Newcastle vs Leicester City: Jamie Vardy scores in tenth straight game equals Ruud van Nistelrooy's record

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Welcome to The Independent’s live coverage of Newcastle United vs Leicester City, one of today’s 3.00pm Premier League kick-offs.

Preview: Newcastle United vs Leicester City

Key stats

• Jamie Vardy is aiming to score in a record-equalling 10th successive Premier League game - only Ruud van Nistelrooy has managed the feat.
• In Europe's major leagues, only Bayern Munich's Robert Lewandowski and Borussia Dortmund's Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (both 14) have scored more.
• If Leicester avoid defeat, they will set a new club top-flight record of 10 consecutive away matches unbeaten.
• Newcastle have won their last 5 home matches against Leicester in all competitions.
• Steve McClaren's side are aiming to win successive league games for the first time since last November.
• They have kept clean sheets in their last two matches - the last time they kept three in a row was also in November last year.

Team news

Newcastle United: Elliot, Janmaat, Coloccini, Mbemba, Dummett, Sissoko, Anita, Tiote, Wijnaldum, Perez, Mitrovic

Substitutes: Woodman, Sterry, Lascelles, Gouffran, Thuavin, De Jong, Cisse

Leicester City: Schmeichel, Simpson, Huth, Morgan, Fuchs, Mahrez, Kanté, Drinkwater, Albrighton, Ulloa, Vardy

Substitutes: De Laet, King, Schlupp, Okazaki, Dyer, Schwarzer, Inler

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