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MATCH PREVIEW

LEICESTER CITY host Newcastle United on Friday with both sides almost achieving their recent stated aims of Champions League football and avoiding relegation, but neither quite there yet.

Brendan Rodgers’ side are seven points clear of fifth-place Spurs in the battle for a Champions League spot and two ahead of Chelsea in fourth. Newcastle slipped to fourth bottom, but have a nine-point gap on Fulham with four games.

Both sides produced really disappointing displays in their previous games. The Foxes could only draw at Southampton despite having a one-man advantage for 80 minutes and even then they had to rescue the point after going a goal behind.
And Newcastle produced their worst display for months when they simply never turned up against an Arsenal side who could have been forgiven for prioritising their Europa League clash with Villarreal instead.
Crucially, for Leicester, this is their last so-called easier game in a torrid run-in. They have to face Manchester United, Chelsea and Spurs in the league and Chelsea in the FA Cup Final before the end of the season.

PREDICTION

Rodgers’s men had recorded a 1-1 draw the last match-day, against Southampton. In the meantime, the Magpies lost 0-2 at home against Arsenal.

Going on, the Foxes were unbeaten in 23 of their preceding 28 overall fixtures, and they had also won six of their last nine games.

On the other hand, their counterparts were winless in 21 of their previous 25 overall matches, and they have won just thrice on the road since September of 2020.

In addition, Rodgers’s men also have a good h2h record against this foe, and particularly so at this ground.

By the looks of things, expect Leicester to post the three points on the board, and considering their desperation to secure a top-four finish, count on a lot of goals as well.

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