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Jamie Vardy and James Maddison will miss Leicester's FA Cup tie at Stoke as they try to cure ongoing injury problems with boss Brendan Rodgers admitting pair are only 80 per cent fit

Jamie Vardy and James Maddison have been ruled out of Leicester’s FA Cup tie at Stoke as they try to cure ongoing injury problems.

Vardy is managing a hip issue while Maddison has a knee problem which has ruled them out of training this week, with boss Brendan Rodgers admitting the pair have been no more than 80 per cent fit for some recent matches, meaning they will miss the third-round clash.

‘They need treatment on the injuries they’ve had,’ said Rodgers. ‘They have both done very well to play through [but] they haven’t been moving to the levels they normally are.