English Premier League

FT Saturday, December 9, 2017
Leicester City DLDWW 3
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Newcastle United LLLDL 2
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LEI123
NEW112
St. James' Park · 52,117 att.

Match Report

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Ayoze Perez own goal gives Leicester late victory over Newcastle

Ayoze Perez's late own goal cost Newcastle a precious Premier League draw as Leicester ruined the Magpies' 125th birthday celebrations.

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Team Stats

8
Fouls
10
1
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
1
5
Corner Kicks
6
2
Saves
3
62.2
Possession
37.8
13
SHOTS
10
5
ON GOAL
4
0.4
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
446
Accurate Passes
230
562
Passes
337
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.7
5
Accurate Crosses
3
16
Crosses
12
0.3
Cross %
0.3
79
Long Balls
63
33
Accurate Long Balls
28
0.4
Long Balls %
0.4
1
Blocked Shots
2
13
Effective Tackles
15
20
Tackles
21
0.7
Tackle %
0.7
0
Interceptions
0
16
Effective Clearances
22
16
Clearances
22

Head to Head

LEI leads series 4-1

Lineups

NEW · 4-4-1-1

  1. 26Karl DarlowG
  2. 2Ciaran ClarkCD-L
  3. 20Florian LejeuneCD-R
  4. 19Javier ManquilloLB
  5. 22DeAndre YedlinRB
  6. 23Mikel MerinoCM-L
  7. 14Isaac HaydenCM-R
  8. 7Jacob MurphyLM
  9. 11Matt RitchieRM
  10. 9Dwight GayleF
  11. 21JoseluRCF

LEI · 4-4-1-1

  1. 1Kasper SchmeichelG
  2. 15Harry MaguireCD-L
  3. 5Wes MorganCD-R
  4. 3Ben ChilwellLB
  5. 2Danny SimpsonRB
  6. 21Vicente IborraCM-L
  7. 25Wilfred NdidiCM-R
  8. 11Marc AlbrightonLM
  9. 26Riyad MahrezRM
  10. 9Jamie VardyF
  11. 7Demarai GrayRCF

Timeline

  1. 4' Goal! Newcastle United 1, Leicester City 0. Joselu (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dwight Gayle.
  2. 12' Demarai Gray (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card.
  3. 20' Goal! Newcastle United 1, Leicester City 1. Riyad Mahrez (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Wilfred Ndidi.
  4. 60' Goal! Newcastle United 1, Leicester City 2. Demarai Gray (Leicester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Marc Albrighton.
  5. 64' Substitution, Newcastle United. Christian Atsu replaces Matt Ritchie.
  6. 71' Substitution, Newcastle United. Ayoze Pérez replaces Jacob Murphy.
  7. 73' Goal! Newcastle United 2, Leicester City 2. Dwight Gayle (Newcastle United) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mikel Merino with a headed pass following a corner.
  8. 73' Substitution, Leicester City. Shinji Okazaki replaces Demarai Gray.
  9. 75' Isaac Hayden (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 81' Florian Lejeune (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 86' Own Goal by Ayoze Pérez, Newcastle United. Newcastle United 2, Leicester City 3.
  12. 88' Substitution, Newcastle United. Aleksandar Mitrovic replaces Joselu.
  13. 89' Substitution, Leicester City. Christian Fuchs replaces Riyad Mahrez.
  14. 90' Substitution, Leicester City. Leonardo Ulloa replaces Jamie Vardy.

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