Leicester will give James Maddison until the last moment to prove his fitness for the Boxing Day clash with Newcastle.
The 26-year-old is struggling with the knee injury that hampered him during the start of England's World Cup campaign and he did not feature in Tuesday's Carabao Cup win over MK Dons.
He did not train on Friday and is in a race against time to be fit for Monday's visit of Newcastle.
'We are going to give it every chance to see where he's at,' boss Brendan Rodgers said.