Team news
Dennis Praet replaces James Maddison, who is out with an ankle injury, in the Leicester side. Another promising midfielder, Sean Longstaff, returns to the Newcastle team after a month out.
Leicester City (4-1-4-1) Schmeichel; Ricardo, Evans, Soyuncu, Chilwell; Ndidi; Perez, Tielemans, Praet, Barnes; Vardy.
Substitutes: Ward, Justin, Morgan, Gray, Albrighton, Choudhury, Iheanacho.
Newcastle United (4-2-3-1) Dubravka; Krafth, Schar, Lascelles, Dummett; Longstaff, Hayden; Almiron, Muto, Atsu; Joelinton.
Substitutes: Darlow, Fernandez, Manquillo, Yedlin, Ki, Carroll, Saint-Maximin.
Referee Craig Pawson.
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Preamble
Hello. At the start of the season, Leicester were an outside bet to break into the top six. Now they look a useful bet to break into the top three. Since Brendan Rodgers took over, they have probably been the best team in the Premier League outside the Really Big Two, and a win at home to Newcastle today would move them to third in this season’s table.
The likeliest scenario is a comfortable Leicester win, although they are without the injured James Maddison. And Newcastle can be a contrary bunch; their only win so far this season was away at Spurs, and they have won on their last two visits to the King Power Stadium. But their ambitions are more modest than Leicester’s. Never mind the top three; they’ll be happy to finish outside the bottom three.
Kick off is at 4.30pm.
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