Ruud van Nistelrooy faces his first away game as Leicester City boss this weekend as the Foxes make the long trip north to take on Newcastle United.
Leicester have four points from their opening two games under Van Nistelrooy and after the Foxes’ 2-2 draw against Brighton last weekend, sit five points clear of the bottom three.
Newcastle have won just two of their last 11 Premier League games on the other hand but the Magpies could be boosted by the return of Joe Willock as they look to end their poor run of form.
A win for Leicester will take them to within three points of Newcastle, and with a difficult run of fixtures over the Christmas period to come, every advantage counts.
So, with that, here is everything you need to know ahead of Newcastle vs Leicester.
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Newcastle vs Leicester kick-off time & date
Leicester will travel to the north east to face Newcastle on Saturday 14 December.
Date: Saturday 14 December 2024
Stadium: St James’ Park, Newcastle, UK
Kick off time: 3:00 PM GMT
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What channel is Newcastle vs Leicester on?
As Newcastle vs Leicester is a 3:00 PM kick off in the UK, fans won’t be able to watch it due to the blackout rule imposed by the government.
Radio commentary is one alternative while fans can also wait for the highlights to be released on Sky Sports’ YouTube channel, as well as Match of the Day on BBC One.
Newcastle vs Leicester livestream
UK viewers won’t have access to a livestream of the game between Newcastle and Leicester as it won’t be broadcast live.
Fans wishing to stream highlights of the game will be able to watch Match of the Day on BBC iPlayer from Saturday night.
Newcastle vs Leicester H2H
This will be the 135th competitive meeting between the two teams, with Leicester winning 49 of the encounters while Newcastle have won 57 of the meetings.
The remaining 28 fixtures have ended in draws.
Date Result
22 May 2023 Newcastle United 0-0 Leicester City
10 January 2023 Newcastle United 2-0 Leicester City
26 December 2022 Leicester City 0-3 Newcastle United
17 April 2022 Newcastle United 2-1 Leicester City
12 December 2021 Leicester City 4-0 Newcastle United
Newcastle vs Leicester past five meetings
Leicester team news
As many as six players could be out for Leicester this weekend.
Boubakary Soumare is suspended after picking up a fifth yellow card of the season while Wilfried Ndidi was forced off last weekend with a hamstring issue and is considered to be a major doubt.
Harry Winks is also a doubt as he continues his recovery from the groin injury sustained against Chelsea.
Ricardo Pereira, Jakub Stolarczyk and Abdul Fatawu are all still ruled out long term but in more positive news, Facundo Buonanotte will be available for selection again after being ineligible to play against his parent club last time out.
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