A dismal Leicester City side are staring down the barrel of more unwanted history when they host high-flying Newcastle United at the King Power Stadium on Monday night, with an unprecedented eighth consecutive home defeat without scoring hanging over their heads.

Ruud van Nistelrooy’s troubled reign hit another low midweek as his side succumbed to a 2-0 loss at Manchester City, offering little in response after Jack Grealish opened the scoring just two minutes in and Omar Marmoush capitalized on another defensive lapse. That result marked the Foxes’ eighth straight defeat across all competitions, during which they’ve scored just once, and their Premier League survival now appears a mere formality of time. Though they cannot be mathematically relegated this weekend, the drop seems inevitable unless they can halt a run that could soon see them claim an English Football League record for consecutive home losses without a goal.

Newcastle, meanwhile, arrive with momentum and motivation. Eddie Howe’s side edged past Brentford 2-1 midweek, as Alexander Isak netted his 20th Premier League goal of the campaign and Sandro Tonali added a moment of brilliance. Fresh off their EFL Cup triumph and with a game or two in hand on top-four rivals, the Magpies know that a win over a feeble Leicester could be a significant step toward Champions League football.

While Leicester have won none of their last five home meetings with Newcastle, the visitors have won four of the last five clashes across all competitions, including a 4-0 thumping back in December. Newcastle are also riding a six-game winning streak against newly promoted sides and have only lost one of their last 18 such fixtures.

Leicester are still without Abdul Fatawu for the remainder of the season, while midfielder Harry Winks’ availability is uncertain following reports of a falling-out with Van Nistelrooy over his long commute. Veteran striker Jamie Vardy is expected to lead the line once again despite a muted display at the Etihad.

For Newcastle, Isak is a doubt after picking up a knock, joining an extensive list of concerns that includes Kieran Trippier, Anthony Gordon, Joelinton, and Matt Targett. Long-term absentees Sven Botman, Jamaal Lascelles, and Lewis Hall remain sidelined. If Gordon isn’t ready to return from injury and suspension, ex-Leicester star Harvey Barnes will likely start against his former club.

Even with a few key names missing, Newcastle have the tools to overpower a Leicester side in freefall. Van Nistelrooy’s men are struggling in both attack and defence, and unless something drastically changes, they seem destined to make ignominious history on Monday night.

周一晚上，无精打采的莱斯特城队将在国王权力球场迎战劲旅纽卡斯尔联队，他们将面临更多不受欢迎的历史，这是史无前例的连续8场主场失利，没有进球。

范尼的统治在周中再次陷入低谷，他的球队0 - 2不敌曼城，在杰克·格里利什开场仅两分钟，奥马尔·马穆什又一次利用防守失误破门后，范尼几乎没有做出任何回应。这一结果标志着狐狸队在所有比赛中连续八场失利，在此期间他们只进了一次球，他们在英超的生存现在看起来只是时间的形式。虽然从数学上来说，他们不会在这个周末降级，但降级似乎是不可避免的，除非他们能停止可能很快就会创造英格兰足球联赛主场连续输球纪录的势头。

与此同时，纽卡斯尔带着动力和动力来到这里。埃迪·豪的球队在周中以2比1险胜布伦特福德，亚历山大·伊萨克打进了他本赛季的第20粒英超进球，桑德罗·托纳利也为球队增添了精彩的时刻。刚刚赢得了联赛杯的胜利，还有一到两场对前四强的比赛，喜鹊知道战胜虚弱的莱斯特城将是他们迈向欧冠的重要一步。

虽然莱斯特城最近5次主场迎战纽卡斯尔一场未赢，但客队在最近5次主场交锋中取得了4场胜利，包括去年12月的4-0大胜。纽卡斯尔在对阵新升级队的比赛中也取得了六连胜，并且在过去的18场比赛中只输了一场。

莱斯特城在本赛季剩下的时间里仍然没有阿卜杜勒·法塔乌，而中场球员哈里·温克斯的可用性也不确定，因为有报道称他和范尼因为通勤时间长而闹别扭。尽管在阿提哈德表现平平，但老将瓦尔迪有望再次领衔锋线。

对于纽卡来说，伊萨克在受伤后是一个疑问，他加入了包括特里皮尔、安东尼·戈登、乔林顿和马特·塔吉特在内的广泛关注名单。长期缺阵的斯文·波特曼、贾马尔·拉塞尔斯和刘易斯·霍尔仍然缺阵。如果戈登还没有从伤病和停赛中恢复，前莱斯特城球星哈维·巴恩斯很可能会在对阵老东家的比赛中首发出场。

即使缺少几个关键球员，纽卡斯尔也有能力压制莱斯特的自由落体。范尼的球员在进攻和防守上都很挣扎，除非有什么大的改变，否则他们似乎注定要在周一晚上创造不光彩的历史。