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On 1 January 2020 Leicester travelled to St James’ Park and rather enjoyed themselves. Not content with winning 3-0, they controlled 77% of the possession and left Steve Bruce’s players looking distinctly second-best in almost every department. At a time when he remains under intense pressure from Newcastle supporters who would like nothing better than to see him replaced by his still-adored predecessor, Rafael Benítez, Bruce could do with avoiding a similar new year mauling at the hands of Brendan Rodgers’s high flyers. The home manager can only hope Callum Wilson will eclipse Leicester’s Jamie Vardy in the attacking department, while his side’s new abandonment of their hallmark “low block” and new tactic of pressing higher up the pitch – which produced a point when Liverpool visited Tyneside last Wednesday – will pay dividends. Louise Taylor
Sunday 2.15pm Sky Sports Premier League
Venue St James’ Park
Last season Newcastle 0 Leicester 3
Referee Rob Jones
This season G3 Y8 R0 2.67 cards/game
Odds H 4-1 A 4-6 D 3-1
Newcastle
Subs from Dubravka, Dummett, Carroll, Gayle, Lewis, Hendrick, Krafth, Almirón, Gillespie, Shelvey
Doubtful Dummett (illness)
Injured Lascelles (illness, unknown), Manquillo (illness, unknown), Saint-Maximin (illness, unknown), Fraser (groin, 9 Jan)
Suspended Hayden (one match)
Discipline Y29 R0
Form WWLDLDL
Leading scorer Wilson 8
Leicester
Subs from Jakupovic, Ward, Fofana, Morgan, Gray, Albrighton, Slimani, Iheanacho, Pérez, Amartey, Under, Choudhury, Pereira, Mendy, Fuchs, Thomas
Doubtful Fofana (knee), Pereira (groin), Under (thigh)
Injured None
Suspended None
Discipline Y33 R0
Form WWLWDD
Leading scorer Vardy 12
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