Leicester City v Chelsea: Preview and possible lineups

Leicester:

The 'Foxes' are expected to name an unchanged squad from the one that beat West Brom 1-4 on March 10. Their only current injuries are to Robert Huth, who is out long-term with an ankle problem, and Daniel Amartey, who will not return from his hamstring problem until after the international break.

Chelsea:

Antonio Conte's side are also relatively injury-free. David Luiz is not expected to return from his ankle problem until April, while there is no date as of yet for Ross Barkley, who is out with a hamstring injury. Chelsea could field a full-strength lineup, although it remains to be seen whether Conte will pick Thibaut Courtois or Willy Caballero in net, after Courtois put in a disappointing performance against Barcelona on Wednesday.

Leicester boss Claude Puel:

The Frenchman admitted that Chelsea are the favourites, but said that this could play into Leicester's hands. "All the players are ready with desire and without pressure because Chelsea are the favourites. But we can cause them big problems," he stated.

"They will have four days to recover. That is enough. They have a lot of players in a fantastic squad. This is their last chance to win something. They will have great motivation."

"It is a decisive game. It is in our stadium and a good opportunity to get to the semi-final."

Chelsea boss Antonio Conte:

Conte played down talk of the FA Cup being Chelsea's last chance to save their season, but confessed that it was a big game for the 'Blues'. "I think every trophy is important for us. We started the season to try to fight until the end for every competition," he said.

"In the Carabao Cup we reached the semi-final, in Champions League the last 16. This is the FA Cup quarter-final. If we win, we can play another semi-final at Wembley. We try to do our best in every competition. This must be our target."

"Leicester are a good team. In the last game we played at home, we suffered against them.

Did you know?

In the five FA Cup ties between the two sides, Chelsea have progressed every time. Leicester have also not made it to the semi-finals of the competition since 1982, when they beat Shrewsbury in the quarters. 

Form:

Possible lineups:

Leicester: Schmeichel; Simpson, Morgan, Maguire, Chilwell; Albrighton, Iborra, Okazaki, Ndidi, Mahrez; Vardy.

Chelsea: Caballero; Azpilicueta, Christensen, Cahill; Zappacosta, Kante, Drinkwater, Alonso; Willian, Giroud, Hazard.