Newcastle vs Leicester 2021-22 English Premier League

Newcastle United

30': Bruno Guimarães
90'+5': Bruno Guimarães

FT
2 - 1

Leicester City

19': Ademola Lookman

Guimarães double gives Newcastle 2-1 win over Leicester

— Bruno Guimarães completed Newcastle’s comeback by scoring a second goal in the fifth minute of stoppage time to clinch a 2-1 win over Leicester and further ease any Premier League relegation fears on Sunday.

Match Commentary

0': First Half begins.
1': Daniel Amartey (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
19': Goal! Newcastle United 0, Leicester City 1. Ademola Lookman (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ayoze Pérez following a corner.
30': Goal! Newcastle United 1, Leicester City 1. Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner following a corner.
32': VAR Decision: Goal Newcastle United 1-1 Leicester City (Bruno Guimarães).
45'+6': First Half ends, Newcastle United 1, Leicester City 1.
60': Substitution, Leicester City. James Maddison replaces Ayoze Pérez.
66': Substitution, Leicester City. Harvey Barnes replaces Ademola Lookman.
69': Substitution, Newcastle United. Joseph Willock replaces Chris Wood.
70': Substitution, Newcastle United. Jacob Murphy replaces Miguel Almirón.
78': Substitution, Leicester City. Kelechi Iheanacho replaces Patson Daka.
84': Emil Krafth (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+1': Substitution, Newcastle United. Dwight Gayle replaces Allan Saint-Maximin.
90'+5': Goal! Newcastle United 2, Leicester City 1. Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner following a fast break.
90'+5': Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
90'+6': Nampalys Mendy (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card.
90'+7': Second Half ends, Newcastle United 2, Leicester City 1.

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: St. James' Park
Location: Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England
Attendance: 52,104

English Premier League Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+56	Arsenal	34	77	5
+48	Manchester City	33	76	3
+41	Liverpool	34	74	4
+21	Aston Villa	34	66	8

Full Table

Statistics

LEI		NEW
10	Fouls	10
2	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	1
5	Corner Kicks	3
5	Saves	1
68.7	Possession	31.3
8	SHOTS	16
2	ON GOAL	7
0.3	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
490	Accurate Passes	169
584	Passes	264
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.6
3	Accurate Crosses	4
14	Crosses	9
0.2	Cross %	0.4
60	Long Balls	60
31	Accurate Long Balls	19
0.5	Long Balls %	0.3
4	Blocked Shots	1
17	Effective Tackles	14
22	Tackles	26
0.8	Tackle %	0.5
7	Interceptions	16
12	Effective Clearances	18
12	Clearances	18

Line-Ups

Newcastle United (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Martin Dúbravka (GK)
33	Dan Burn
5	Fabian Schär
13	Matt Targett
17	Emil Krafth
8	Jonjo Shelvey
7	Joelinton
39	Bruno Guimarães
20	Chris Wood
10	Allan Saint-Maximin
24	Miguel Almirón

Substitutes:

Federico Fernández, Dwight Gayle, Joe Willock, Jacob Murphy, Matt Ritchie, Jamaal Lascelles, Sean Longstaff, Karl Darlow, Paul Dummett.

Leicester City (4-1-4-1)

No.	Name
1	Kasper Schmeichel (GK)
4	Caglar Söyüncü
18	Daniel Amartey
24	Nampalys Mendy
33	Luke Thomas
2	James Justin
22	Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall
8	Youri Tielemans
37	Ademola Lookman
17	Ayoze Pérez
29	Patson Daka