Leicester City will assess the fitness of defender Wayne Brown and striker James Vaughan ahead of tomorrow's massive play-off semi-final second leg at the Cardiff City Stadium.

The duo were both left out of the squad for Sunday's first leg defeat to Cardiff City at the Walkers Stadium after picking up slight hamstring strains in training.

Manager Nigel Pearson said their recovery would be monitored before a decision is made whether they can return to the squad for the second leg.

However, he warned they would not be risked if they are not completely fit and said the City squad had enough strength in depth to cope.

Alex Bruce did a solid job as Brown's replacement on Sunday, while Steve Howard returns after his suspension to bolster City's attacking options. Matty Fryatt also got another appearance under his belt since his injury absence.

"It is too early to say if they will be ready," said Pearson.

"They both have slight hamstring problems and we will look at who has picked up knocks today and have a look at things in training.

"It is one of those things where we have a strong squad and we decided to go without them, but it has been a squad effort throughout the season and we have another tie coming up very quickly and we have to win it to keep our season alive.

"We will have a look at it over the next couple of days and assess the situation.

"We have lots of options going into the second leg. Steve Howard is available again and he is another player with big-game experience.

"He has been disappointed to be missing for the last few games, but it is good that he is available and we will see how things pan out on Wednesday night."

Fryatt was unable to convert City's best chance as they slumped to defeat on Sunday after he came on for only his second appearance after three months out with a broken jaw, but Pearson is confident he can make an impact in the second leg as City look to overturn a one-goal deficit.

"It is good to have him back," he said.

"He makes good runs and if he gets the opportunity again, who knows? He is a problem for defenders.

"The second leg is coming up very quickly now and there is only one goal in it. It will be interesting."

City are close to selling out their 2,000 ticket allocation for the second leg at the Cardiff City Stadium.