Newcastle vs Leicester - as it happened: Foxes consign hosts to defeat on anniversary weekend

Re-live all the action from St James' Park

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Newcastle United and Leicester City meet in the final Premier League game of the day with the Foxes looking to cement their place in the top 10 and the Magpies looking precariously at the relegation zone below them. Follow the latest here.

• Newcastle vs Leicester kicks off at 17:30 GMT
• Dwight Gayle starts for Newcastle alongside Joselu
• Demarai Gray joins Jamie Vardy in attack for Leicester
• Jonjo Shelvey and Mo Diame on the bench for Magpies
• Foxes have Shinji Okazaki among substitutes

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This weekend’s Premier League matches

Saturday

West Ham vs Chelsea – 12:30

Burnley vs Watford – 3pm

Crystal Palace vs Bournemouth – 3pm

Huddersfield Town vs Brighton and Hove Albion – 3pm

Swansea City vs West Bromwich Albion – 3pm

Tottenham Hotspur vs Stoke City – 3pm

Newcastle United vs Leicester City – 5.30pm

Sunday

Southampton vs Arsenal – 12:00

Liverpool vs Everton – 14:15

Manchester United vs Manchester City – 16:30

Key Points

• Riyad Mahrez cancels out Joselu opener
• Spurs thrash Stoke 5-1 as Harry Kane scores twice
• Palace and Bournemouth play out thrilling 2-2 draw
• Swansea beat West Brom 1-0 with a late Wilfried Bony goal
• Steve Mounie double sees Huddersfield past Brighton
• Burnley beat 10-man Watford

[9 December 2017 14:02 · Jack de Menezes]

Good afternoon and welcome to The Independent's live coverage of today's 3pm games in the Premier League. With team news breaking around the country, let's see who's made the cut today...

[9 December 2017 14:03 · Jack de Menezes]

TEAM NEWS: SWANSEA VS WEST BROM

[9 December 2017 14:04 · Jack Austin]

TEAM NEWS: BURNLEY VS WATFORD

[9 December 2017 14:05 · Jack de Menezes]

TEAM NEWS: TOTTENHAM VS STOKE CITY

[9 December 2017 14:05 · Jack Austin]

TEAM NEWS: BURNLEY VS WATFORD 

[9 December 2017 14:06 · Jack Austin]

TEAM NEWS: CRYSTAL PALACE VS BOURNEMOUTH 

[9 December 2017 14:08 · Jack Austin]

TEAM NEWS: HUDDERSFIELD TOWN VS BRIGHTON:

[9 December 2017 14:48 · Liam Corless]

Kick-off around the grounds is just 15 minutes away.

Tottenham are the only 'Big Six' team in 3pm action today but they go into their game against Stoke in really poor domestic form. They're on a four-match win-less run in the Premier League - a sequence that stretches back to the 1-0 victory over Crystal Palace on 5 November. 

[9 December 2017 14:58 · Liam Corless]

Five things we learned from West Ham vs Chelsea

[9 December 2017 15:01 · Liam Corless]

1' - We are underway in all five of today's 3pm kick-offs in the Premier League!