Leicester City will travel to St James’ Park for a meeting with Newcastle United on Saturday afternoon.
The Foxes face a long trip up north as they aim to pick up their second win under Ruud van Nistelrooy.
Leicester City go into the latest round of Premier League fixtures 16th in the table with a five-point gap now open between themselves and 18th-place Ipswich Town.
| Position | Team | Played MP | Won W | Drawn D | Lost L | For GF | Against GA | Diff GD | Points Pts |
| 14 |  West HamWest Ham | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 28 | -8 | 18 |
| 15 |  EvertonEverton | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 21 | -7 | 14 |
| 16 |  LeicesterLeicester | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 30 | -9 | 14 |
| 17 |  Crystal PalaceCrystal Palace | 15 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 20 | -6 | 13 |
The Foxes have won one and drawn one since Ruud took the reigns, while Newcastle United sit on 20 points and 12th in the division after securing five wins from 15 matches.
Newcastle have some injury concerns ahead of facing Leicester, with striker Callum Wilson and centre-back Sven Botman expected to miss the clash.
However, the Foxes are dealing with a few problems of their own, which could see a young star handed some minutes this weekend.
Henry Cartwright spotted training ahead of Newcastle vs Leicester City
The Midlands outfit will be without several players when they take on the Magpies on Saturday.
Van Nistelrooy confirmed Wilfred Ndidi and Harry Winks are unlikely to feature vs Newcastle, with the former injured for a few weeks and Winks a doubt after picking up an issue in the 2-1 defeat to Chelsea last month.
Elsewhere, Boubakary Soumare is suspended after garnering five yellow cards in the Premier League this term.
Ruud is now left with Oliver Skipp and Hamza Choudhury as his only available senior midfield options.
The Leicester manager could turn to his academy to plug the gaps in the centre of the park, however, as youngster Henry Cartwright was spotted training with the first team via the club’s official Instagram story on Friday.
What Ruud van Nistelrooy said about Henry Cartwright before Newcastle vs Leicester City
The 20-year-old has made 45 appearances for the Foxes’ U21 team, scoring four and assisting two in said matches.
Three of those goals and two of those assists have come in the current campaign and injury woes could now see the midfielder make his senior debut this weekend.
Speaking in his pre-match presser on Thursday, Van Nistelrooy hinted Cartwright could feature against Newcastle.
He said: “We’ve had a week to prepare the players to play there, but also options that don’t play regularly there but might have to during the game.
“Also players from the under-21s that we’re having in our sessions, like Henry Cartwright, to see if he can do a job.”