Leicester v Newcastle betting tips: Foxes on Euro mission

There have been five draws in that time and the Magpies are 17/4 to pick up another point here or they can be backed at 33/20 to avoid defeat in the double chance market.

Leicester v Newcastle Head-to-Head

Leicester are looking to do the double over Newcastle after a 2-1 win in the reverse fixture.

The match came to life in the second half when goals from James Maddison and Youri Tielemans put Leicester in control and Andy Carroll’s volley for Newcastle proved in vain.

Leicester have won the last three meetings, having put eight goals past Newcastle without conceding in the Premier League last season.

A Foxes win and over 2.5 goals can be backed at 6/5 while they are 13/10 to win by more than one goal.

Previous XI

Leicester: Schmeichel, Fofana, Soyuncu, Evans, Castagne, Thomas, Tielemans, Maddison, Ndidi, Vardy, Iheanacho.

Newcastle: Dubravka, Clark, Dummett, Fernandez, Shelvey, Ritchie, Murphy, Almiron, Longstaff, Saint-Maximin, Wilson.

Team news

Rodgers expects Jonny Evans to be “fine” after the Leicester defender had a scan on a foot issue. Wes Morgan (back) is not yet ready to make a return to action, and Harvey Barnes and James Justin (both knee) continue with their recoveries.

Newcastle defender Fabian Schar will miss the game through suspension after the club failed in their appeal to have his red card against Arsenal overturned. On-loan midfielder Joe Willock returns to the squad but youngster Elliot Anderson is struggling with a hip problem.

Key Battles

Callum Wilson returned to Newcastle’s attack against Arsenal and is their top scorer with 10 goals so he will be the main threat to Leicester’s central defensive pair of Caglar Soyuncu and Jonny Evans.

Evans is in form in front of goal, scoring twice in the last three games, and is 8/1 to be on target again.

In-form striker Kelechi Iheanacho is the clear favourite at 13/5 in the first goalscorer odds and the partnership he has formed with Jamie Vardy will be a handful for Newcastle’s likely back three of Ciaran Clark, Paul Dummett and Federico Fernandez.

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