Leicester vs Newcastle 2022-23 English Premier League
Newcastle outclass Leicester City to climb up to second place
Newcastle's Joelinton won a penalty and netted a header in a 3-0 thrashing of Leicester that took his side up to second in the Premier League.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Goal! Leicester City 0, Newcastle United 1. Chris Wood (Newcastle United) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
- 7': Goal! Leicester City 0, Newcastle United 2. Miguel Almirón (Newcastle United) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Bruno Guimarães.
- 17': Substitution, Leicester City. Ayoze Pérez replaces Dennis Praet because of an injury.
- 32': Goal! Leicester City 0, Newcastle United 3. Joelinton (Newcastle United) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kieran Trippier with a cross following a corner.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Leicester City 0, Newcastle United 3.
- 45': Substitution, Leicester City. Jamie Vardy replaces Patson Daka.
- 71': Substitution, Leicester City. Kelechi Iheanacho replaces Harvey Barnes.
- 72': Substitution, Leicester City. Wilfred Ndidi replaces Boubakary Soumaré.
- 83': Substitution, Newcastle United. Allan Saint-Maximin replaces Miguel Almirón.
- 84': Substitution, Newcastle United. Jacob Murphy replaces Joe Willock.
- 88': Substitution, Newcastle United. Matt Ritchie replaces Chris Wood.
- 90'+2': Substitution, Newcastle United. Elliot Anderson replaces Sean Longstaff.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Leicester City 0, Newcastle United 3.
Game Information
Venue: King Power Stadium
Location: Leicester, England
Attendance: 32,185
English Premier League Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +56 | Arsenal | 34 | 77 | 5 |
| +43 | Liverpool | 33 | 74 | 3 |
| +44 | Manchester City | 32 | 73 | 3 |
| +21 | Aston Villa | 34 | 66 | 8 |
Statistics
 NEW |
LEI |
|
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Fouls | 9 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 3 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 2 | Saves | 2 |
| 39.9 | Possession | 60.1 |
| 12 | SHOTS | 8 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 282 | Accurate Passes | 472 |
| 380 | Passes | 575 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 9 | Crosses | 16 |
| 0.6 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 62 | Long Balls | 49 |
| 33 | Accurate Long Balls | 21 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 16 |
| 12 | Tackles | 24 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 14 | Interceptions | 11 |
| 21 | Effective Clearances | 13 |
| 21 | Clearances | 13 |
Leicester City (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Danny Ward (GK) |
| 3 | Wout Faes |
| 18 | Daniel Amartey |
| 33 | Luke Thomas |
| 27 | Timothy Castagne |
| 22 | Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall |
| 42 | Boubakary Soumaré |
| 8 | Youri Tielemans |
| 20 | Patson Daka |
| 7 | Harvey Barnes |
| 26 | Dennis Praet |
Newcastle United (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 22 | Nick Pope (GK) |
| 4 | Sven Botman |
| 5 | Fabian Schär |
| 33 | Dan Burn |
| 2 | Kieran Trippier |
| 39 | Bruno Guimarães |
| 28 | Joe Willock |
| 36 | Sean Longstaff |
| 20 | Chris Wood |
| 7 | Joelinton |
| 24 | Miguel Almirón |
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