TROPHY TILT CAN LIFT BATTLING FOXES

The Foxes are just three points clear of the relegation zone but Rodgers insists that the competition remains important regardless of their Premier League form.

- DARREN WITCOOP

LEICESTER V BLACKBURN

KICK-OFF: 7.30pm, BBC Red Button

BRENDAN RODGERS is not underestimating the importance of the FA Cup as his Leicester side prepare to host Blackburn tonight. 

“It’s very big, no matter where we are, but it’s even more so this year, the importance of it,” said Leicester boss Rodgers.