with the hosts needing a win to move them back to the top of the table for a couple of hours at least. Kick-off is just a minute away.
David Wagner: âIt makes no sense to look on the table, or judge the table every match day because it can change with one game,â said Norwichâs manager after their win against Plymouth on Friday. âI think it makes total sense to focus on us and make sure we produce performances, like weâve done in recent weeks, and make sure we fight and work as hard as we did against Plymouth.
âThen we have to make sure that we stay healthy, because we have a very thin squad. I said this more often in recent weeks and if you see in our last matchday squad, again, I think everybody realises it.
âItâs a super busy period at the end of the season, where everyone has already a lot of games in his legs. [Shane] Duffy came back with his first game after injury, which helps because itâs another body in the building, and this is what we do – keep working, keep focusing on the next one, which is exciting.â
Enzo Maresca: âYes, for sure,â said Leciesterâs manager, upon being asked if his side could still finish in the automatic promotion places following their defeat at Ashton Gate. âAs we said, itâs not good to lose games and drop points at this moment, but we need to be positive.
âWe should be positive because, first of all, the points we have, and the performances are there, we just didnât take the chances. One result can change everything, and hopefully it will come soon.â
Todayâs match officials
Leicester City v Norwich City line-ups
Leicester City: Hermansen, Ricardo Pereira, Faes, Vestergaard, Doyle, Ndidi, Winks, Dewsbury-Hall, Fatawu, Daka, Mavididi.
Subs: Justin, Coady, Vardy, Iheanacho, Choudhury, Praet, Akgun, Marcal-Madivadua, Stolarczyk.
Norwich City: Gunn, Stacey, Sorensen, Gibson, McCallum, Nunez, McLean, Gabriel Sara, Barnes, Sainz, Sargent.
Subs: Montoia, Aboh, Gibbs, Long, van Hooijdonk, Fassnacht, Batth, Duffy, Welch.
Referee: Darren Bond (Lancashire)
Early team news
Leicester are without winger Kasey McAteer, striker Tom Cannon and centre-back Ben Nelson, who are all sidelined with injury, while Callum Doyle is suspended on the back of the red card he was shown in his sideâs FA Cup quarter-final defeat at the hands of Chelsea.
Norwich striker Jon Rowe remains out with a serious hamstring injury, while winger Onel Hernandez will miss the rest of the season with a broken foot. The Canariesâ Greek defender Dimitris Giannoulis is also out with a torn hammy. Shane Duffy could return to the heart of Norwich Cityâs defence after coming off the bench in his sideâs win against Plymouth after returning from injury.
Championship: Leicester City v Norwich City
With just one win in their past six league games, Leicester CItyâs previously imperious form looks to have deserted them. From their exalted position of looking odds-on certainties for promotion with a 17-point lead, Enzo Marescaâs side have dropped to third in the table behind Ipswich Town and Leeds. They are two points off the pace and out of the automatic promotion places but have a game in hand over the two sides above them.
Following their weekend defeat at Bristol City they host a Norwich City side who are bang in form, having won consecutive games against a trio of Championship strugglers in Rotherham, Stoke and Plymouth Argyle. David Wagnerâs men are likely to face a far sterner test of their collective mettle at the King Power Stadium this afternoon, as they endeavour to consolidate their position in the playoff places. Kick-off in Leicester is at 12.30pm (BST) butr weâll have team news and build-up in the meantime.
