Newcastle vs Leicester 2022-23 English Premier League
Newcastle seal top-four finish after draw with Leicester
Newcastle United will rejoin Europe's elite in the Champions League next season after a 20-year absence following a 0-0 draw at home to struggling Leicester City on Monday.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 8': Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 27': Alexander Isak (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Newcastle United 0, Leicester City 0.
- 45': Substitution, Leicester City. James Maddison replaces Kelechi Iheanacho.
- 45': Second Half begins Newcastle United 0, Leicester City 0.
- 63': Substitution, Leicester City. Harvey Barnes replaces Jamie Vardy.
- 63': Substitution, Leicester City. Patson Daka replaces Jonny Evans.
- 68': Substitution, Newcastle United. Allan Saint-Maximin replaces Callum Wilson.
- 77': Substitution, Newcastle United. Jacob Murphy replaces Elliot Anderson.
- 88': Substitution, Newcastle United. Anthony Gordon replaces Miguel Almirón.
- 89': Substitution, Leicester City. Nampalys Mendy replaces Wilfred Ndidi because of an injury.
Game Information
Venue: St. James' Park
Location: Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England
Attendance: 52,152
English Premier League Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +46 | Liverpool | 35 | 82 | 3 |
| +33 | Arsenal | 35 | 67 | 4 |
| +24 | Manchester City | 35 | 64 | 9 |
| +21 | Newcastle United | 35 | 63 | 10 |
Statistics
 LEI |
NEW |
|
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Fouls | 9 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 1 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 12 |
| 3 | Saves | 1 |
| 22.4 | Possession | 77.6 |
| 1 | SHOTS | 23 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 1.0 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 123 | Accurate Passes | 628 |
| 209 | Passes | 702 |
| 0.6 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 5 | Crosses | 33 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 64 | Long Balls | 47 |
| 17 | Accurate Long Balls | 34 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 2 |
| 17 | Tackles | 6 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.3 |
| 5 | Interceptions | 4 |
| 45 | Effective Clearances | 9 |
| 45 | Clearances | 9 |
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  |
| 32 | Elliot Anderson |
| 36 | Sean Longstaff |
| 9 | Callum Wilson |
| 14 | Alexander Isak |
| 24 | Miguel Almirón |
Leicester City (5-3-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 31 | Daniel Iversen (GK) |
| 6 | Jonny Evans |
| 3 | Wout Faes |
| 15 | Harry Souttar |
| 33 | Luke Thomas |
| 27 | Timothy Castagne |
| 8 | Youri Tielemans |
| 42 | Boubakary Soumaré |
| 25 | Wilfred Ndidi |
| 9 | Jamie Vardy |
| 14 | Kelechi Iheanacho |
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