Claudio Ranieri insists he has no qualms calling on players he heavily criticised after the recent 5-0 defeat at Porto for the visit of Everton, when three first-team members are suspended.
Christian Fuchs, Robert Huth, and Jamie Vardy are all banned for the game at the King Power Stadium, and Danny Drinkwater is still a doubt with a knee injury.
That presents an opportunity for some fringe players to prove the Champions League display in Portugal was an aberration, with Ben Chilwell and Jeffrey Schlupp in contention for the left-back spot.
Luis Hernandez and Marcin Wasilewski, who also suffered in the defeat, are vying to feature in central defence while Ahmed Musa and Nampalys Mendy, who underwhelmed too, provide options in attack and midfield.