Back to the Sunderland Newsfeed

Leicester's Shakespeare vows no special treatment for Jermain Defoe

This is a modal window.

With Sunderland in a relegation battle, Leicester boss Craig Shakespeare says their sole focus is to stifle Jermain Defoe.

Leicester boss Craig Shakespeare has not made any special plans to cope with the threat of Sunderland striker Jermain Defoe.

The Black Cats take their fading fight for Premier League survival to the King Power Stadium on Tuesday night, hoping to make inroads on the eight-point gap between themselves and safety.

Defoe has scored 14 league goals in a struggling side this season and is seen as pivotal to any hopes Sunderland may have of avoiding the drop.