We have reached the penultimate full round of fixtures in the 2022/23 English Premier League season and on the 22nd of May we have a meeting between Newcastle United and Leicester City.
The game will be played at St James’ Park and the hosts are attempting to qualify for the Champions League while the visitors are hoping to avoid relegation.
The boss on tonight's big win! 🗣 pic.twitter.com/o0qaduRABy— Newcastle United FC (@NUFC) May 18, 2023
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Newcastle United have the top four in their own hands and it would be a huge disappointment if they were to allow it to slip at the end of the season. However, recent dropped points mean they have allowed Liverpool to gain some hope of making a late surge into the Champions League positions.
Looking at form in the Premier League and ahead of the meeting with Brighton, the Magpies were 2 games without a win. Newcastle United lost 2-0 at home against Arsenal and were held to a 2-2 draw at relegation threatened Leeds United.
Home form in the league shows Newcastle United have won 4 of their last 5 home Premier League fixtures ahead of the Brighton game, including some memorable wins over Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur.
Conceding goals has been an issue for Newcastle United in their recent home league matches and they conceded against West Ham United, Liverpool, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Tottenham Hotspur, and Southampton.
Leicester City travel north to St James’ Park having been comfortably beaten 3-0 at home by Liverpool in the Premier League on Monday night. The Foxes started the game well but as soon as they conceded the opening goal in the 33rd minute their heads dropped and they quickly conceded a second.
Into the second half and Leicester City rarely troubled the Liverpool goal and it was the away team who scored the only goal after the interval in the 71st minute.
The defeat at home to Liverpool means Leicester City have failed to win any of their 4 most recent Premier League fixtures. There have been defeats away to Fulham and at home to Liverpool plus draws with Leeds United away and Everton at home.
Away form in the Premier League shows Leicester City have failed to win any of their last 7 matches. They have lost 7 of their last 10 away league games and both teams have scored in each of their last 5 Premier League matches on the road.
Team news and Newcastle United are without the injured quartet of Ryan Fraser, Matt Ritchie, Jamaal Lascelles, and Emil Krafth. There are also doubts over the fitness of Sean Longstaff.
Leicester City travel without Çağlar Söyüncü, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, James Justin, and Kelechi Iheanacho. They also have doubts over the fitness of Danny Ward, Jannik Vestergaard, and Ryan Bertrand.
Depending on results elsewhere, this could be the game that sees Leicester City relegated.
Given their away form, Newcastle United must start as the clear favourites to take maximum points in a boost to their claim for Champions League football. That will leave Leicester City with huge problems at the bottom end of the table.