Foxes drew short straw

BRENDAN RODGERS is talking a very small game these days, isn’t he?

Bren’s busy reclaiming Leicester’s ‘minnows’ status. If he dials back the expectations much further, the Foxes will be in League One.

Rodgers (above) might yet have the novelty of selection decisions to make for the FA Cup trip to Nottingham Forest (4pm, BBC One) after a period scratching around for 11 fit players.

Forest will aim to keep a tight grip on things – their victims in the last round, Arsenal, didn’t manage a single ‘shot on’.

Newish boss Steve Cooper is talking up the self-belief, and the hosts surely won’t go out meekly, if at all. With selection question-marks for the Foxes, the DRAW looks the 1X2 value at 11/4. Add 14/1 (Bet365)

‘no scorer’ (all 90mins).

In the early kick-off, Liverpool welcome Cardiff (12pm), who have a relegation six-pointer in the diary for Wednesday.

The Reds will shuffle, but Fabinho is one of the likely picture cards, and cued for pens – hurry for 15/2 (Unibet) ‘anytime’. Last week: Winners at 6/4 and 11/4