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With Leicester City chasing a seventh-place finish and Newcastle United still not safe from the drop, Friday's clash under the floodlights at the King Power Stadium is a relatively big one.

Brendan Rodgers' men will be in confident mood following four successive Premier League wins, but the same can't be said for the visitors who have lost two on the bounce and lie just seven points from Cardiff City in the final remaining relegation spot.

A miserable 2-0 defeat in their previous match on the road against Arsenal was hardly a good sign for them when it comes to picking up points on the road, and they need to perform much better against their in-form opponents.

The appointment of Chris Kavanagh as referee isn't good news for them considering their record when the 34-year-old has been in charge of their matches this season, although Leicester find themselves in a similar boat.

The official has been the man in the middle for three Foxes fixtures, as per WhoScored, with them losing two and drawing one.

Those two defeats came away against Arsenal and Wolverhampton Wanderers on miserable days for former boss Claude Puel, and obviously fans of the east Midlands outfit will hope that their fortunes have changed under Rodgers.

Newcastle actually have exactly the same record under Kavanagh as Leicester, although all of those have come when Rafa Benitez's men have been on their travels.

Reverses against Chelsea and West Ham United were accompanied by a goalless draw at Southampton.

That means in six attempts the 34-year-old official is yet to oversee a win for either side, and if history is to repeat itself a draw may well be the most likely result on Friday.

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Of course it could also mean that something finally gives with both teams in need of the points at this stage of the season.

One thing is for sure, neither club will have been happy when they saw Kavanagh's name next to the fixture on Tuesday.