English Premier League

Leicester vs Newcastle 2021-22 English Premier League

  • 38': Youri Tielemans (P)
  • 57': Patson Daka
  • 81': Youri Tielemans
  • 85': James Maddison
FT
4 - 0

Tielemans at the double as Leicester crush sorry Newcastle

Belgium midfielder Youri Tielemans scored twice as Leicester City thrashed Newcastle United 4-0 in the Premier League on Sunday.

Match Commentary

  • 6': Substitution, Leicester City. Boubakary Soumaré replaces Jonny Evans because of an injury.
  • 11': Timothy Castagne (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 24': Jamal Lewis (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 38': Goal! Leicester City 1, Newcastle United 0. Youri Tielemans (Leicester City) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Leicester City 1, Newcastle United 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Leicester City 1, Newcastle United 0.
  • 57': Goal! Leicester City 2, Newcastle United 0. Patson Daka (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Harvey Barnes.
  • 62': Substitution, Newcastle United. Ryan Fraser replaces Miguel Almirón.
  • 62': Substitution, Newcastle United. Jacob Murphy replaces Jamal Lewis.
  • 64': Çaglar Söyüncü (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 70': Javier Manquillo (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 71': Substitution, Leicester City. Marc Albrighton replaces Harvey Barnes.
  • 81': Goal! Leicester City 3, Newcastle United 0. Youri Tielemans (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by James Maddison following a fast break.
  • 85': Substitution, Newcastle United. Matt Ritchie replaces Jonjo Shelvey.
  • 85': Goal! Leicester City 4, Newcastle United 0. James Maddison (Leicester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Patson Daka.
  • 88': Substitution, Leicester City. Kasey McAteer replaces James Maddison.
  • 90': Allan Saint-Maximin (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Leicester City 4, Newcastle United 0.

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: King Power Stadium
Location: Leicester, England
Attendance: 31,959

English Premier League Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
+17 Arsenal 13 30 1
+20 Manchester City 13 29 2
+17 Liverpool 13 28 1
+13 Aston Villa 13 28 3
Full Table

Statistics

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9 Fouls 16
2 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 1
4 Corner Kicks 6
3 Saves 1
47.3 Possession 52.7
8 SHOTS 12
5 ON GOAL 3
0.6 On Target % 0.3
1 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
317 Accurate Passes 344
400 Passes 431
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
1 Accurate Crosses 6
9 Crosses 23
0.1 Cross % 0.3
58 Long Balls 68
23 Accurate Long Balls 32
0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
1 Blocked Shots 6
13 Effective Tackles 16
20 Tackles 26
0.7 Tackle % 0.6
6 Interceptions 4
26 Effective Clearances 12
26 Clearances 12

Line-Ups

LEI Leicester City (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Kasper Schmeichel (GK)
4 Caglar Söyüncü Yellow Card
6 Jonny Evans
33 Luke Thomas
27 Timothy Castagne Yellow Card
22 Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall
25 Wilfred Ndidi
8 Youri Tielemans
29 Patson Daka
7 Harvey Barnes
10 James Maddison

NEW Newcastle United (4-4-2)

No. Name
1 Martin Dúbravka (GK)
6 Jamaal Lascelles
5 Fabian Schär
12 Jamal Lewis Yellow Card
19 Javier Manquillo Yellow Card
28 Joe Willock
8 Jonjo Shelvey
10 Allan Saint-Maximin Yellow Card
24 Miguel Almirón
7 Joelinton
9 Callum Wilson

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