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 19:43 · Liam Corless]

Post-match reaction from Rafa Benitez

"We made mistakes that cost us the points.

"We started well, we scored and we were on top but after we conceded they controlled the game.

"They scored the second goal with an easy pass when we were much better in terms of our organisation.

"Still we made a great effort to score a second goal. Then, when we were in control of the game, a counter-attack and a couple of mistakes and we suffered again and we lost the point."

Quotes from BT Sport

[9 December 2017 19:45 · Liam Corless]

Those quotes from Rafa Benitez conclude our coverage of Newcastle vs Leicester. 

Thanks for tuning in and be sure to return tomorrow for a huge day of football as Southampton host Arsenal before the Merseyside and Manchester derbies later in the day!