Leicester vs Newcastle 2021-22 English Premier League

Leicester City

38': Youri Tielemans (P)
57': Patson Daka
81': Youri Tielemans
85': James Maddison

FT
4 - 0

Newcastle United

Tielemans at the double as Leicester crush sorry Newcastle

Youri Tielemans of Leicester City celebrates after scoring their side's first goal during the Premier League match between Leicester City and Newcastle United [1296x729]

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
+42	Liverpool	29	70	1
+29	Arsenal	29	58	3
+14	Nottingham Forest	29	54	7
+16	Chelsea	29	49	8

Full Table

Statistics

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

Line-Ups

Leicester City (4-2-3-1)

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

Substitutes:

Lewis Brunt, Ryan Bertrand, Jamie Vardy, Danny Ward, Ricardo Pereira, Ben Nelson, Marc Albrighton, Kasey McAteer, Boubakary Soumaré.

Newcastle United (4-4-2)

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