Match Day thread . NUFC v Leicester

[Toondes]

Leicester City (h) - Live on BT sport

The Magpies host Leicester City at St. James' Park on Saturday in a televised 5.30pm kick-off.

The game is a sell-out and the visitors have taken their full allocation of 3,000 places in L7.

Saturday is 125 years to the day that the club was renamed from Newcastle East End to Newcastle United at a public meeting, a more popular choice than alternatives: Newcastle and Newcastle city .

NUFC: Jamaal Lascelles and Christian Atsu both return to the squad, while Paul Dummett has a reserve team runout on Friday night as he nears a comeback.

Should he keep his place, Karl Darlow will complete a half century of appearances for Newcastle (currently he's made 45 league starts + four in the League cup .
Parking: Northumbria University offer weekend car parking to the public for £4 all day (or £1 per hour). 500 spaces are available at Lipman and City Campus East: book online here or turn up to pay & display.

LCFC: To follow. Old boy Danny Simpson remains a regular starter for the side.

The Foxes arrive looking for their third successive PL victory, following home wins over Burnley and Spurs.

Now managed by former Southampton boss Claude Puel, City are also looking to extend their unbeaten away run to six games.

Losing their first two games on the road - 3-4 at Arsenal and 0-2 at Manchester United - they then won 2-1 at Swansea and drew another four games - at Stoke (2-2), West Ham & Huddersfield (1-1) and Bournemouth (0-0).

Referee: Neil Swarbrick - a second visit to SJP this season for the Lancashire-based official, who took charge of the 3-0 victory over West Ham.

Travel: No scheduled Metro disruptions.

Roads around SJP will be traffic free from 3pm onwards (earlier than usual due to the 125th anniversary stuff), with these junctions closed:

Strawberry Place/Leazes Park Road
Strawberry Place/Barrack Road
Strawberry Place/St James Street
Strawberry Lane

UK TV: Live on BT Sport

Overseas TV: To follow

UK Radio: Live on BBC Radio 5 Live Sport

Local Radio: Live on BBC Radio Newcastle

Stats:

Foxes in Toon - last 20:
2015/16 lost 0-3
2014/15 Won 1-0 Obertan
2009/10 Won 1-0 Guthrie
2003/04 Won 3-1 Ameobi, OG, Jenas
2001/02 Won 1-0 Solano
2000/01 Won 1-0 Cort
1999/00 Lost 0-2
1998/99 Won 1-0 Glass
1997/98 Drew 3-3 Barnes, Tomasson, Beresford
1996/97 Won 4-3 Shearer 3, Elliott
1994/95 Won 3-1 Albert 2, Howey
1992/93 Won 7-1 Kelly 3, Cole 3, Lee
1991/92 Won 2-0 Hunt, Clark
1990/91 Won 2-1 McGhee, Sloan
1989/90 Won 5-4 McGhee 2, Quinn 2, Gallacher
1986/87 Won 2-0 Goddard, Wharton
1985/86 Won 2-1 Clarke, Beardsley
1984/85 Lost 1-4 Beardsley
1982/83 Drew 2-2 McDermott, Keegan
1981/82 Drew 0-0

Latest Premier League fixtures:

Sat 09.12.2017:
West Ham v Chelsea (12.30pm) Sky
Burnley v Watford (3pm)
Crystal Palace v Bournemouth (3pm)
Huddersfield Town v Brighton and Hove Albion (3pm)
Swansea City v West Bromwich Albion (3pm)
Spurs v Stoke City (3pm)
Newcastle v Leicester City (5.30pm) BT

Sun 10.12.2017:
Southampton v Arsenal (Noon) BT
Liverpool v Everton (2.15pm Sky
Manchester United v Manchester City (4.30pm) Sky

[Aldridge Prior]

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[Colly]

5 bloody 30, it's gonna be freezing.

[Valentino's fast feet]

Yeah, I'm hoping yo xayxh yhe mayxh mtself layer on maye.

I take you didn't take the title from nufc.com, Toondes

[Heisen]

Need to win today. Anything less will be a poor result, no excuses.

Cue the inevitable 2-0 loss.

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2-1 win

[Toondes]

Yeah, I'm hoping yo xayxh yhe mayxh mtself layer on maye.

I take you didn't take the title from nufc.com, Toondes

What happened ? I didn’t see it ?

[TJR]

Really looking forward to this tonight. Pre match plans sound great, it's going to be a special atmosphere.

Hopefully events on the pitch can live up to those planned off it. It would be very Newcastle United to lose on our birthday though.

[TBC]

5 bloody 30, it's gonna be freezing.

This!

[Heisen]

Good luck to anyone sitting in the top of the Milburn/SJH stand tonight! Poor buggers!

[Colly]

I always found the top to be alright, somehow the roof and sides kept it warmer. Corner of Leazes and East is the coldest I've ever been at a football match, and typically it was the one I took my wife to. She's never been back.

[Don Sholeone]

Anyone watching the West Ham Chelsea game, Chelsea are playing s****, typical that they wernt this bad against us.

[Colly]

Playing like this they'd still beat us. No way would we be pressing like West Ham.

[Oval85]

I always found the top to be alright, somehow the roof and sides kept it warmer. Corner of Leazes and East is the coldest I've ever been at a football match, and typically it was the one I took my wife to. She's never been back.

Should have brought a blanket.

[Chappy]

Can't see us winning today

[bobcostolo]

Leicester won their previous two matches and I don't think they are gonna win 3 in a row - so - my guess is draw or we're gonna win.

[jack]

Not feeling totally optimistic about this to be honest. I think it'll be a scrappy 1-1 draw.

[Oval85]

Not feeling totally optimistic about this to be honest. I think it'll be a scrappy 1-1 draw.

Tbh, that prediction is quite optimistic... I fear Vardy tonight.

[ALF]

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[MitroMania]

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