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Confirmed Leicester City v Newcastle United lineups: Daka starts, Howe goes unchanged

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Leicester City starting XI: Schmeichel; Castagne, Evans, Soyuncu, Thomas; Dewsbury-Hall, Tielemans, Ndidi; Maddison, Barnes, Daka.

Leicester City substitutes: Ward, Bertrand, Nelson, Ricardo, Soumare, Brunt, Albrighton, McAteer, Vardy.

Newcastle United starting XI: Dubravka; Manquillo, Schar, Lascelles, Lewis; Almiron, Willock, Shelvey, Joelinton; Saint-Maximin, Wilson.

Newcastle United substitutes: Darlow, Ritchie, Hayden, Hendrick, Krafth, Fernandez, Fraser, Murphy, Gayle.

Leicester City go with Kasper Schmeichel in goal as the Foxes desperately seek to keep a clean sheet.

It’s a back four of Timothy Castagne, Jonny Evans, Caglar Soyuncu and Luke Thomas ahead of Schmeichel.

It appears to be a midfield three today of Wilfried Ndidi, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall and Youri Tielemans.

That means James Maddison may have to play wide today, joining Harvey Barnes in supporting Patson Daka up top.

Jamie Vardy is once again only on the bench, joining Danny Ward, Ryan Bertrand, Ben Nelson, Ricardo Pereira, Boubakary Soumare, Lewis Brunt, Marc Albrighton and Kasey McAteer.

Newcastle have Martin Dubravka in goal behind a back four of Javi Manquillo, Fabian Schar, Jamaal Lascelles and Jamal Lewis.

Joe Willock and Jonjo Shelvey are in midfield, with Miguel Almiron and Joelinton out wide.

Allan Saint-Maximin joins Callum Wilson up top as Eddie Howe goes with an unchanged side.

Karl Datlow, Matt Ritchie, Isaac Hayden, Jeff Hendrick, Emil Krafth, Federico Fernandez, Ryan Fraser, Jacob Murphy and Dwight Gayle.