Aston Villa vs Leicester City team news: Riyad Mahrez and Jamie Vardy start
Team news from Villa Park as the hosts look to avoid relegation and the visitors try to go top of the Premier League
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Your support makes all the difference.Leicester City are unchanged from the 1-0 away victory at Tottenham for the short trip to face Aston Villa.
Claudio Ranieri’s side can go top of the Premier League, despite Manchester City’s win against Crystal Palace, if they get a result at Villa Park.
Jamie Vardy and Riyad Mahrez both start for the Foxes while N’Golo Kante and Danny Drinkwater provide some metal in the middle.
For the hosts, meanwhile, Brad Guzan stays on the bench as manager Remi Garde prefers Mark Bunn in goal.
Joleon Lescott, linked with a move to MLS side LA Galaxy, starts for the Villains alongside Jores Okore.
LINE-UPS:
Leicester City: Schmeichel, Simpson, Morgan, Huth, Fuchs, Mahrez, Drinkwater, Kanté, Albrighton, Okazaki, Vardy.
Subs: Schwarzer, De Laet, King, Gray, Ulloa, Wasilewski, Inler.
Aston Villa: Bunn, Bacuna, Okore, Lescott, Cissokho, Idrissa, Westwood, Veretout, Gil, Ayew, Kozak
Subs: Guzan, Richards, Clark, Sinclair, Richardson, Lyden, Gestede
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