Newcastle United vs Leicester City Competition – Barclays Premier League Stadium: St. James’ Park Date: 22nd May 2023 Kick-off time – 20:00 GMT
Newcastle United and Leicester City will battle for three points in the Premier League this Monday with both sides looking to pursue their aim of the season. Newcastle are looking to seal a place in the Premier League top four, while Leicester are desperate to avoid relegation. But with just two games left to play this season, it’s now or never for both sides. The hosts are close to their aim, though, after their most recent outing; a 4-1 win over Brighton which took them to within three points of Champions League qualification. Win this game and Eddie Howe’s side will secure a top-four finish for the first time in two decades. However, a loss means they will go into the last game of the season probably needing a win to seal Champions League qualification. Having lost just two times at home this season, they will fancy their chances of sealing Champions League football in front of their fans. Meanwhile, just seven years after becoming the unlikeliest English champions of all time, Leicester’s Premier League status is hanging by a thread. The Foxes could be relegated in this game as they sit second from bottom, two points behind the safety line. So if they lose here and other teams around them get positive results, they will be back in the Championship next season. The signs are ominous as they are winless in four (D2, L2). This run has seen them leak ten goals. The Foxes current seven-game winless run on the road (D2, L5) only compounds the feeling that they face a mountainous task to stay up. Although they have netted in their five most recent tests on hostile turf, it offers no guarantee here. Other fixtures taking place this week in the Premier League Fixtures: Premier League Table
May 19, 2024
Arsenal
16:00
Everton
Brentford
16:00
Newcastle United
Brighton & Hov…
16:00
Manchester United
Burnley
16:00
Nottingham Forest
Chelsea
16:00
AFC Bournemouth
Crystal Palace
16:00
Aston Villa
Liverpool
16:00
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Luton Town
16:00
Fulham
Manchester City
16:00
West Ham United
Sheffield United
16:00
Tottenham Hotspur
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Team
MP
W
D
L
F
A
G
P
1
Manchester City
37
27
7
3
93
33
+60
88
2
Arsenal
37
27
5
5
89
28
+61
86
3
Liverpool
37
23
10
4
84
41
+43
79
4
Aston Villa
37
20
8
9
76
56
+20
68
5
Tottenham Hotspur
37
19
6
12
71
61
+10
63
6
Chelsea
37
17
9
11
75
62
+13
60
7
Newcastle United
37
17
6
14
81
60
+21
57
8
Manchester United
37
17
6
14
55
58
-3
57
9
West Ham United
37
14
10
13
59
71
-12
52
10
Brighton & Hov…
37
12
12
13
55
60
-5
48
11
AFC Bournemouth
37
13
9
15
53
65
-12
48
12
Crystal Palace
37
12
10
15
52
58
-6
46
13
Wolverhampton Wanderers
37
13
7
17
50
63
-13
46
14
Fulham
37
12
8
17
51
59
-8
44
15
Everton
37
13
9
15
39
49
-10
40
16
Brentford
37
10
9
18
54
61
-7
39
17
Nottingham Forest
37
8
9
20
47
66
-19
29
18
Luton Town
37
6
8
23
50
81
-31
26
19
Burnley
37
5
9
23
40
76
-36
24
20
Sheffield United
37
3
7
27
35
101
-66
16
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