Newcastle vs Leicester - as it happened: Foxes consign hosts to defeat on anniversary weekend

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Newcastle United and Leicester City meet in the final Premier League game of the day with the Foxes looking to cement their place in the top 10 and the Magpies looking precariously at the relegation zone below them. Follow the latest here.

• Newcastle vs Leicester kicks off at 17:30 GMT
• Dwight Gayle starts for Newcastle alongside Joselu
• Demarai Gray joins Jamie Vardy in attack for Leicester
• Jonjo Shelvey and Mo Diame on the bench for Magpies
• Foxes have Shinji Okazaki among substitutes

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This weekend’s Premier League matches

Saturday

West Ham vs Chelsea – 12:30

Burnley vs Watford – 3pm

Crystal Palace vs Bournemouth – 3pm

Huddersfield Town vs Brighton and Hove Albion – 3pm

Swansea City vs West Bromwich Albion – 3pm

Tottenham Hotspur vs Stoke City – 3pm

Newcastle United vs Leicester City – 5.30pm

Sunday

Southampton vs Arsenal – 12:00

Liverpool vs Everton – 14:15

Manchester United vs Manchester City – 16:30

Key Points

• Riyad Mahrez cancels out Joselu opener
• Spurs thrash Stoke 5-1 as Harry Kane scores twice
• Palace and Bournemouth play out thrilling 2-2 draw
• Swansea beat West Brom 1-0 with a late Wilfried Bony goal
• Steve Mounie double sees Huddersfield past Brighton
• Burnley beat 10-man Watford

[9 December 2017 18:51 · Liam Corless]

[9 December 2017 18:52 · Liam Corless]

64' - Christian Atsu replaces Matt Ritchie for Newcastle.

[9 December 2017 19:02 · Liam Corless]

GOAL! Newcastle 2-2 Leicester (Gayle)

73' - Leicester struggle to clear the ball after a Newcastle corner and the ball drops to Dwight Gayle, who cuts inside and puts a left-footed shot past Kasper Schmeichel via a big deflection off Harry Maguire. 

They don't really deserve to be level but Rafa Benitez and the 50,000 fans inside St James' Park won't care.

Meanwhile, Ayoze Perez has replaced Jacob Murphy for the hosts and Shinji Okazaki has come on for Demarai Gray for the visitors.

[9 December 2017 19:04 · Liam Corless]

[9 December 2017 19:06 · Liam Corless]

78' - Close! Dwight Gayle gets on the end of Joselu's intelligent reverse pass and shoots first time with his left foot, only to see the ball roll agonisingly wide of the diving Kasper Schmeichel's far post.

[9 December 2017 19:16 · Liam Corless]

GOAL! Newcastle 2-3 Leicester (Perez, OG)

86' - Marc Albrighton sends Jamie Vardy through on goal with a lovely through ball but the England forward can't get a shot away under pressure from Florian Lejeune. The striker is forced wide but spots the unmarked Shinji Okazaki in the penalty area and plays a cross into him. Okazaki takes a touch before lining up a shot, only for Ayoze Perez to do the job for him, stabbing the ball beyond Karl Darlow as he attempted to make a last-ditch challenge.

So unlucky.

[9 December 2017 19:17 · Liam Corless]

90' - Leonardo Ulloa replaces Jamie Vardy for Leicester.

[9 December 2017 19:18 · Liam Corless]

[9 December 2017 19:18 · Liam Corless]

90' - Five minutes of added time to come at the end of the 90.

[9 December 2017 19:23 · Liam Corless]

Full-time - Newcastle 2-3 Leicester

The final five minutes pass without incident and Leicester claim all three points courtesy of Ayoze Perez's late own-goal.

Stay tuned for reaction to the match.