This is a match between two of the best teams in recent times, the visitors, who are currently ranked third in the league and have the momentum to make it to the next season, while the hosts, though in a slump at the beginning of the season, have won four, drawn one and lost one in the last six rounds of the league, defeating four mid-table teams in a row.
Leicester City are only in 13th place, but they are still positioned as a top 10 team, and they also beat Milton Swansea 3-0 in the fourth round a week ago, and the team's starting lineup hasn't been too affected by the tournament.
Newcastle have won 5 consecutive matches in the last 5 rounds, and achieved 7 wins and 3 draws in the last 10 rounds of the EPL. This season, Newcastle has had a qualitative change under the leadership of manager Eddie Howe, and in the EFL Cup, Newcastle has also made it to the last 8, and their rival in the quarter-finals is Leicester City, so this match will be a preview of the EFL Cup. Newcastle's international players have accumulated less than 400 minutes of playing time in the World Cup, especially their central midfielder, Guimaraes, who has only played less than 70 minutes, which is undoubtedly a major advantage for Newcastle.
