Leeds United head to the King Power Stadium on Sunday afternoon to take on Leicester City as they kick off the second half of their Premier League campaign.

Marcelo Bielsa’s side will be looking to avenge November’s 4-1 Elland Road defeat by the Foxes, who will be missing their talismanic forward Jamie Vardy in the 2pm kick-off.

We spoke to Jordan Blackwell from our sister site Leicestershire Live to get the skinny on what Leedscan expect on Sunday afternoon.

What’s the mood like at Leicester now? Is another title challenge on the cards over the second half of the season?

Extremely good. They’re unbeaten in nine in all competitions and showing no signs of the post-Christmas slump that affected them last season. Even with Dennis Praet, Jamie Vardy, and maybe Wilfred Ndidi injured, they’re still in a much better place than they were during the first few months of the season injury-wise, so they are pleased with that too. A title challenge will never be openly discussed, and I think finishing in the top four will be the target at this stage, but privately they may be thinking another there is a slim chance of lifting the trophy again.

What did you make of Leeds when the two sides met in November?

Although, Leeds’ relentlessness did see them create chances, and it could have been a different game had Bamford scored the header just before Barnes’ opening goal.

How big will the absence of Jamie Vardy and the other injury doubts be?

This is the sort of game that is perfect for Vardy, so he will be a big miss. Neither Perez nor Iheanacho are quite as good at penetrating in behind as Vardy is, and tend to come short to link play. Leicester do have Barnes who can break in behind with his pace, and Cengiz Under will likely play a part, either as a starter or as a sub, and he offers speed and directness from the other flank.

Rodgers has now confirmed Ndidi is out, and that will be a huge loss for Leicester. He’s arguably their most important player when comparing their records with and without him. However, Papy Mendy is very composed on the ball, if not quite as good at tackling and intercepting, and he played very well at Leeds when Leicester had Ndidi missing before, so they won’t lose confidence if the Nigerian is out.

What are Leicester’s weaknesses? Where can Leeds get at them?

The current starting full-backs, Timothy Castagne and James Justin, do like to get involved in the attack, and so will push forward at every opportunity. If Leeds are quick, there will be space in behind on the wings for them to exploit.

Generally, Leicester are not great at defending the counter-attack either, so if Leeds take the lead and then sit deeper looking to break, they could get some joy.

And what do Leeds need to be wary of?

Leicester proved they were quick enough and accurate enough to escape Leeds’ harrying and harassing at Elland Road, particularly with Youri Tielemans playing the forward balls. Leeds’ success may be in stopping the Belgian, who is enjoying some of the best form of his career right now. James Maddison and Barnes are also flying, and have helped Leicester get by without Vardy, who was amid a goal drought before his operation.

Finally, what kind of match are you expecting and what is your score prediction?

Without Vardy, Leicester won’t be quite as big a threat, but they don’t have a whole defence out injured as they did at Elland Road. If Leeds play the same way as they did a few months ago, which seems to be the Leeds way, then I think Leicester will win, just perhaps not as comfortably as last time. 3-1 home win.