Pre Match Newcastle Vs Leicester

[Jeff]

MATCH FACTS
Head-to-head

• Newcastle's 2-1 away win over Leicester last April ended a five-match losing streak against the Foxes in all competitions.
• Leicester can earn three straight wins at Newcastle for the first time since the 1960s.

Newcastle United

• Newcastle have accrued only five points from the last 33 available to them (W1, D2, L8).
• They are in danger of losing their opening four home league matches of a season for the first time.
• Rafa Benitez's side have lost 10 home league games since the start of 2017-18, an equal-high with Huddersfield and relegated Swansea.
• The Magpies have failed to score at St James' Park only once in 11 league fixtures.
• As Newcastle boss, Benitez has lost 10 of his 27 home Premier League games - the same number he lost in 127 combined home matches in charge of Liverpool and Chelsea.
• Benitez's first match as Newcastle manager was a 1-0 away league against Leicester in March 2016.

Leicester City

• Leicester have lost five of their last six Premier League away games.
• They have conceded a league-high 27 away goals in 2018, and let in five goals on their travels on three occasions since the turn of the year.
• James Maddison is the only player to have scored more than one Premier League goal from outside the penalty area this season.
• Maddison has been fouled a league-high 21 times, five more than any other player prior to the weekend.

 

[fitz]

I'm making the long trip north and east for this one. If the weather's like it was today it should be a cracking day out if nowt else.

 

[Motown Fox]

Lawro has a 2-0 away win...

As he used to be the Newcastle defence coach he knows just how shit they are.

 

[TommyK]

First away match of the season for me! Can't wait.

Can anyone offer any advice on where to park?

 

[Jeff]

First away match of the season for me! Can't wait.

Can anyone offer any advice on where to park?

The ground is in the city centre, so there are multi storey car parks nearby, but you'll need to get there early.

I usually do the journey by train these days (unfortunately can't make it today, I'm on holiday), but what I used to do when i drove from Leicester was park at the metro centre (just off the A1) and get a train to Newcastle from there. It could be cheaper than paying for parking, and Newcastle Central Station is around 10 minutes walk from the ground. But I've just realised that there's a strike on Northern Rail today, so the service will be much reduced, so that's probably not a good idea. There is apparently a park and ride bus from the Metro Centre, which might be worth looking at.

 

[fitz]

First away match of the season for me! Can't wait.

Can anyone offer any advice on where to park?

For convenience, chances of your car still being there but unfortunately not cheapness.....the gate (in China town). Drive up to sid James from the redheugh bridge and turn right when you're opposite stadium. Then right again under the Chinese gate and it's on that road. Probably set you back about 8-10 quid but you'll still have a car. Tis on the left sode of the street.