English Premier League

Newcastle United vs Leicester City, 2019-20 English Premier League

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  • 36': Ayoze Pérez
  • 39': James Maddison
  • 87': Hamza Choudhury

Perez, Maddison and Choudhury fire as Leicester sink Newcastle

Leicester City striker Ayoze Perez came back to haunt his former team Newcastle United with a goal and an assist.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Fabian Schär.
  • 3': Attempt saved. Jonny Evans (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by James Maddison with a cross.
  • 3': Attempt missed. Jonny Evans (Leicester City) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left following a corner.
  • 5': Fabian Schär (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 5': Foul by Youri Tielemans (Leicester City).
  • 5': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Wilfred Ndidi.
  • 6': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Jonny Evans.
  • 7': Attempt blocked. Isaac Hayden (Newcastle United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Yoshinori Muto.
  • 12': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Youri Tielemans.
  • 13': Foul by Youri Tielemans (Leicester City).
  • 13': Yoshinori Muto (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 14': Foul by Jonjo Shelvey (Newcastle United).
  • 14': James Maddison (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 15': Attempt saved. Youri Tielemans (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kelechi Iheanacho.
  • 15': Federico Fernández (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 15': Foul by Ayoze Pérez (Leicester City).
  • 18': Florian Lejeune (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 18': Foul by Ayoze Pérez (Leicester City).
  • 19': Attempt saved. Fabian Schär (Newcastle United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jonjo Shelvey.
  • 21': Foul by Yoshinori Muto (Newcastle United).
  • 21': James Maddison (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 22': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Javier Manquillo.
  • 25': Attempt saved. Joelinton (Newcastle United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jonjo Shelvey with a through ball.
  • 27': VAR Decision: No Penalty Leicester City.
  • 29': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Javier Manquillo.
  • 31': Foul by Florian Lejeune (Newcastle United).
  • 31': Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 31': Foul by Federico Fernández (Newcastle United).
  • 31': James Maddison (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 31': Federico Fernández (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 32': Attempt blocked. Christian Fuchs (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by James Maddison.
  • 33': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Federico Fernández.
  • 33': Attempt missed. Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by James Maddison with a cross following a corner.
  • 36': Goal! Newcastle United 0, Leicester City 1. Ayoze Pérez (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  • 38': Offside, Leicester City. Youri Tielemans tries a through ball, but Ayoze Pérez is caught offside.
  • 39': Goal! Newcastle United 0, Leicester City 2. James Maddison (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Ayoze Pérez.
  • 40': Fabian Schär (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Foul by Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City).
  • 41': Attempt missed. Miguel Almirón (Newcastle United) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Jonjo Shelvey with a cross.
  • 43': Attempt saved. Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Ayoze Pérez.
  • 45': Substitution, Newcastle United. DeAndre Yedlin replaces Jetro Willems because of an injury.
  • 45': Attempt blocked. James Maddison (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ayoze Pérez.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Youri Tielemans (Leicester City).
  • 45'+1': Miguel Almirón (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+2': DeAndre Yedlin (Newcastle United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 45'+2': Foul by Ayoze Pérez (Leicester City).
  • 45'+3': Substitution, Newcastle United. Emil Krafth replaces Javier Manquillo.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Newcastle United 0, Leicester City 2.
  • 45': Second Half begins Newcastle United 0, Leicester City 2.
  • 45': Substitution, Newcastle United. Sean Longstaff replaces Jonjo Shelvey.
  • 51': Fabian Schär went off injured after Newcastle United had used all subs.
  • 52': Ayoze Pérez (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 52': Foul by Isaac Hayden (Newcastle United).
  • 53': Attempt missed. James Maddison (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right from a direct free kick.
  • 55': Attempt saved. James Maddison (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Ayoze Pérez.
  • 55': Offside, Leicester City. Çaglar Söyüncü tries a through ball, but Ayoze Pérez is caught offside.
  • 56': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Wilfred Ndidi.
  • 57': Foul by Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City).
  • 57': Isaac Hayden (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 58': Ben Chilwell (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 58': Foul by DeAndre Yedlin (Newcastle United).
  • 59': Federico Fernández (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 59': Foul by Youri Tielemans (Leicester City).
  • 59': Youri Tielemans (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 59': Attempt missed. Joelinton (Newcastle United) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
  • 60': Attempt saved. Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ayoze Pérez.
  • 60': Attempt saved. Ayoze Pérez (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 60': Attempt saved. Ayoze Pérez (Leicester City) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 61': Foul by Joelinton (Newcastle United).
  • 61': Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 63': Substitution, Leicester City. Demarai Gray replaces Kelechi Iheanacho.
  • 66': Offside, Leicester City. Ricardo Pereira tries a through ball, but Ayoze Pérez is caught offside.
  • 68': Attempt missed. Demarai Gray (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Youri Tielemans.
  • 69': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Miguel Almirón.
  • 76': Foul by Ricardo Pereira (Leicester City).
  • 76': Martin Dubravka (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 77': Substitution, Leicester City. Hamza Choudhury replaces James Maddison.
  • 83': Foul by Ben Chilwell (Leicester City).
  • 83': Yoshinori Muto (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 84': Substitution, Leicester City. Wes Morgan replaces Jonny Evans.
  • 86': Demarai Gray (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 86': Foul by Federico Fernández (Newcastle United).
  • 87': Goal! Newcastle United 0, Leicester City 3. Hamza Choudhury (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Wilfred Ndidi.
  • 89': Federico Fernández (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Foul by Ayoze Pérez (Leicester City).
  • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Demarai Gray (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Youri Tielemans following a fast break.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Newcastle United 0, Leicester City 3.
  • 0': Match ends, Newcastle United 0, Leicester City 3.

Statistics

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12 Fouls 8
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 0
5 Corner Kicks 4
2 Saves 7
76.6 Possession 23.4
17 SHOTS 5
10 ON GOAL 2
0.6 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
755 Accurate Passes 170
833 Passes 244
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.7
2 Accurate Crosses 1
11 Crosses 13
0.2 Cross % 0.1
47 Long Balls 55
31 Accurate Long Balls 17
0.7 Long Balls % 0.3
2 Blocked Shots 1
9 Effective Tackles 9
17 Tackles 15
0.5 Tackle % 0.6
11 Interceptions 10
14 Effective Clearances 20
14 Clearances 20

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: St. James' Park
Location: Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England
Attendance: 52,178

Premier League Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Arsenal 36 +42 79
2 Manchester City 35 +40 74
3 Manchester United 36 +15 65
4 Liverpool 36 +12 59
Full Table

Line-Ups

NEW Newcastle United (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
1 Martin Dúbravka (GK)
18 Federico Fernández Yellow Card
20 Florian Lejeune
5 Fabian Schär
8 Jonjo Shelvey
14 Isaac Hayden
15 Jetro Willems
19 Javier Manquillo
9 Joelinton
24 Miguel Almirón
13 Yoshinori Muto

LEI Leicester City (3-1-4-2)

No. Name
1 Kasper Schmeichel (GK)
6 Jonny Evans
28 Christian Fuchs
4 Caglar Söyüncü
25 Wilfred Ndidi
10 James Maddison
8 Youri Tielemans Yellow Card
3 Ben Chilwell
21 Ricardo Pereira
17 Ayoze Pérez
14 Kelechi Iheanacho

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