English Premier League

FT Saturday, October 18, 2014
Leicester City DWWLD 0
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Newcastle United LDWLD 1
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St. James' Park · 51,886 att.

Match Report

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Gabriel Obertan gives Newcastle overdue win vs. Leciester

Winger emerges from the shadows to fire Newcastle to their league victory of the season with first goal for almost two years.

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Team Stats

15
Fouls
13
3
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
2
7
Corner Kicks
10
5
Saves
2
49.5
Possession
50.5
7
SHOTS
19
2
ON GOAL
6
0.3
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
274
Accurate Passes
286
374
Passes
379
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.8
6
Accurate Crosses
5
22
Crosses
24
0.3
Cross %
0.2
73
Long Balls
76
33
Accurate Long Balls
35
0.5
Long Balls %
0.5
4
Blocked Shots
7
16
Effective Tackles
18
19
Tackles
21
0.8
Tackle %
0.9
0
Interceptions
0
37
Effective Clearances
27
37
Clearances
27

Head to Head

NEW leads series 2-0-3

Lineups

NEW · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Tim KrulG
  2. 2Fabricio ColocciniCD-L
  3. 27Steven TaylorCD-R
  4. 36Paul DummettLB
  5. 22Daryl JanmaatRB
  6. 7Moussa SissokoAM
  7. 14Jack ColbackLM
  8. 8Vurnon AnitaRM
  9. 9Papiss CisséF
  10. 11Yoan GouffranAM-L
  11. 25Gabriel ObertanAM-R

LEI · 4-1-4-1

  1. 1Kasper SchmeichelG
  2. 18Liam MooreCD-L
  3. 5Wes MorganCD-R
  4. 19Esteban CambiassoDM
  5. 3Paul KoncheskyLB
  6. 2Ritchie de LaetRB
  7. 4Danny DrinkwaterCM-L
  8. 8Matty JamesCM-R
  9. 15Jeff SchluppLM
  10. 11Marc AlbrightonRM
  11. 23Leonardo UlloaF

Timeline

  1. 22' Liam Moore (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 28' Ritchie de Laet (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card.
  3. 34' Leonardo Ulloa (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 56' Substitution, Leicester City. Jamie Vardy replaces Marc Albrighton.
  5. 56' Substitution, Leicester City. David Nugent replaces Jeffrey Schlupp.
  6. 59' Substitution, Newcastle United. Ayoze Pérez replaces Vurnon Anita.
  7. 71' Goal! Newcastle United 1, Leicester City 0. Gabriel Obertan (Newcastle United) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Papiss Demba Cissé following a fast break.
  8. 72' Substitution, Newcastle United. Massadio Haidara replaces Paul Dummett.
  9. 79' Substitution, Leicester City. Anthony Knockaert replaces Esteban Cambiasso.
  10. 90'+2' Substitution, Newcastle United. Rémy Cabella replaces Yoan Gouffran.

Premier League News

All news
ESPN PA Sunderland stay bottom of PL table after goalless draw with Leeds Sunderland and Leeds were forced to share the spoils in a goalless stalemate at the Stadium of Light. News Jamie Barton Harry Maguire: Man United players are 'fully behind' Michael Carrick Harry Maguire has said that he and his teammates are "fully behind" Michael Carrick after Manchester United slumped to a 3-0 home defeat to Bournemouth on Sunday. News Beth Lindop Brighton's Fabian Hürzeler digs at Liverpool - 'one team' tried to create Brighton & Hove Albion boss Fabian Hurzeler appeared to take a swipe at Liverpool's approach in their 2-0 win over his side at Anfield, claiming there was "one team" who tried to create. ESPN Rob Dawson Man United are stuck with their underperforming players no matter who's manager Man United can dismiss Michael Carrick, but whoever replaces him will face the same problems: a squad that continues to fail the club and its fans.