Injury worries for Foxes

Leicester boss Nigel Pearson has fitness doubts over strikers Steve Howard and DJ Campbell for the Hartlepool clash.

Midfielder Max Gradel picked up an ankle injury in the closing minutes of the Lincoln tie in midweek and striker Paul Dickov has been resting a back strain and he too may miss out against a Hartlepool side who fought out a 3-3 draw with Oldham last week.

The Foxes boss told the Mercury: "We've had a few ill in the past week and the bug has run its course through the club with some of the staff affected too.

"We've got two or three players who are touch and go, and we've not had as many players training as we would have liked. You don't want to have key men missing - but we have to deal with it."