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Stoke v Leicester preview
- Updated: December 16, 2016
Stoke will be without Marko Arnautovic when Leicester visit the bet365 Stadium in the Premier League on Saturday.
The attacker starts a three-game ban after he was sent off in Wednesday’s goalless draw with Southampton.
Mark Hughes’ side face a tricky fixture list over the festive period, with the visit of the defending champions followed by trips to Liverpool and Chelsea.
“We’re training on Christmas Day,” the Potters boss said. “In terms of the number of games it’s perhaps not as intensive as normal – but then look who we are playing against.”
Four points separate Stoke in 12th and Leicester in 14th, with the Foxes looking to bounce back from their disappointing 1-0 defeat by Bournemouth in midweek.
They could welcome Kasper Schmeichel back into the team after the Leicester No 1 recovered from a fractured hand.
Team news
While Arnautovic is suspended for Stoke, defensive duo Marc Muniesa and Erik Pieters should be fit after suffering knocks against the Saints.
Goalkeeper Jack Butland (ankle) and Geoff Cameron (knee) are out.
Ibrahim Afellay will make his playing return for the U23s against Newcastle on Friday after being out since April with a knee injury.
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