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Leicester City travel to take on Newcastle United at St. James' Park on Monday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Foxes will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 37 and win only 7 of the 57 games.
The last time the two teams met at Newcastle Utd. was back in February 2004, over five years ago, with Newcastle Utd. running out comfortable 3 - 1 winners in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 07 Feb | Newcastle Utd. | 3 - 1 | Leicester City | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Fri 26 Dec | Leicester City | 1 - 1 | Newcastle Utd. | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 19 Jan | Leicester City | 0 - 0 | Newcastle Utd. | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Wed 26 Sep | Newcastle Utd. | 1 - 0 | Leicester City | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 28 Apr | Newcastle Utd. | 1 - 0 | Leicester City | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 11 Nov | Leicester City | 1 - 1 | Newcastle Utd. | PREM |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 15 Apr | Newcastle Utd. | 0 - 2 | Leicester City | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Newcastle United have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. A total of 11 goals have been scored by the Magpies in those games, with 5 conceded.
The Foxes have had a decent run of form away from home recently, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 9 goals for the Foxes, and 6 goals against.
Newcastle Utd. are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 10 points from 4 games. Leicester City's 8 points from 4 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Newcastle Utd. | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 13 |
| Leicester City | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
This promises to be an excellent test for the in-form Foxes, but one which I believe will end in stalemate. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Newcastle Utd. | Won 3 successive home games. 6 games since last home draw. Won their latest 4 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 4 . |
| Leicester City | Not won in previous 3 away matches. |