Leicester City striker Jamie Vardy. (Photo : Getty Images)
Lowly squad Newcastle United (2-6-4, 10 points) will try to go for its first winning run of the 2015-2016 Premier League season as it hosts third-running Leicester City (7-1-4, 25 points) at the St. James' Park on Saturday, November 21st.
New manager Steve McClaren started his debut season for Newcastle winless in his first eight tries. However, the Magpies were able to pull off two wins in their last four outings, giving the 54-year-old coach some ray of hope for the future.
The team's last game was a 1-0 win over newly-promoted club AFC Bournemouth at the Vitality Stadium on November 7th, as per Daily Mail Online.
Spanish forward Ayoze Pérez provided the winner for McClaren's side at the 27th minute to add three more points to Newcastle's cause in the overall standings.
Leicester City is on a three-game winning streak and had been unbeaten in their last five matches. English striker Jamie Vardy had been the man of the season for Claudio Ranieri's squad, scoring 12 goals in 12 appearances for the Foxes this season.
They beat another newly-promoted club, Watford FC, in their last game also on November 7th at the King Power Stadium with French midfielder N'Golo Kanté and Vardy scoring a goal each at the 52nd and 65th to ensure the win, via BBC Sport.
Hornets captain Troy Deeney netted a consolation to put his team on the board at the 75th with a penalty kick, but that was all Watford could do to come close.
The Foxes are projected to blank the hard-fighting Magpies in this match, denying McClaren his first back-to-back wins for Newcastle.
The prediction is a 2-0 win for Leicester City.
Newcastle United starting lineup (4-4-2 formation): Elliot; Coloccini, Janmaat, Dummett, Mbemba; Tioté, Anita, Wijnaldum, Sissoko; Pérez, Mitrovic
Leicester City starting lineup (4-4-1-1 formation): Schmeichel; Huth, Fuchs, Simpson, Morgan; Albrighton, Drinkwater, Kanté, Schlupp; Mahrez; Vardy
