According to the Mercury; Martyn Waghorn is back in the squad for the Cardiff clash â only 10 days after an operation to remove his appendix. The 22-year-old has missed only one game â last week's defeat at Millwall â and is already back in full training. Leicester City manager Nigel Pearson said Waghorn was "hungry" to reclaim his place in the starting line-up tomorrow against the Bluebirds, especially as he was close to his best form before his illness. Pearson explained why the decision was taken for immediate operation. He said: "It was based on the fact he turned up for the game against Barnsley having had a difficult night with sleep. "He had pains, so we had it investigated and felt it was probably the best thing to do to get it looked at straight away. "It transpires he was only unavailable for one game so I am pleased we dealt with it quickly. "He has done really. It is good to have him back in contention and another player who is hungry to be back in the team."
As much as I've grown to like the lad, he isn't worth 20 odd exclamation marks. I still want to see what the pairing of Futacs and Nugent would be like.
Well done Waghorn- showing true commitment to the cause. He's lost a bit of pace but really seems to have put effort in on set-pieces etc., which can only be a good thing. Let's hope his form continues, and I'm very happy with a Waghorn-Nugent partnership.
