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Leicester 0-0 Newcastle
The tempo to the game is superb. Steve McClaren must be wondering who the team in white are?
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Leicester five points clear at top
Okazaki bicycle kick gives Leicester lead
Benitez loses first game as Newcastle boss
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Leicester 0-0 Newcastle
Newcastle's bright start continues. Georginio Wijnaldum gets into the penalty area, he is tackled and the ball squirts out to Ayoze Perez - and he shoots just wide! The visitors looking good. Jack Colback shoots wide in the next attack, Leicester under pressure!
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Leicester 0-0 Newcastle
Robbie Savage
BBC Radio 5 live"A good start for Newcastle. Wes Morgan this season has eradicated most of those errors, this season he's been so assured. He didn't seem to think Sissoko was behind him."
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Leicester 0-0 Newcastle
Leicester defender Wes Morgan plays a shoddy backpass inside 20 seconds and Kasper Schmeichel has to scurry out and clear his lines. Schmeichel has hurt his foot in the process and he is absolutely fuming!
KICK-OFFpublished at 1 min
Leicester 0-0 Newcastle
A superb, enveloping atmosphere as we get under way. Newcastle in their change strip of white and light blue.
Get involvedpublished at 19:58 Greenwich Mean Time 14 March 2016
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Benitez's track record at his clubs bar Real Madrid, where he wasn't really successful, is top-notch. It's a real coup for the Magpies to attract a manager of this talent to their club, but I think tonight will be a bridge too far for them, taking into account their poor away form.
Chris Green, Huddersfield.
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Leicester v Newcastle (20:00 GMT)
A six-foot fox barges Wes Morgan out of the way and leads the sides out onto the pitch as the hunting horn welcomes them. Claudio Ranieri and Rafa Benitez emerge behind the teams, arms around each other. It's all very friendly.
I remember Jurgen Klopp embracing Ranieri like that a while back. And Ranieri and Jamie Vardy ended the night with the win...
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It's a carnival atmosphere at Leicester, and why not?! Flags-a-waving, hands-a-clapping, tremendous noise. Here we go, the players are lining up in the tunnel...
'I can't understand Newcastle's woes'published at 19:53 Greenwich Mean Time 14 March 2016
Leicester v Newcastle (20:00 GMT)
Leicester manager Claudio Ranieri: "Tonight is another tough match, Newcastle, I can't understand why they are so far down the league. It will be a battle, they will show their strengths to their new manager but we are ready.
"Rafa keeps possession, he is very organised, narrow and I hope [today] that is not enough for him!
"Of course it is more difficult, the first match with a new manager there is every time a reaction."
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Kelly Cates
Sports Presenter"Leicester are not comfortable having a lot of the ball, Newcastle will be organised and sit back. Could they cause Leicester big problems?"
football 'Not the time to talk about Mahrez transfer rumours'published at 19:47 Greenwich Mean Time 14 March 2016
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BBC World Service
Image source, PAImage caption, Riyad Mahrez was recently presented with the Sportsman of the Year Award at the Asian Voice Political and Public Life awards
Leicester City’s Riyad Mahrez has been linked with Barcelona, Arsenal and Real Madrid but his agent has told BBC World Service that the Algerian is not being distracted by transfer speculation.
"Today the only thing that matters to him is winning the title with Leicester and qualifying for the Champions League," says Kamel Bengougam.
“He’s very happy. Since arriving at the club only good things have happened to him. He's played at the World Cup, he's moved up into the Premier League. Today, he's playing for the team at the top of the league in England.
“This is not the time to talk about that. It's the time to concentrate on finishing the season well. The transfer window will open after the season. Then we'll be able to see if these stories are true or false.
“What's good with him is that he loves football. He doesn't like what goes on around football."
The £400k question...published at 19:45 Greenwich Mean Time 14 March 2016
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Riyad Mahrez has been one of the inspirations behind Leicester's unexpected but widely welcomed Premier League title challenge.
The 25-year-old Algeria international, signed from French side Le Havre for just £400,000 in January 2014, has been a sensation this season, scoring 15 league goals, including the winner against Watford on Saturday.
