Ndidi excluded from Villa clash

Wilfred Ndidi will play no part in Leicester City’s Premier League match against Aston Villa on Saturday, PUNCH Sports Extra reports.

A long injury list for Leicester still includes James Justin, Jonny Evans, Ryan Bertrand, Boubakary Soumare and Ricardo Pereira, while Jamie Vardy has a slim chance of returning from a glute problem.

The midfielder, who has been sidelined since suffering a muscle injury during Leicester City’s training session, was ruled out of the game for personal reasons.

Leicester City manager, Brendan Rodgers, further revealed that his return to the side is imminent.

“He (Ndidi) has trained well,” Rodgers told the club’s official website.

“He had a personal issue this week that won’t involve him this weekend, but hopefully he won’t be too far off in the future.”

Ndidi has made 16 appearances in all competitions for Leicester City this season.

Meanwhile, Kelechi Iheanacho is poised to play a part in the encounter at Villa Park.

Iheanacho had to save Leicester against lower opposition Walsall as Rodgers’ men squeaked past them in round five thanks to a one-goal success

Rodgers has been reluctant to throw in Iheanacho from the first whistle this season, but the FA Cup hero will certainly be in line this time for a number nine starting role over Patson Daka.

All rights reserved. This material and other digital content on this website may not be reproduced, published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed in whole or in part without the prior express written permission of PUNCH.

Contact: [email protected]