Leicester City could be without Jamie Vardy and four others for Liverpool clash

Leicester City could be without five players, including Jamie Vardy, for the clash against Liverpool on Thursday night.

While there were no fresh injuries to report in Brendan Rodgers' pre-match press conference, his Foxes side remain without Vardy, who has been sidelined with a hamstring injury since the reverse Premier League fixture in December.

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Wesley Fofana (fibula), Jonny Evans (hamstring), Timothy Castagne (thigh) and Ryan Bertrand (knee) are also expected to be absent for the game at Anfield.

Leicester were, however, handed a boost with the return of Ricardo Pereira for their FA Cup defeat to Nottingham Forest on Sunday, the Portuguese international had recovered from a leg injury.

Rodgers issued a squad update, but insisted they won't be using the injuries as an 'excuse'.

"It’s pretty much the same squad from the