TEAM NEWS

Swansea midfielder Jonjo Shelvey returns after completing a ban.

French full-back Franck Tabanou will be out for several weeks after injuring a thigh muscle in training.

Leicester defender Ritchie de Laet will be sidelined for up to a month after suffering an ankle injury, while Swans loanee Nathan Dyer is ineligible.

The game comes too soon for Matt James, who continued his recovery from a long-term knee injury by playing for the Foxes' development side in midweek.

MOTD COMMENTATOR'S NOTES

Conor McNamara: "Can Swansea accomplish what Leicester's last 11 Premier League opponents have failed to do - can they shackle Jamie Vardy?

"Of all the incredibly talented strikers who have played in England, only an Irishman - Jimmy Dunne - has ever scored in 12 top-flight games in a row.

"Dunne passed away in 1949, aged just 44. Vardy's recent exploits have revived Dunne's name and legend. Achievements like that are never forgotten. 

"Leicester's current number nine doesn't need the 12 gifts of Christmas; not two turtle doves, nor a partridge in a pear tree. Jamie Vardy needs a 12th goal for immortality."

Twitter: @ConorMcNamaraIE 

LAWRO'S PREDICTION

Most people will expect the Foxes to go to the Liberty Stadium and win. I am going for something different though.

Swansea are another team on a bad run but, unlike Aston Villa, I think they are better than their results suggest.

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WHAT THE MANAGERS SAY

Swansea manager Garry Monk on Jamie Vardy: "He has been exceptional and it's a great story as well from where he's come from.

"We obviously have good experience of coming up through the leagues and players who have played non-league and come through to this level, so our club will appreciate a story like that.

"But it's our job to put an end to that story and I'm sure our defenders will."

Leicester manager Claudio Ranieri: "The project of the chairman this year is to save Leicester and the next year slowly to achieve the high position.

"We want to go into Europe... but we must keep our feet on the ground and continue to think about our goal. The fans can dream, but not us."

MATCH FACTS

Head-to-head

• The last eight league and cup games between these sides have been won by the home team - a sequence stretching back to 1986.
• The two previous Premier League encounters ended in 2-0 home wins.

Swansea City

• The Swans have won one of their last 10 league games (D3, L6), failing to score in six of those matches.
• Bafetimbi Gomis has been caught offside 27 times in this season's Premier League - over twice as often as any other player.
• The Swans have used 19 players in the current Premier League campaign, fewer than any other side.
• Swansea have conceded 19 Premier League goals - two fewer than Leicester - but have collected less than half as many points (14 compared to 29).

Leicester City

• If Jamie Vardy scores for a 12th successive league game he will equal the English top-flight record set by Sheffield United's Jimmy Dunne in the 1931-32 season.
• The Foxes have lost one of their last 18 league games (W11, D6).
• They are the only side to score in each of their 14 Premier League games this season.