Newcastle United are looking a third-straight Premier League win on Monday evening as they face a Leicester Metropolis facet that has received simply as soon as in 2025.
It has been a depressing return to the highest flight for the Foxes, with their sole victory within the new yr arriving towards Tottenham Hotspur in February. They’ve misplaced eight on the bounce in all competitions and are already making ready for the second tier subsequent season.
The hosts are nineteenth within the desk with a meagre 17 factors, 15 adrift of security with eight video games to play.
In contrast to Leicester, Newcastle harbour hopes of a grand finale after they ended their 70-year watch for a serious home trophy earlier than the worldwide break. They celebrated their return to motion in midweek with a 2-1 victory over Brentford, and Eddie Howe’s facet will likely be assured of securing three factors right here.
The Magpies are nicely within the Champions League combine and can climb as much as fifth with a victory. They’ll hope to make use of this sport as an opportunity to enhance their purpose distinction, with fourth-placed Chelsea at present seven targets higher off.
Right here is 90min’s information to Monday evening’s conflict.
Leicester vs Newcastle head-to-head report (final 5 video games)
Present kind (all competitions)
Leicester
Newcastle
Man Metropolis 2-0 Leicester – 02/04/25
Newcastle 2-1 Brentford – 02/04/25
Leicester 0-3 Man Utd – 16/03/25
Liverpool 1-2 Newcastle – 16/03/25
Chelsea 1-0 Leicester – 09/03/25
West Ham 0-1 Newcastle – 10/03/25
West Ham 2-0 Leicester – 27/02/25
Newcastle 1-2 Brighton – 02/03/25
Leicester 0-4 Brentford – 21/02/25
Liverpool 2-0 Newcastle – 26/02/25
Nation
TV channel/dwell stream
United Kingdom
Sky Go UK, NOW, SKY GO Additional, Sky Sports activities Major Occasion, Sky Sports activities Premier League, Sky Extremely HD
United States
fuboTV, nbcsports.com, NBC Sports activities App, UNIVERSO NOW, Telemundo Deportes En Vivo, USA Community, UNIVERSO
Canada
fuboTV Canada
Ruud van Nistelrooy excluded Harry Winks from the Leicester squad for his or her midweek defeat on the Etihad, and the previous Tottenham midfielder is unlikely to return to the fold on Monday evening. Winks’ relationship with the present supervisor could also be damaged past restore.
The Foxes do not have too many damage complaints. They have been with out Abdul Fatawu for a lot of the season as a result of an ACL tear, whereas Odsonne Edouard and Harry Souttar are additionally sidelined.
Jamie Vardy will lead the hosts’ line as they purpose to finish their depressing winless run.
Leicester predicted lineup vs Newcastle (4-3-3): Hermansen; Thomas, Faes, Okoli. Justin; Ndidi, Soumare, Kristiansen; El Khannouss, Ayew; Vardy.
The Magpies head into Monday’s sport with a number of damage considerations. Alexander Isak has been in supreme kind this season and had been a doubt after selecting up a knock in midweek, however he is anticipated to be out there.
Howe had been coy concerning the standing of Isak, with Callum Wilson and William Osula ready within the wings. Kieran Trippier is uncertain, however there could possibly be a return to motion for Anthony Gordon after he suffered a hip damage on worldwide responsibility.
Lewis Corridor, Sven Botman and Jamaal Lascelles are all out.
Newcastle predicted lineup vs Leicester (4-3-3): Pope; Krafth, Schar, Burn, Livramento; Guimaraes, Tonali, Willock; Murphy, Isak, Barnes.
The wheels fell off at Leicester some time again, and additional acrimony has enveloped the squad heading into Monday’s sport. There could also be extra to the Ruud/Winks debacle, however the supervisor’s therapy of the midfielder seems extremely harsh.
The Foxes barely have pleasure to play for down the stretch, and it is exhausting to envisage them claiming a end result on residence soil towards a facet which have their star man out there. Newcastle are set for a robust end to 2024/25, they usually’ll decide up the factors on Monday.
