Leicester City sweating on key man for Everton clash as three players could be absent
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Jonny Evans is a big doubt for Leicester City ahead of their trip to Everton on Saturday (17.30 BST).
The Toffees are aiming for successive victories at Goodison Park after defeating Crystal Palace two weeks ago, while they earned a 0-0 draw at Fulham last time out. Frank Lampard's side sit 12th in the Premier League table.
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Hide AdLeicester have improved somewhat after a woeful opening to the season. However, a 1-0 loss to Manchester City last weekend leaves the Foxes in the relegation zone.
Leicester skipper Evans hasn't featured in his side's past four games because of a calf injury.
And manager Brendan Rodgers is still unsure if the centre-back can play at Goodison Park.
Speaking at his pre-match press conference, Rodgers said: “We’ll decide on that tomorrow [Friday] whether he’s going to be ready to have an impact or whether it’s going to be Tuesday [against Newport in the Carabao Cup].
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Hide Ad"It’s been a bit slower than what he would have hoped but he was out training with the squad today, so we just need to evaluate the risk on that and then take it from there.”
Meanwhile, Leceister will also be missing full-backs Ricardo Pereira and Ryan Bertrand.
On Pereira, Rodgers said: “He’s doing very well. The target time for him is going to be around January, into the new year.
“He’s working very hard. Mentally he’s in a really good place. He’s had a tough time over these past couple of years with long-term injuries, but he’s coping very well, he’s working very hard, and he’s still well on schedule for coming back for the second part of the season.”