Ruud van Nistorelrooy has promised that Leicester City will fight to the end, despite the fact that their relegation of the Premier League is almost purity before he was confronted with Newcastle United.
Leicester are 15 points on Drift of 17th placed wolves after the team of Vorror Pereira defeated 2-1 on Saturday with 2-1, a result that seems to have arranged the relegation struggle.
Southampton became the first team in the Premier League history that was relegated with seven games of the season that was over on Sunday, and Leicester and Ipswich may not be far behind them.
Van Nistelrooy admitted to Manchester City after the 2-0 loss on Wednesday that the relegation of Leicester was inevitable, but he insists that the foxes will remain professional.
“We have to get up. It is my responsibility to do my work as well as possible for the last eight games,” he said.
“I don't look any further. It is difficult enough to keep up the spirits and everyone together because it is not going well. We are a team and we will stay together. If we do that, we have a chance of results.”
Asked how he is dealing with the responsibility to lead Leicester through a miserable campaign, he added: “It is something that I feel that I want to continue with the team, the team and the staff.
'Stay together and stay connected. Fight through this as people. We have to give everything to get out of this every day.
“It's not something I want to walk away. I want to fight every day. We will fight until the end.”
In the meantime, Newcastle increased their hope for Champions League qualification with a 2-1 win over Brentford previous time-out, and they then saw Rivals Nottingham Forest and Chelsea drop points.
The only negative for the magpies was the sight of Alexander Isak with a knock. Howe says that they have to “wait” from the availability of the striker, but has questioned the perception of the Swede that is susceptible to injuries.
“Look at my record – I was very injuries,” said Howe. “Alex is certainly not.
“He has a physio that he uses in combination with the football club that will fly in and out. We support that and have a good relationship with that.
“It's about building relationships and trust, so he knows we are doing a good job for him and also his body.”
Players to watch
Leicester City bobby de Cordova-REID
Since the Cordova REID in December scored an equalizer in a 2-2 draw with Brighton, each of the last 18 Premier League goals in the King Power Stadium has been scored by the road.
Only West Brom (22 in a row in December/January in 2020-21) once had a longer series of goals that were scored in home games due to the away match of the road, with the 22nd and last goal in that run scored by Cordova Reid, when he played for Fulham.
Newcastle United – Alexander Isak
Isak has scored eight goals in his last six Premier League performances against parties that start the day in the relegation zone, including five in his last two.
The Swede received a hat trick versus Ipswich in December and a brace against Southampton in January. If he is fit fit, he is sure that he causes Leicester problems.
Match forecast – Newcastle United Win
This season, Leicester has lost 10 Home Premier League matches in their competition history, they never lost 11 at home in a single campaign (also 10 defeats in 1913-14, 1977-78, 1994-95 and 2022-23).
In the meantime, Newcastle has seven away Prime Minister League matches won this season and could win eight or more on the road for the second time under Eddie Howe (also eight in 2022-23).
They had done this only three times before he came to the club (nine in 1993-94 under Kevin Keegan, nine in 2001-02 under Bobby Robson, eight in 2011-12 under Alan Phartew).
Leicester has lost each of their last seven Home Premier League matches and did not score in all those matches.
In the English top history, the only side of eight home games was in a row without a goal, Manchester City were between January and May 2007, who pulled two and lost six of those matches.
The Foxes can also become the first side in the history of the football competition that lost eight home images in a row without scoring a goal – Watford also lost seven in a row between December 1971 and March 1972.
Opta wins probability
Leicester City – 17.3%
Newcastle United – 60.4%
Drawing – 22.3%
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