Leicester City will be attempting to consolidate their spot in the top four in the Premier League table when they welcome Newcastle United to the King Power Stadium on Friday evening.
The Foxes are currently third in the division, five points ahead of fifth-placed West Ham United on the same number of matches (34), while Newcastle sit 17th, nine points clear of 18th-placed Fulham, and here Sports Mole runs through the team news for the two sides ahead of what is a very important contest.
LEICESTER CITY vs. NEWCASTLE UNITED
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LEICESTER CITY
Out: James Justin (knee), Harvey Barnes (knee)
Doubtful: Wes Morgan (back), Jonny Evans (back)
Sports Mole's predicted XI: Schmeichel; Fofana, Evans, Soyuncu; Pereira, Ndidi, Tielemans, Castagne; Maddison; Iheanacho, Vardy
NEWCASTLE UNITED
Out: Isaac Hayden (knee), Karl Darlow (knee), Ryan Fraser (groin), Fabian Schar (suspended), Jamaal Lascelles (ankle)
Doubtful: None
Sports Mole's predicted XI: Dubravka; Fernandez, Clark, Dummett; Murphy, Almiron, Shelvey, Longstaff, Ritchie; Wilson, Saint-Maximin
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