Newcastle at Leicester City
(EPL) (NEW) vs. (LEI),
Point Spread: -1.50 | 125.00 (NEW) (Away)
Result: Win
It's all there for Newcastle, with two matches in hand overt the three sides directly ahead of them in the Prem, with a clear chance to move into a tie for the 4th spot with Chelsea by beating woeful Leicester on Monday Night Football at the King Power Stadium. With the Champs League almost surely awarding an extra spot to the EPL's 5th-place finisher, Eddie Howe's troops are perfectly positioned to return after missing out the past season. All that stands in their way tonight is the aforementioned Foxes, who look to have given up the ghost and accepting their doom to relegation. losses in eight straight, blanked in the last six of those, suggests it's all over for Leicester, soon to be dealt the formality of the drop that Southampton had to endure on Sunday, and left to wonder if the Ruud van Nistelrooy appointment in November was worth the trouble (and van Nistelrooy surely wondering the same). Already there is talk of bringing back Russell Martin, who was sacked in favor of van Nistelrooy. Short-term, however, Alexander Isak alone should be able to get the three points for Newcastle tonight. Play Newcastle on Spread