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
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: King Power Stadium
Location: Leicester, England
Attendance: 32,185
Venue: King Power Stadium
Location: Leicester, England
Attendance: 32,185
English Premier League Standings
POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
+60 | Arsenal | 36 | 83 | 5 |
+54 | Manchester City | 35 | 82 | 3 |
+43 | Liverpool | 36 | 78 | 4 |
+20 | Aston Villa | 36 | 67 | 9 |
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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