Leicester City hopes to build off a New Year’s Eve win with a visit to the Riverside Stadium to face Middlesbrough (Watch live at 7:30 a.m. EDT on NBCSN or online via NBCSports.com).
American backstop Brad Guzan gets the start for an injured Victor Valdes, as Middlesbrough hopes to leapfrog the champs.
Leicester is without Islam Slimani due to illness, while midfielder Danny Drinkwater will not be risked on the quick turnaround after an absence through injury.
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Middlesbrough: Guzan, Barragan, Chambers, Gibson, Fabio, Clayton, De Roon, Forshaw, Traore, Ramirez, Negredo. Subs: Dimi, Friend, Bernardo, Leadbitter, Stuani, Downing, Rhodes.
Leicester City: Schmeichel; Simpson, Huth, Morgan (c), Fuchs; King, Amartey, Mendy, Mahrez; Okazaki, Ulloa. Subs: Zieler, Chilwell, Musa, Wasilewski, Gray, Hernandez, Albrighton.
