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Newcastle United is set to take on Leicester City on Sunday in a Premier League match. Leicester City is ninth in the Premier League standings right now, while Newcastle is in 15th.
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These two teams last met in December, with Leicester dominating the match to the tune of a 4-0 victory. Youri Tielemans had two goals in that match, while Patson Daka and James Maddison each scored a goal.
Ahead of the game, GOAL has the details of how to watch on TV, stream online, team news and more.
| Games | Newcastle vs Leicester |
| Date | April 17, 2022 |
| Times | 9.15am ET, 6.15am PT |
| Stream | fubo TV (try for free) |
TV channel, live stream & how to watch
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| U.S. TV channel | Online stream |
|---|---|
| USA Network | fubo TV (try for free) |
Team news & rosters
| Position | Newcastle roster |
|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | Dubravka, Darlow, Gillespie |
| Defenders | Clark, Dummett, Schar, Lascelles, Lewis, Targett, Krafth, Fernandez, Manquillo, Burn |
| Midfielders | Shelvey, Ritchie, Hayden, Fraser, Murphy, Almiron, Willock, Longstaff, Guimaraes |
Forwards | Joelinton, Wilson, Saint-Maximin, Wood, Gayle |
The Magpies should be safe from relegation, as they’ve got a 10-point lead over 18th-place Burnley, but the team is heading for a finish in the bottom half of the Premier League for the fourth season in a row and its worst finish since the 2015-16 campaign, when Newcastle United was 18th.
Callum Wilson leads the team with six goals this season.
Newcastle is coming off of a 1-0 win over Wolverhampton in its most recent contest, with Chris Wood scoring the lone goal in the match. That victory ended a three-game losing streak for the team.
Predicted Newcastle starting XI: Krafth, Schär, Burn, Target, Guimarães, Shelvey, Joelinton, Fraser, Wood, Saint-Maximin; Dúbravka
| Position | Leicester roster |
|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | Schmeichel, Ward, Jakupovic |
| Defenders | Justin, Fofana, Soyuncu, Bertrand, Evans, Amartey, Pereira, Vestergaard, Castagne, Thomas, Nelson |
| Midfielders | Barnes, Tielemans, Maddison, Albrighton, Choudhury, Dewsbury-Hall, Mendy, Ndidi, Soumare, Brunt |
| Forwards | Vardy, Iheanacho, Perez, Daka, Lookman, Alves |
Leicester’s chance at qualifying for European competition appears over, as the team is 11 points back of sixth-place West Ham. The team has participated in the last two Europa Leagues.
Jamie Vardy currently leads Leicester in goals with 10. The 35-year-old striker could finish with his fewest goals since the 2014-15 season with just nine matches left to be played.
Leicester won its most recent Premier League contest 2-1 over Crystal Palace, with Ademola Lookman and Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall both scoring goals. The team has won two of its last three matches.
Predicted Leicester starting XI: Justin, Amartey, Söyüncü, Thomas, Tielemans, Mendy, Maddison, Dewsbury-Hall, Lookman, Daka; Schmeichel.
Last five results
| Newcastle results | Leicester results |
|---|---|
| Newcastle 1-0 Wolves (Apr 8) | PSV 1-2 Leicester (Apr 14) |
| Tottenham 5-1 Newcastle (Apr 3) | Leicester 2-1 Crystal Palace (Apr 10) |
| Everton 1-0 Newcastle (Mar 17) | Leicester 0-0 PSV (Apr 7) |
| Chelsea 1-0 Newcastle (Mar 13) | Man Utd 1-1 Leicester (Apr 2) |
| Southampton 1-2 Newcastle (Mar 10) | Leicester 2-0 Brentford (Mar 20) |
Head-to-head
| Date | Result |
|---|---|
| 12/12/2021 | Leicester 4-0 Newcastle |
| 5/7/2021 | Leicester 2-4 Newcastle |
| 3/1/2021 | Newcastle 1-2 Leicester |
| 1/1/2020 | Newcastle 0-3 Leicester |
| 9/29/2019 | Leicester 5-0 Newcastle |