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Wes Morgan could return following over a month out injured for Leicester City
Shinji Okazaki remains out for Foxes due to existing knee problem
Sheffield United could recall David Brooks to the side following illness
Ryan Leonard, Ricky Holmes and Lee Evans are all cup-tied for the Blades

Published: 06:11 EDT, 16 February 2018 | Updated: 06:11 EDT, 16 February 2018

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Ahead of this weekend's FA Cup action, Sportsmail will be providing you with all you need to know about every key fixture, with team news, provisional squads, betting odds and Opta stats. Here is all the information you need for Leicester's home clash with Sheffield United.

Leicester City vs Sheffield United (King Power Stadium)

Leicester team news

Leicester captain Wes Morgan could make his return from injury against Sheffield United in the FA Cup.

The central defender has been out since suffering a hamstring injury on New Year's Day but he might be back in the squad for the fifth-round tie.

Wes Morgan has been out since New Year's Day with a hamstring injury but could return

Shinji Okazaki is still struggling with the knee problem that saw him miss the Premier League trip to Manchester City and the striker will remain on the sidelines on Friday night.

Leicester provisional squad

Schmeichel, Hamer, Jakupovic, Maguire, Huth, Morgan, Fuchs, Simpson, Chilwell, Benalouane, Dragovic, James, Albrighton, Amartey, Gray, Silva, Ndidi, Iborra, Choudhury, Vardy, Iheanacho, Diabate.

Sheffield United team news

Sheffield United could start David Brooks with the attacking midfielder having now recovered from glandular fever.

A raft of absentees could force a timely Sheffield United return for David Brooks

Brooks has been out since early December but scored and added an assist in the Blades' Under 23 clash with Hull on Monday.

The Championship side though will be without the suspended Simon Moore and John Fleck as well as cup-tied trio Ryan Leonard, Ricky Holmes and Lee Evans. Kieron Freeman also remains out.

LEICESTER vs SHEFFIELD UNITED

Kick-off time

Friday, 7.45pm

Referee

Lee Mason

Odds (subject to change)

Leicester 8/13

Draw 7/2

Sheffield United 13/2

Recent league form (last five games)

Leicester LDLWD

Sheffield United WLLWD

Head-to-head FA Cup meetings

Leicester wins: 2

Draws: 2

Sheffield United wins: 3

Key match stats

(supplied by Opta)

Sheffield United have drawn blanks in each of their last four FA Cup matches against Leicester City, including all 1961 semi-final games, with Leicester eventually winning 3-0 in the second replay.

Leicester are unbeaten in five meetings with the Blades in all competitions (W3 D2), including a 4-1 win in this season’s EFL Cup.

Indeed, the last time Leicester knocked the same opponent out of both domestic cup competitions was against Plymouth in 1964-65, while Sheffield United have never been eliminated in both such cups by the same team before.

Leicester City have already beaten Sheffield United in the Carabao Cup this season

The Foxes lost at this stage of the competition last season, going out at the hands of League One Millwall (0-1).

Sheffield United have progressed from three of their last five FA Cup ties against Premier League opposition, though they did lose the most recent encounter (vs Man Utd in January 2016).

Kelechi Iheanacho has been directly involved in 10 goals in nine FA Cup appearances (nine goals, one assist).