English Premier League

FT Saturday, May 2, 2015
Newcastle United LLLLL 0
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Leicester City WWWWL 3
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King Power Stadium · 31,576 att.

Match Report

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Leicester ease to victory over nine-man Newcastle

Leicester City eased to a 3-0 victory over nine-man Newcastle as they boosted their survival hopes.

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Team Stats

13
Fouls
10
2
Yellow Cards
1
2
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
3
7
Corner Kicks
10
4
Saves
3
52.1
Possession
47.9
12
SHOTS
19
3
ON GOAL
7
0.3
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
1
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
256
Accurate Passes
212
341
Passes
301
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.7
2
Accurate Crosses
12
21
Crosses
33
0.1
Cross %
0.4
58
Long Balls
67
23
Accurate Long Balls
37
0.4
Long Balls %
0.6
2
Blocked Shots
4
16
Effective Tackles
21
19
Tackles
29
0.8
Tackle %
0.7
0
Interceptions
0
36
Effective Clearances
29
36
Clearances
29

Head to Head

NEW leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

LEI · 3-4-1-2

  1. 1Kasper SchmeichelG
  2. 14Robert HuthCD
  3. 5Wes MorganCD-L
  4. 27Marcin WasilewskiCD-R
  5. 19Esteban CambiassoCM-L
  6. 8Matty JamesCM-R
  7. 26Riyad MahrezAM
  8. 15Jeff SchluppLM
  9. 11Marc AlbrightonRM
  10. 23Leonardo UlloaCF-L
  11. 9Jamie VardyCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 3Paul KoncheskySUB
  2. 7Dean HammondSUB
  3. 39Chris WoodSUB
  4. 4Danny DrinkwaterSUB
  5. 32Mark SchwarzerSUB
  6. 40Andrej KramaricSUB
  7. 2Ritchie de LaetSUB

NEW · 4-3-1-2

  1. 1Tim KrulG
  2. 2Fabricio ColocciniCD-L
  3. 6Michael WilliamsonCD-R
  4. 36Paul DummettLB
  5. 22Daryl JanmaatRB
  6. 29Emmanuel RivièreM
  7. 4Ryan TaylorCM
  8. 7Moussa SissokoAM
  9. 18Jonás GutiérrezLM
  10. 14Jack ColbackRM
  11. 17Ayoze PérezCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 41Freddie Woodman
  2. 20Rémy Cabella
  3. 28Sammy Ameobi
  4. 10Siem de Jong
  5. 8Vurnon Anita
  6. 32Adam Armstrong
  7. 30Mehdi Abeid

Timeline

  1. 1' Goal! Leicester City 1, Newcastle United 0. Leonardo Ulloa (Leicester City) header from the left side of the six yard box to the top left corner. Assisted by Marc Albrighton with a cross following a corner.
  2. 16' Daryl Janmaat (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 17' Goal! Leicester City 2, Newcastle United 0. Wes Morgan (Leicester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marc Albrighton with a cross following a set piece situation.
  4. 28' Jonás Gutiérrez (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 29' Matthew James (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card.
  6. 48' Goal! Leicester City 3, Newcastle United 0. Leonardo Ulloa (Leicester City) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
  7. 55' Michael Williamson (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 58' Substitution, Newcastle United. Siem de Jong replaces Ryan Taylor.
  9. 62' Second yellow card to Michael Williamson (Newcastle United).
  10. 64' Substitution, Newcastle United. Vurnon Anita replaces Emmanuel Rivière.
  11. 68' Substitution, Leicester City. Ritchie de Laet replaces Marcin Wasilewski.
  12. 70' Paul Dummett (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  13. 74' Substitution, Leicester City. Dean Hammond replaces Esteban Cambiasso.
  14. 74' Substitution, Newcastle United. Adam Armstrong replaces Ayoze Pérez.
  15. 78' Substitution, Leicester City. Andrej Kramaric replaces Leonardo Ulloa.
  16. 90'+1' Second yellow card to Daryl Janmaat (Newcastle United) for a bad foul.

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