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
0 Arsenal 0 0 0
0 Aston Villa 0 0 0
0 AFC Bournemouth 0 0 0
0 Brentford 0 0 0
Full Table

Statistics

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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

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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