On Sunday Dec 12th, Leicester City hosts Newcastle United at King Power Stadium in a clash of the Premier League. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 11 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. Leicester City is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Aston Villa. Harvey Barnes struck first for Leicester City in the 14th minute on a feed from Patson Daka, then Ezri Konsa got the equalizer for Aston Villa in the 17th minute on a feed from Emiliano Buendía Finally they completed the comback in the 54th minute on a goal by Ezri Konsa to cap off a wild match. Leicester City is looking for direction having 3 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Newcastle United recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Burnley. Callum Wilson struck first for Newcastle United in the 40th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Burnley couldn’t muster any offence and Newcastle United ran away with the shutout win. Newcastle United looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 8 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, in St. James’ Park, Newcastle United and Leicester City battled to a 1-1 draw. James Maddison struck first for Leicester City in the 34th minute, but Yoshinori Muto got the equalizer for Newcastle United in the 53rd minute earning Newcastle United at least a draw.
Callum Wilson has been the most effective weapon for Newcastle United lately. The English attacker has netted two goals in his last five matches. Leicester City’s most prolific scorer has been James Maddison. The English midfielder has netted three goals over the last 5 matches
Ricardo Pereira, Youri Tielemans, Jonny Evans, Wesley Fofana and James Justin are unavailable to play for Brendan Rodgers’s team, while Eddie Howe’s squad will be without Paul Dummett.