Newcastle United vs Leicester City, 2019-20 English Premier League
· English Premier LeaguePerez, 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
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 |
Line-Ups
Newcastle United (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Martin Dúbravka (GK) |
| 18 | Federico Fernández |
| 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 |
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 |
| 3 | Ben Chilwell |
| 21 | Ricardo Pereira |
| 17 | Ayoze Pérez |
| 14 | Kelechi Iheanacho |
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