Leicester City boss Dean Smith knows the harsh reality of the Foxes' trip to St. James' Park - win or they could be relegated. Newcastle United on the other hand could secure their place in the Champions League next season to end a 20 year hiatus from Europe's elite competition.
The Leicester boss says he has a lot of respect for Eddie Howe after locking horns with the then Bournemouth boss back in League One, when Smith was in charge of Walsall. The two English coaches have worked their way up through the football pyramid in recent years but it's Howe who is riding the crest of an almighty wave.
Smith took charge of struggling Leicester at the beginning of April on a deal that runs until the end of the season - tasked with keeping the former Premier League champions in the division. Nonetheless, Leicester look doomed unless they can spring a surprise this weekend and take their survival battle into the final day of the season.
