The midfielder missed out again on Easter Monday, meaning he’s now been injured for eight of Leicester City’s last 13 games, the club failing to win any of those matches
07:00, 07 Apr 2026Updated 08:06, 07 Apr 2026
Jordan James of Leicester City
Jordan James aggravated an injury problem during a fitness test last week and may now be a doubt to feature against Swansea this weekend, Leicester City manager Gary Rowett has said.
James picked up an injury on Wales duty, and while it initially appeared to be a concern, Rowett quelled those fears by suggesting City’s top scorer may even be in contention to feature against Preston last Friday.
But James did not make the squad against North End and then missed out again on Easter Monday as City drew 1-1 at Sheffield Wednesday.
Rowett has now said the injury issue was made worse when James underwent a fitness test before the Preston fixture, with the midfielder keen to get back out onto the pitch.
Now he may not even be back to take on Swansea this weekend, when City will again attempt to get out of the relegation zone.
“They weren’t really close,” Rowett said on James and fellow attacking midfielder Aaron Ramsey following the 1-1 draw at Hillsborough.
“JJ had a fitness test for the first game which made it seem like he wasn’t far away. By having a fitness test he’s maybe aggravated it a little bit. It didn’t quite feel like he was close for this one. Aaron Ramsey didn’t make either game.
“Those sorts of players in these sorts of games, both goalscoring number eights that can come up with something out of nothing, of course we’re going to miss them.
“But we’ve got enough players on the pitch to win the game. We’ve got enough players on the pitch to score more than one goal. That’s the expectation for those players.”
James has now missed eight of City’s last 13 games. They have failed to win any of those eight matches.
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