There is Friday night English Premier League football for punters to look forward to and we take a look at the game between Leicester and Newcastle from a betting angle.

Leicester currently sit 3^rd on the table and they would go a long way to securing a Top 4 spot with a victory here as they are 5 points ahead of 5^th place West Ham with just 4 games left to play.

Last time out Leicester were held to a 1-1 draw away at Southampton, but their last 2 home games were a 2-1 win at Palace and a 3-0 victory over West Brom. Over 2.5 goal backers would have collected profits in 65% of Leicester home matches. If the EPL season was based only on home form Leicester would currently sit 6^th on the log.

Newcastle are 17^th on the table and although they are just 1 position outside the relegation zone, they are 9 points clear of 18^th placed Fulham with 4 matches left to play. They have battled on the road a bit this season taking 16 points from 17 matches although they have only lost once in their last 4 away games which include a 1-1 draw at Liverpool. Their last action was at home to Arsenal where they lost 2-0 and that broke a 4 match run without defeat.

Newcastle away games have not been profitable for those who enjoy the over 2.5 goal markets as they would have collected on their bets only 29% of the time.

Leicester won the reverse fixture at Newcastle 2-1 on the 3^rd of January and the last time they played at home in September of 2019 it was Leicester coming out on top with a comfortable 5-0 win.

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BETTING – Click here to bet

Leicester 9/20

Draw 39/10

Newcastle 13/2

Suggested Bet: Handicap, Leicester (-1) at 11/10

For this bet to land we need Leicester to win by more than a goal and given how much they have to play for and the fact that Newcastle will likely consider themselves safe I am backing them to do just that.

Although Newcastle away games tend to be low scoring I do like Over 2.5 goals but at 13/20 I am not going to get involved and if I do fancy any further action I will look at in play options or perhaps have a go at the Correct Score, Leicester 3- 1 at 10/1.

Note: All prices correct at the time of writing but are subject to change