Newcastle 0-0 Leicester
The table ahead of kick-off
Newcastle can find themselves in the top 10 with a win and a favourable goal margin.
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Leicester will hope to draw further away from the drop zone with Wolves and Leicester in also in action this afternoon.
Team news reminder
Newcastle: Dubravka, Livramento, Schar, Burn, Hall; Bruno, Joelinton, Tonali; Gordon, Murphy, Isak.
Subs: Odysseas, Tripier, Barnes, Targett, Osula, Almiron, Kelly, Willock, Longstaff
Leicester: Hermansen; Justin, Coady, Vestergaard, Kristiansen; Choudhury, Skipp; McAteer, El Khannouss, Mavididi; Vardy.
Subs: Ward, Thomas, Faes, Okoli, Cartwright, Buonanotte, Ayew, De Cordova-Reid, Daka.
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Will Newcastle get up for this one?
Sky Sports' William Bitibiri:
"Newcastle's inconsistency has led to their slightly underwhelming start to this Premier League season. A lot of that is thanks to the fact that they can't seem to find points against the so-called lesser sides.
"Howe's side have taken points from Arsenal, Liverpool, Manchester City and 5th place Nottingham Forest since the end of September, but have won just one of their seven Premier League games this season against sides starting the day in the bottom half of the table."
Your match officials this afternoon
Referee: Tom Bramall.
Assistants: Scott Ledger, Mat Wilkes.
Fourth official: James Bell.
VAR: Jarred Gillett.
Assistant VAR: Nick Hopton.
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Can Ruud's St James' record inspire a Leicester win?
Sky Sports' William Bitibiri:
"If the Leicester players find themselves up against it this afternoon, in the harsh atmosphere of St James' Park, they can look to their dugout for inspiration.
"Standing on the touchline they will see a man that played five games at St James’ Park during his playing career and scored in every single game."
Jones Knows - Isak to be amongst the goals this afternoon
Conor Coady and Jannik Vestergaard up against Alexander Isak looks like a mismatch of epic proportions.
Surely the Newcastle striker, whose movement and guile completely bamboozled Virgil van Dijk in the Toon's last home game, is going to prove too sharp and too deadly for the ageing Leicester central pairing to handle.
Isak comes into the game with six goals in his last seven starts and is the only reliable finisher in a somewhat inconsistent Newcastle frontline.
Keep it simple and just keep Isak on your side if having a bet in this game.
The 3/1 first goalscorer, 4/1 for a brace and 16/1 for a hat-trick are all live runners.
SCORE PREDICTION: 3-1
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Three Leicester changes
Ruud van Nistelrooy has made three changes as he names his third Leicester starting eleven.
Hamza Choudhury makes his first Premier League start for the Foxes. He starts alongside Oliver Skipp in the absence of both Wilfried Ndidi and Boubacar Soumare.
Stephy Mavididi replaces Jordan Ayew.
Four Newcastle changes
Eddie Howe has made four changes to the side that were beaten by Brentford last time out. Sandro Tonali returns to the starting eleven, replacing Sean Longstaff.
Antony Gordon also makes a welcome return to the side coming in for Harvey Barnes who is on the bench against his former side.
Martin Dubravka is in for the injured Nick Pope while Emil Krafth, absent from the squad, is replaced by Tino Livramento.
Leicester team news - Choudhury comes into midfield
Team to face Newcastle: Hermansen; Justin, Coady, Vestergaard, Kristiansen; Choudhury, Skipp; McAteer, El Khannouss, Mavididi; Vardy.
Subs: Ward, Thomas, Faes, Okoli, Cartwright, Buonanotte, Ayew, De Cordova-Reid, Daka.
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Newcastle team news - Tonali starts
Team to face Leicester: Dubravka, Livramento, Schar, Burn, Hall; Bruno, Joelinton, Tonali; Gordon, Murphy, Isak.
Subs: Odysseas, Tripier, Barnes, Targett, Osula, Almiron, Kelly, Willock, Longstaff
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Will Willock be involved this afternoon?
Joe Willock has arrived alongside his team-mates despite being a doubt for this afternoon's clash... Team news in five minutes.
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Early Leicester team news
Wilfried Ndidi is the major absentee for Ruud van Nistelrooy's Foxes. The midfielder is set for a couple of weeks on the sidelines due to injury.
There are further problems in midfield with Harry Winks also a doubt while Boubacar Soumare is suspended for the trip to Newcastle.
Jayden Joseph and Henry Cartwright were involved in training this week due to injuries in midfield and could be in line to make their Premier League debuts.
Early Newcastle team news
With first-choice stopper Nick Pope being ruled out for a month with a knee injury, Eddie Howe will likely call on Martin Dubravka to fill in between the sticks.
Joe Willock (hamstring) is also a doubt for the Leicester game, while Sven Botman, Jamaal Lascelles, Callum Wilson and Emil Krafth remain long-term absentees.
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