Chris Wood has been selected by Nigel Pearson to start up front for Leicester City away at Watford this afternoon.

The New Zealand international will be partnered by David Nugent, while former Manchester United trialist Jeffrey Schlupp has been given the left-back role.

Meanwhile, Marco Faraoni has dropped out for hosting Watford and has been replaced by Scotland international Ikechi Anya.

Watford: Almunia; Doyley, Angella, Ekstrand; Anya, McGugan, McEachran, Murray, Pudil; Deeney, Forestieri

Leicester: Schmeichel; Moore, Wasilewski, Morgan, Schlupp; Knockaert, Drinkwater, King, Dyer; Nugent, Wood