Newcastle United boss Eddie Howe stuck with a winning team for the clash against Leicester City today.
It meant that experienced campaigner Matt Ritchie again has to wait for his chance following a fine performance from Jamal Lewis last weekend against Burnley during the 1-0 win.
And Ryan Fraser, despite returning from a hamstring problem, was only named on the bench for the Foxes.
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Federico Fernandez was named as sub but there was no place for Sean Longstaff on the bench.
The Magpies had an outside chance of climbing out of the relegation zone but needed Burnley to slip up against West Ham and a handsome scoreline for themselves in the East Midlands.
Howe travelled to Leicester with no notable omissions from his own squad and took on a Foxes side that were suffering both a European hangover, after crashing out of the Europa League following their loss at Napoli on Thursday, and a Covid crisis.
The Magpies were looking for back to back wins for the first time since May when they beat relegated duo Sheffield United and Fulham in the space of a few days.
Leicester were still able to name a strong side despite their problems with the likes of James Maddison, Harvey Barnes and Youri Tielemens all involved and Jamie Vardy, Marc Albrighton and Ricardo Pereira on the bench.
UNITED: Dubravka, Manquillo, Lascelles, Schar, Lewis, Shelvey, Willock, Saint-Maximin, Almiron, Joelinton, Wilson
Subs: Ritchie, Hayden, Hendrick, Krafth, Fernandez, Fraser, Murphy, Gayle, Darlow..
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