Leicester will assess the fitness of midfielder James Maddison, who has an ongoing knee problem.
Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall is fit but Jonny Evans faces several weeks out with a calf injury and Ryan Bertrand, Ricardo Pereira and James Justin are long-term absentees.
Newcastle record signing Alexander Isak is not expected to return from a thigh injury until after the festive period.
Emil Krafth and Paul Dummett remain unavailable.
MATCH FACTS
Head-to-head
- Leicester have beaten Newcastle in nine of the 13 most recent Premier League meetings.
- Newcastle have won three of their past five league visits to King Power Stadium but the two defeats in that run were 5-0 in 2019-20 and 4-0 last season.