Demarai Gray out for up to six weeks due to ankle sprain

Leicester City winger Demarai Gray will be out for up to six weeks due to an ankle sprain, manager Claude Puel said ahead of Saturday's Premier League trip to Newcastle United.

Gray has carried off the pitch after he caught his left leg in the turf in Leicester's League Cup victory over Wolverhampton Wanderers on Tuesday.

"He will be out of the squad for between three and six weeks, then we shall see if he can recover quickly," Puel told reporters on Thursday.

"It is a sprain, not a break... it isn't serious, he needs rest and rehabilitation," the Frenchman added.

Gray, 22, has played in all Leicester's six league games this season and was called up to England's squad for the friendly against Switzerland this month but did not make his debut.

Leicester is ninth in the league with nine points after six games and Newcastle are 18th and still seeking their first win.