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TEAM NEWS: Nugent to be assessed for Liverpool clash, Hammond and Upson out
DAVID NUGENT will be assessed ahead of Leicester's clash with Liverpool at the King Power Stadium on Tuesday.
David Nugent faces late fitness test for Leicester's visit of Liverpool
The striker has a sore calf and ankle and is a minor doubt for the rock-bottom Premier League side.
Dean Hammond has returned to training after a calf injury but is unlikely to be considered.
Former England centre-back Matt Upson is back training but is unavailable as he lacks match-fitness from his lay-off following a foot injury in the summer.
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Here's the latest team news for Liverpool.
Leicester City provisional squad: Schmeichel, Hamer, Morgan, Moore, De Laet, Konchesky, Wasilewski, Drinkwater, James, King, Cambiasso, Albrighton, Mahrez, Knockaert, Vardy, Ulloa, Nugent, Schlupp, Wood, Powell.
Liverpool provisional squad: Mignolet, Johnson, Skrtel, Sakho, Enrique, Lucas, Henderson, Allen, Gerrard, Sterling, Lambert, Jones, Manquillo, Lovren, Moreno, Can, Coutinho, Lallana, Markovic, Borini.
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