Foxes set to be unchanged at the Cottage

Nigel Pearson hopes to have a near full strength side to pick from as Leicester prepare to face Premiership Fulham in the Carling Cup.

The Foxes boss will assess his players ahead of the second round match at Craven Cottage on Tuesday as several of them picked up a few knocks in Saturday's victory against Tranmere Rovers. However, all being well, Pearson will have an unchanged squad to choose from for the game against Roy Hodgson's men.

Left-back Joe Mattock is still sidelined with the ankle ligament problem he picked up in the first round win against Stockport, while Patrick Kisnorbo is still recovering from the knee ligament damage he suffered at the end of last season. Midfielder Stephen Clemence is the other absentee because of an ankle problem.