Mahrez's journey to this point has been far from straightforward.
The slight but talented forward was born in the tough Parisian suburb of Sarcelles and lost his father, Ahmed, to a heart attack at the age of 15.
But his determination and skill took him across France and to the top of the Premier League.
Read more from BBC World Service here.
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Leicester v Newcastle (20:00 GMT
Image source, .Leicester: Schmeichel, Simpson, Morgan, Huth, Fuchs, Mahrez, Kante, Drinkwater, Albrighton, Okazaki, Vardy. Subs: Amartey, Schlupp, Gray, Ulloa, Wasilewski, Schwarzer, Inler.
Newcastle: Elliot, Janmaat, Taylor, Lascelles, Anita, Shelvey, Colback, Sissoko, Perez, Wijnaldum, Mitrovic. Subs: De Jong, Saivet, Townsend, Darlow, Doumbia, Riviere, Sterry. Referee: Craig Pawson (South Yorkshire)
Image source, .'The world of football supports you'published at 19:43 Greenwich Mean Time 14 March 2016
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Being a Sunderland fan I've been sticking pins into my Rafa Benitez voodoo doll all weekend. Easiest place to buy a razor in the UK as Toon Army males are now growing Benitez lookalike goatee beards. Come on Leicester. Make history. Fear nothing. The title is yours to take. Go grab it. The world of football supports you. It's magical and a joy to watch. Come on you Foxes.
Andy Ward, Blyth Northumberland
This text starts off a bit tetchy and negative and then builds to MAGNIFICENCE.
Inspiring stuff Andy. Big Sam should get you on the coaching staff!
The People's Cuppublished at 19:38 Greenwich Mean Time 14 March 2016
The main event was short but sweet, and you can find out who will play who in the 11- different categories of FA People's Cup Grand Final here.
Former QPR, West Ham, Manchester City and Cardiff player Trevor Sinclair was on hand to do the honours.
And we'll bring you live text commentary on the action this Sunday, 20 March.
Get involvedpublished at 19:38 Greenwich Mean Time 14 March 2016
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Tom Quante: With no disrespect to either team but next season's community shield could be between Watford and Leicester. Madness
Simon Kingdon: So the Hammers are going to have to win it the hard way - Liverpool away, Manchester United away, and now Everton!
Stuart Chaplin: Not sure the "Benitez buzz" will bring a NUFC win tonight - all the momentum is with the people's champions Leicester! #LEINEW, external#bbcfootball, external
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Leicester v Newcastle (20:00 GMT)
Newcastle boss Rafael Benitez: "We have a lot of injuries. But we have the right people and in training in the last three days they have been really good. Now we try to get three points.
"A lot of them need confidence. It is not an easy time but we think we can do well. I am sure they will do well.
"I have tried to explain to them my ideas, you cannot change everything."
Image source, Reuters'They can expect boring training'published at 19:28 Greenwich Mean Time 14 March 2016
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Robbie Savage
BBC Radio 5 live"Newcastle could be having the most boring six or seven weeks training they've ever had. Rafa will be all about organisation, discipline and probably boring training. That's what you have to do to get teams organised - bore them."
You can't be too carefulpublished at 19:28 Greenwich Mean Time 14 March 2016
FA CUP DRAW
Team newspublished at 19:26 Greenwich Mean Time 14 March 2016
Leicester v Newcastle (20:00 GMT)
Tinkerman? I don't think so. Claudio Ranieri sticks with the side which beat Watford in the league earlier this month.
Jonjo Shelvey captains Newcastle as Rafael Benitez makes two changes to the team which lost 3-1 to Bournemouth. In come Aleksandar Mitrovic and Vurnon Anita as the Spaniard attempts to get his reign off to a winning start.
Leicester City XI: Schmeichel; Simpson, Huth, Morgan (c), Fuchs; Mahrez, Kante, Drinkwater, Albrighton; Okazaki, Vardy.
Newcastle United XI: Elliot, Janmaat, Taylor, Lascelles, Colback, Sissoko, Anita, Shelvey, Perez, Wijnaldum, Mitrovic
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