Newcastle United vs Leicester City

St James’ Park is the venue as Newcastle United and Leicester City go head-to-head in an exciting Premier League showdown.

A substantial ten-point lead on the relegation zone ahead of this matchday means Newcastle United are certain to be playing Premier League football next term. The ‘Magpies’ eked out a narrow 1-0 home win over Wolverhampton Wanderers last time out, ending a run of three consecutive league defeats, two of which yielded the same 1-0 scoreline. Therefore, one would assume low scoring could be a theme here, yet the recent H2H record suggests otherwise. Indeed, four of Newcastle’s last five Premier League meetings with Leicester have featured 4+ total goals, including an embarrassing 4-0 defeat in the reverse fixture back in December. Worryingly, though, Eddie Howe’s men have lost nine of their last 12 Premier League clashes against Leicester (W3), as many defeats as they suffered across their previous 39 league H2Hs (W19, D11).

On the other hand, Leicester City fought back to beat PSV Eindhoven 2-1 in the return leg of the Europa Conference League quarter-finals to reach the competition’s last four. Back to domestic action, Brendan Rodgers’ side will be looking to maintain their decent Premier League form, as they’ve lost just one of their six previous league outings (W4, D1). However, the ‘Foxes’ have suffered five defeats across their last seven Premier League matches away from home (W1, D1), conceding 2+ goals in each loss in this period. Against this backdrop, the Midlanders have won each of their last five Premier League visits to St James’ Park, scoring over 1.5 goals on each occasion while keeping three clean sheets.