English Premier League

FT Monday, March 14, 2016
Newcastle United LWLLL 0
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Leicester City WLWDW 1
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LEI101
King Power Stadium · 31,824 att.

Match Report

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Leicester City beat Rafa Benitez's Newcastle to restore five-point lead

Shinji Okazaki scored as Premier League leaders Leicester City ruined Rafa Benitez's debut as Newcastle manager with a 1-0 win on Monday.

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Team Stats

9
Fouls
4
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
0
4
Corner Kicks
8
0
Saves
2
50.1
Possession
49.9
12
SHOTS
10
2
ON GOAL
1
0.2
On Target %
0.1
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
350
Accurate Passes
357
466
Passes
458
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
6
Accurate Crosses
3
20
Crosses
25
0.3
Cross %
0.1
88
Long Balls
70
41
Accurate Long Balls
36
0.5
Long Balls %
0.5
5
Blocked Shots
6
17
Effective Tackles
16
26
Tackles
21
0.7
Tackle %
0.8
0
Interceptions
0
24
Effective Clearances
16
26
Clearances
19

Head to Head

LEI leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

LEI · 4-4-2

  1. 1Kasper SchmeichelG
  2. 6Robert HuthCD-L
  3. 5Wes MorganCD-R
  4. 28Christian FuchsLB
  5. 17Danny SimpsonRB
  6. 4Danny DrinkwaterCM-L
  7. 14N'Golo KantéCM-R
  8. 11Marc AlbrightonLM
  9. 26Riyad MahrezRM
  10. 20Shinji OkazakiCF-L
  11. 9Jamie VardyCF-R

NEW · 4-2-3-1

  1. 21Robert ElliotG
  2. 15Jamaal LascellesCD-L
  3. 27Steven TaylorCD-R
  4. 4Jack ColbackLB
  5. 22Daryl JanmaatRB
  6. 5Georginio WijnaldumAM
  7. 12Jonjo ShelveyLM
  8. 8Vurnon AnitaRM
  9. 45Aleksandar MitrovicF
  10. 7Moussa SissokoAM-L
  11. 17Ayoze PérezAM-R

Timeline

  1. 25' Goal! Leicester City 1, Newcastle United 0. Shinji Okazaki (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jamie Vardy with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
  2. 56' Substitution, Newcastle United. Andros Townsend replaces Vurnon Anita.
  3. 65' Substitution, Leicester City. Jeffrey Schlupp replaces Shinji Okazaki.
  4. 71' Substitution, Newcastle United. Siem de Jong replaces Ayoze Pérez.
  5. 75' Substitution, Leicester City. Leonardo Ulloa replaces Marc Albrighton.
  6. 87' Substitution, Newcastle United. Seydou Doumbia replaces Jonjo Shelvey.

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