Eddie Howe knows a win against Leicester City would be a huge step towards mathematically securing Newcastle's place in the Premier League next season. The Magpies are ten points above the bottom three with 18th placed Burnley who parted company with Sean Dyche yesterday.
The Foxes travel to Tyneside full of confidence having reached the semi-finals of the Europa Conference League after an away with at PSV Eindhoven in midweek. Brendan Rodgers' side still have a shout at qualifying for the Europa League by finishing fifth in the Premier League.
The Leicester boss has already lay down the mantle for his side with nine games of the Premier League remaining. They'll be without Jamie Vardy, Wilfred Ndidi, Ryan Bertrand and Danny Ward for Sunday's game.
