As they prepare to play again later this week, Leicester City is dealing with a serious issue.
Leicester City, who are in desperate need of three points, will play Chelsea on Saturday at 12:30 p.m.
The Foxes are in danger of dropping back into the bottom three after losing to Manchester United in their final game before the international break.
With the same goal differential as Crystal Palace, who are in 18th place, the Midlands are just three points above the relegation zone.
Leicester must therefore win, or at the very least draw, when Enzo Maresca returns to the King Power Stadium.
But Chelsea, who now sit third in the Premier League standings, will present Steve Cooper and company with a difficult test.
Over the international break, the task of defeating a high-flying Chelsea has become much more challenging.
Prior to Chelsea, Leicester City dealt a serious blow.
Leicester, who were already having some difficulty scoring goals, will now have to contend with playing Chelsea with a thin forward line.
The injuries that Leicester players Jordan Ayew and Abdul Fatawu suffered while playing for Ghana during the November break were revealed on Sunday.
Although Ayew and Fatawu have both excelled in recent weeks, they are both now questionable for the weekend.
Given that the striker has “significant issues with his knee,” Ayew’s problem appears to be particularly serious.
Although a return date has not yet been announced, the update indicates that the former Palace player may be sidelined for a considerable amount of time.
Tom Cannon’s departure from Leicester City will be regretted by Steve Cooper.
In response, Leicester’s attacking line appears to have very few choices in the upcoming weeks.
But if Cooper hadn’t allowed Tom Cannon to go on loan, the problem could have been easily avoided.
With six goals and one assist in 11 Championship games, the 21-year-old has enjoyed an excellent start to his career at Stoke City.
Last month, Cannon was called “sensational,” and he could have been a fantastic stand-in for Ayew during his absence.
But Leicester must now wait until at least January before they can recall the centre-forward, with Cooper’s decision to allow him leave now appearing like a significant miscalculation.
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