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Leicester City opponents facing injury crisis as seven players could be unavailable for Enzo Maresca return

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Leicester City are back in action this weekend as they take on Chelsea.

The Foxes are without a win in four games and are three points clear of the relegation zone in 15th place as it stands.

Steve Cooper is under an increasing amount of pressure, with some fans wanting the Leicester boss sacked after the 3-0 defeat to Manchester United.

Saturday’s game will also see the return of Enzo Maresca and Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall to the King Power Stadium since their departures in the summer.

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Fellow former Foxes Ben Chilwell and Wesley Fofana will also be back in the East Midlands, however, the Chelsea boss could be fearing the worst as up to seven first-team stars may be ruled out.

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Chelsea injury latest: Seven players could be missing for Leicester trip

Chelsea will be sweating over the fitness of Cole Palmer after he pulled out of the England squad for their November fixtures.

Palmer picked up a knee injury in the draw against Man United but still played the full 90 minutes against Arsenal, but was forced to withdraw from international duty and is considered to be a doubt.

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Levi Colwill also withdrew from the England squad due to an undisclosed injury while Malo Gusto and former Leicester defender Fofana both rejected call-ups to the France squad.

Belgium boss Domenico Tedesco confirmed that Romeo Lavia had been suffering from a hamstring when asked why he had been absent from both of their games against Israel and Italy.

Jadon Sancho is also a doubt after missing the last two games. Summer signing Omari Kellyman is the only definite absentee and is expected to be out until the end of the month.

Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall reveals if he will celebrate against Leicester

It’s been a tough start to life in west London for the Leicester academy graduate.

Perhaps reluctantly, Dewsbury-Hall was forced to leave his boyhood club and sign for Chelsea due to fears over breaching profit and sustainability regulations.

His £30m move to Stamford Bridge hasn’t gone to plan though, with the midfielder yet to start a Premier League game for his new club.

It will be an emotional return to the place where it all began and the club he and all of his family support and when asked if he would celebrate should he score, the 26-year-old confirmed he wouldn’t.

He told LeicestershireLive back in July: “If I score against them I won’t celebrate. I wish them the best of luck for this season.

“I wanted to test myself at the next level. This felt like the right time and I wouldn’t have left Leicester for a sideways move – it had to be a top move.”