Newcastle United are hunting a third-straight Premier League win on Monday night as they face a Leicester City side that has won just once in 2025.
It’s been a miserable return to the top flight for the Foxes, with their sole victory in the new year arriving against Tottenham Hotspur in February. They’ve lost eight on the bounce in all competitions and are already preparing for the second tier next season.
The hosts are 19th in the table with a meagre 17 points, 15 adrift of safety with eight games to play.
Unlike Leicester, Newcastle harbour hopes of a grand finale after they ended their 70-year wait for a major domestic trophy before the international break. They celebrated their return to action in midweek with a 2-1 victory over Brentford, and Eddie Howe’s side will be confident of securing three points here.
The Magpies are well in the Champions League mix and will climb up to fifth with a victory. They will hope to use this game as a chance to improve their goal difference, with fourth-placed Chelsea currently seven goals better off.
Here is 90min’s guide to Monday night’s clash.
Leicester vs Newcastle head-to-head record (last five games)
Current form (all competitions)
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Leicester |
Newcastle |
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Man City 2-0 Leicester – 02/04/25 |
Newcastle 2-1 Brentford – 02/04/25 |
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Leicester 0-3 Man Utd – 16/03/25 |
Liverpool 1-2 Newcastle – 16/03/25 |
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Chelsea 1-0 Leicester – 09/03/25 |
West Ham 0-1 Newcastle – 10/03/25 |
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West Ham 2-0 Leicester – 27/02/25 |
Newcastle 1-2 Brighton – 02/03/25 |
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Leicester 0-4 Brentford – 21/02/25 |
Liverpool 2-0 Newcastle – 26/02/25 |
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Country |
TV channel/live stream |
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United Kingdom |
Sky Go UK, NOW, SKY GO Extra, Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Premier League, Sky Ultra HD |
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United States |
fuboTV, nbcsports.com, NBC Sports App, UNIVERSO NOW, Telemundo Deportes En Vivo, USA Network, UNIVERSO |
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Canada |
fuboTV Canada |
Ruud van Nistelrooy excluded Harry Winks from the Leicester squad for their midweek defeat at the Etihad, and the former Tottenham midfielder is unlikely to return to the fold on Monday night. Winks’ relationship with the current manager may be broken beyond repair.
The Foxes don’t have too many injury complaints. They’ve been without Abdul Fatawu for much of the season due to an ACL tear, while Odsonne Edouard and Harry Souttar are also sidelined.
Jamie Vardy will lead the hosts’ line as they aim to end their miserable 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 game with several injury concerns. Alexander Isak has been in supreme form this season and had been a doubt after picking up a knock in midweek, but he’s expected to be available.
Howe had been coy regarding the status of Isak, with Callum Wilson and William Osula waiting in the wings. Kieran Trippier is doubtful, but there could be a return to action for Anthony Gordon after he suffered a hip injury on international duty.
Lewis Hall, 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 a while back, and further acrimony has enveloped the squad heading into Monday’s game. There may be more to the Ruud/Winks debacle, but the manager’s treatment of the midfielder appears incredibly harsh.
The Foxes barely have pride to play for down the stretch, and it’s hard to envisage them claiming a result on home soil against a side that have their star man available. Newcastle are set for a strong finish to 2024/25, and they’ll pick up the points on Monday.
