Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp will welcome back several first-team regulars against Leicester City after making 10 changes in the FA Cup fourth-round clash with West Ham United.

Only Simon Mignolet kept his starting place as the Reds played out a goalless draw against the Hammers on Saturday evening, and the replay adds another game to an already crowded fixture list for Klopp's side.

The two teams are separated by 13 points, with top-of-the-table Leicester looking to extend their advantage over rivals Manchester City and Arsenal, who both trail by three points.

Claudio Ranieri's men have had 10 days in which to prepare following their 3-0 home win against Stoke City in the Premier League, but the visit of Liverpool to the King Power marks the start of a potentially pivotal run of fixtures for the club.

The Foxes face tricky-looking trips to both the Etihad and Emirates over the next fortnight, before returning to finish February at home to struggling Norwich City.

Team news

Ranieri hopes to have winger Jeff Schlupp available after a recent hamstring problem, otherwise the Italian has a fully-fit squad from which to chose from.

Captain Jordan Henderson will return for Liverpool after sitting out at the weekend to rest his heel problem.

Strikers Daniel Sturridge and Divock Origi, playmaker Philippe Coutinho and defender Martin Skrtel are all set to return to training this week but will not be considered for the match against the Premier League leaders.

Paul Merson's prediction

The next three games define them, and if they win all three they will be Premier League champions. If they lose all three they will be fighting to stay in the top four.

If Leicester are not talking about winning the league now surely that makes you lackadaisical and makes you think you've got a free swing at it. It's not a free swing. We are 23 games in, not five. However, I do see them winning this game.

They can beat this Liverpool side, who I think are a bit all over the shop at the moment. I'm going for a 2-1 home win and I'm also backing Jamie Vardy to be first goalscorer. I just cannot see how Liverpool will cope with him.

PAUL PREDICTS: 2-1 (Sky Bet, 2/1)

Opta stats

On the day of this game, Leicester will have spent 43 days at the top of the 2015/16 Premier League table - only Man City (100 days) have been top for longer this season.

Liverpool are unbeaten in their last seven Premier League games against the Foxes (W5 D2).

Liverpool have allowed their opponents to score with their first shot on target in all four Premier League games so far in 2016.

Vardy has touched the ball in the opposition box more often than any other player in the Premier League so far this season (146).

Liverpool have scored the lowest proportion of their clear-cut chances in the Premier League so far in 2015/16 (31.6 per cent).

The last 11 teams to be top of the Premier League at the turn of February have gone on to win the title that season.

Betting

Leaders Leicester are Sky Bet's 6/4 favourites ahead of their clash with Liverpool (15/8) with the draw trading at 9/4. The Foxes are 4/11 to secure a top-four finish with Jurgen Klopp's men currently 7/2 in the market. The Reds won the corresponding fixture 1-0 and it's 7/1 for a repeat of that scoreline, while Leicester to win by exactly one goal is a 3/1 shot. Jamie Vardy is the 9/2 favourite to net the opener with Christian Benteke still considered the visitors' main threat at 5/1 despite his lack of game tiem. Check out tips from our Sky Sports pundits Jamie Redknapp, Charlie Nicholas, Phil Thompson and Matt Le Tissier here.