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Hello and welcome to LIVE coverage of Stoke's visit to the King Power Stadium. Andrej Kramaric begins his life as a Leicester player on the bench, as the hosts look to climb off the foot of the table. Can they do it? Find out here.

Premier League / Matchday 22
King Power Stadium / 17.01.2015
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Updated 17/01/2015 at 16:51 GMT


11'
Walters called into action at the other end to head behind an Anthony Knockaert free kick. David Nugent gets his head to the resulting corner, but it is deflected behind.
9'
Moses produces a fine pass to send Jonathan Walters away, but Paul Konchesky forces him wide and Marko Arnautovic cannot latch onto his cut-back.
6'
Stoke enjoying a period of possession in the Leicester half, but the hosts are happy to let them pass the ball around in front of them.
3'
The two sides still feeling their way into the game so far, no urgency to either side when they have possession as yet.
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Andre Marriner blows his whistle and we're under way. Stoke launch the ball forward, but Wes Morgan heads clear.
14:59
Glenn Whelan leads Stoke out in the absence of usual skipper Ryan Shawcross. How big a loss will the defender prove this afternoon?
14:57
14:55
The players are in the tunnel as kick-off approaches. Leicester would be advised to sling any free kicks or corners they win today into the box, Stoke have conceded 48% of their goals from set plays this season - a Premier League high.
14:50
Ten minutes to go until kick off at the King Power Stadium, where the home fans will hoping for more of the kind of good fortune their side got in the corresponding fixture in September. Leicester left Stoke with 1-0 win, having scored with their only shot on target.
14:45
14:40
Stoke do not have the best record at Leicester, winning just one of their previous 25 visits. That said, 15 of those games have been drawn. Could we be in for another stalemate today?
14:35
Mark Hughes, meanwhile, is excited by the prospect of having Victor Moses and Bojan Krkic both fit. "Hopefully he (Moses) will be able to hit the performance levels that he was reaching prior to the injury, because he was arguably our best player. Thankfully Bojan had come into the team around the same time and took over that mantle, leading from the front with his level of performances. If we can get them both firing at the same time, then we should be in good shape."
14:30
Leicester boss Nigel Pearson is expecting a tough game: "It's a tough game. Whenever you look at Stoke as a football club, they are very well managed. They have been able to establish themselves as a top-flight club and are changing certain aspects of their play as they go along.
"They are one of the Premier League’s success stories, and we know it will be a very tough game. They are a very strong, physical presence, but they also have some talented footballers."
14:25
The teams are in and Danny Drinkwater returns for Leicester having missed their last two games with a groin problem. Victor Moses starts for Stoke, while Peter Crouch has to settle for a place on the bench.
14:20
LEICESTER: Hamer, Simpson, Wasilewski, Morgan, Konchesky, Knockaert, Drinkwater, King, Schlupp, Vardy, Nugent. Subs: Kramaric, Moore, Ulloa, de Laet, Schwarzer, Albrighton, Lawrence /// STOKE CITY: Begovic, Bardsley, Wilson, Wollscheid, Muniesa, Whelan, N'Zonzi, Arnautovic, Bojan, Moses, Walters. Subs: Ireland, Crouch, Adam, Sidwell, Butland, Cameron, Huth.