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Leicester vs Liverpool team news: Dejan Lovren makes first Premier League start in a month

Leicester again able to pick full strength side

Tom Sheen
Tuesday 02 February 2016 19:46 GMT
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Premier League leaders Leicester City again have a full strength squad as they welcome Liverpool to the King Power Stadium.

Claudio Ranieri is able to name the same team that beat Stoke City last time they played on 23 January.

Premier League top scorer Jamie Vardy continues up front as does Riyad Mahrez.

For Liverpool, Jurgen Klopp has named two changes to the team that beat Norwich City the weekend before last.

Dejan Lovren, who completed 90 minutes in the 0-0 FA Cup draw with West Ham United at the weekend, returns to play his first Premier League game since 2 January.

Jordon Ibe drops to the bench with Jurgen Klopp preferring Adam Lallana.

Roberto Firmino continues up front leaving £32.5million summer signing Christian Benteke again on the substitutes' bench.

TEAMS:

Leicester City: Schmeichel, Simpson, Morgan, Huth, Fuchs, Albrighton, Kante, Drinkwater, Mahrez, Okazaki, Vardy.

Subs: Schwarzer, King, Gray, Dyer, Ulloa, Wasilewski, Chilwell.

Liverpool: Mignolet, Clyne, Lovren, Sakho, Moreno, Can, Henderson, Lucas, Lallana, Milner, Firmino.

Subs: Ward, Toure, Benteke, Allen, Ibe, Flanagan, Teixeira.

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