Leicester City team news v Aston Villa: Jamie Vardy on bench as four changes made

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Jamie Vardy is on the bench for Leicester City as Brendan Rodgers makes four changes for the Premier League clash with Aston Villa.

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Vardy has been out with a knee problem for more than a month but after overcoming pain he returns to the squad at the King Power Stadium.

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It is expected that he will get minutes in the second half, in what will be just his third appearance of 2022.

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Rodgers has rotated heavily between matches over the past few weeks but with plenty of time to recover before Thursday’s semi-final first leg against Roma

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Ademola Lookman, and Patson Daka are the quartet to come in, with Ricardo Pereira, Jonny Evans, Harvey Barnes, and Kelechi Iheanacho dropping out.

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That means that Wesley Fofana and Timothy Castagne retain their places in the backline, with Rodgers choosing not to rotate his whole back four for the first game in a few weeks.

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The midfield is completely unchanged, with Papy Mendy, Youri Tielemans, and Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall forming the midfield three.

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