Newcastle vs Leicester - as it happened: Foxes consign hosts to defeat on anniversary weekend
Re-live all the action from St James' Park
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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
Good afternoon and welcome to The Independent's live coverage of today's 3pm games in the Premier League. With team news breaking around the country, let's see who's made the cut today...
Kick-off around the grounds is just 15 minutes away.
Tottenham are the only 'Big Six' team in 3pm action today but they go into their game against Stoke in really poor domestic form. They're on a four-match win-less run in the Premier League - a sequence that stretches back to the 1-0 victory over Crystal Palace on 5 November.
1' - We are underway in all five of today's 3pm kick-offs in the Premier League!
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