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Leicester City welcome Aston Villa to the King Power on Wednesday evening for the first-leg of their Carabao Cup semi-final.
Brendan Rodgers' side are enjoying an excellent season and find themselves second in the table and with a trip to Wembley within their grasp.
The Foxes reached the semi-finals after beating Everton on penalties in December, while Aston Villa thrashed a young Liverpool side in the quarter-finals.
The visitors are only one point away from the drop zone and lost their starting striker and goalkeeper to injury on New Year's Day.
Villa face an uphill battle against high-flying Leicester but they carry two-leg experience into the tie after their Championship play-off semi-final victory over West Bromwich Albion last season.
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39/51 Son Heung-min (Tottenham)
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40/51 Mohamed Salah (Liverpool)
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51/51 Lionel Messi (Barcelona)
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Uefa have revealed the list of nominees for the 2019 Team of the Year
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2/51 Marc-Andre Ter Stegen (Barcelona)
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3/51 Andre Onana (Ajax)
EPA
4/51 Jan Oblak (Atletico Madrid)
EPA
5/51 Ederson (Man City)
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6/51 Alisson (Liverpool)
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7/51 Jan Vertonghen (Tottenham)
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8/51 Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool)
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9/51 Nicolas Tagliafico (Ajax)
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10/51 Andrew Robertson (Liverpool)
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11/51 Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid)
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12/51 Gerard Pique (Barcelona)
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13/51 Kalidou Koulibaly (Napoli)
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14/51 Joshua Kimmich (Bayern Munich)
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15/51 Aymeric Laporte (Man City)
Action Images via Reuters
16/51 Matthijs de Ligt (Juventus)
AP
17/51 Daley Blind (Ajax)
AP
18/51 Jose Gimenez (Atletico Madrid)
AFP/Getty Images
19/51 Cesar Azpilicueta (Chelsea)
PA
20/51 Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool)
Action Images via Reuters
21/51 Jordi Alba (Barcelona)
REUTERS
22/51 Hakim Ziyech (Ajax)
REUTERS
23/51 Georginio Wijnaldum (Liverpool)
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24/51 Donny van de Beek (ajax)
EPA
25/51 David Silva (Man City)
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26/51 N'golo Kante (Chelsea)
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27/51 Jorginho (Chelsea)
AFP via Getty Images
28/51 Jordan Henderson (Liverpool)
Liverpool FC via Getty Images
29/51 Fabinho (Liverpool)
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30/51 Fabian Ruiz (Napoli)
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31/51 Angel di Maria (PSG)
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32/51 Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona)
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33/51 Kevin de Bruyne (Man City)
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34/51 Bruno Fernandes (Sporting)
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35/51 Bernardo Silva (Man City)
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36/51 Thiago Alcantara (Bayern Munich)
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37/51 Dusan Tadic (Ajax)
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38/51 Raheem Sterling (Man City)
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39/51 Son Heung-min (Tottenham)
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40/51 Mohamed Salah (Liverpool)
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41/51 Kylian Mbappe (PSG)
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42/51 Sadio Mane (Liverpool)
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45/51 Eden Hazard (Real Madrid)
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48/51 Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal)
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Here is everything you need to know:
When is it?
Kick-off is at 20:00 on Wednesday 8 January at the King Power Stadium.
How can I watch it?
The match will be broadcast live on Sky Sports Main Event, with coverage starting at 19:30.
Predicted line-ups
Leicester City: Schmeichel; Pereira, Evans, Soyuncu, Chilwell; Ndidi; Perez, Tielemans, Maddison, Barnes; Vardy
Aston Villa: Nyland; Guilbert, Konsa, Mings, Hause, Taylor; El Ghazi, Luiz, Nakamba, Grealish; Kodjia
Team news
Brendan Rodgers was able to rotate much of his squad in Leicester's 2-0 FA Cup victory over Wigan Athletic on Saturday but Wes Morgan and Filip Benkovic - both back-up centre backs - came off injured. A strong Foxes line-up is expected for this match, with striker Jamie Vardy available after overcoming a tight calf.
Aston Villa's squad has been picked apart by injury recently. Number one Tom Heaton and striker Wesley both came off injured in the 2-1 win at Burnley on New Year's Day, joining Matt Targett and John McGinn on the sidelines. The only good news for Dean Smith is that Tyrone Mings has recently returned to fitness.
Prediction
The Foxes were dominant at Villa Park in December and it is hard to see a different outcome here die to Aston Villa's injuries. Mings' return in defence might not be enough to prevent Leicester all-but ending this tie in the first-leg.
Leicester City 3-0 Aston Villa