Newcastle United XI vs Leicester: Alexander Isak injury news before Premier League game

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Newcastle United are under pressure to beat Leicester City on Monday night.

While Newcastle United are strong favourites for their Premier League trip to the King Power Stadium, Eddie Howe has warned against the notion of there being any easy games at this stage of the season.

Indeed, the Foxes may have lost their last seven League home games on the spin but the Newcastle United manager is not foolish enough to overlook them entirely.

The race for Champions League qualification is fierce. Even if English clubs are handed five spots for next season’s competition, a number of teams are fighting for entry.

Newcastle do boast a game in hand over most of them but have to ensure they do the business themselves. Failing to beat the Foxes would be a major blow to their chances, particularly with some very difficult away games coming up.

Position	Team	Played MP	Won W	Drawn D	Lost L	For GF	Against GA	Diff GD	Points Pts
5	Man CityManchester City	30	15	6	9	57	40	17	51
6	Aston VillaAston Villa	31	14	9	8	46	46	0	51
7	NewcastleNewcastle	29	15	5	9	49	39	10	50
8	BrightonBrighton	31	12	11	8	49	47	2	47
9	B’mouthBournemouth	31	12	9	10	51	40	11	45

Crucial to Newcastle’s chances of improving on the Conference League qualification they managed by winning the Carabao Cup is the fitness of star striker Alexander Isak.

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Is Alexander Isak injured for Newcastle United?

Isak made Newcastle history by coming becoming the first player to score 20 Premier League goals in successive seasons when he bagged the opener against Brentford on Wednesday.

However, concern was raised when the Sweden international was brought off reasonably early against the Bees for Callum Wilson.

Howe confirmed Isak has a slight groin issue, no doubt causing Newcastle fans and Fantasy Premier League (FPL) players more generally to sweat.

Luckily, however, The Daily Mail’s Craig Hope suggested Isak should be fit for Newcastle against Leicester.

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Newcastle United predicted XI vs Leicester

Isak is not the only concern for Howe heading into the game.

Anthony Gordon, Kieran Trippier and Joelinton are all dealing with knocks, while Lewis Hall, Jamaal Lascelles and Sven Botman are injured.

Newcastle could start Isak against Leicester, although Harvey Barnes may keep his place ahead of Gordon even if he is fit.

Joelinton’s knee complaint did not sound particularly serious so it would not be a surprise to see him start even if Joe Willock is applying some pressure.

Newcastle United predicted XI vs Leicester: Pope; Trippier, Schar, Burn, Livramento; Guimaraes, Tonali; Joelinton; Murphy, Isak, Barnes