English Premier League

FT Sunday, September 29, 2019
Newcastle United WLDLD 0
–
Leicester City WWLWW 5
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King Power Stadium · 32,168 att.

Match Report

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Vardy double sees Leicester thrash Newcastle 5-0

A Jamie Vardy brace helped lift Leicester City to third place in the Premier League as they thrashed 10 man Newcastle United 5-0 on Sunday.

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Team Stats

9
Fouls
12
1
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
0
0
Corner Kicks
9
1
Saves
0
31.1
Possession
68.9
3
SHOTS
13
0
ON GOAL
5
0.0
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
252
Accurate Passes
645
328
Passes
724
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
2
Accurate Crosses
5
8
Crosses
28
0.3
Cross %
0.2
40
Long Balls
48
15
Accurate Long Balls
31
0.4
Long Balls %
0.6
0
Blocked Shots
3
11
Effective Tackles
13
17
Tackles
24
0.6
Tackle %
0.5
12
Interceptions
15
24
Effective Clearances
8
24
Clearances
8

Head to Head

LEI leads series 3-2

Lineups

LEI · 4-1-4-1

  1. 1Kasper SchmeichelG
  2. 4Çaglar SöyüncüCD-L
  3. 6Jonny EvansCD-R
  4. 25Wilfred NdidiDM
  5. 3Ben ChilwellLB
  6. 21Ricardo PereiraRB
  7. 8Youri TielemansCM-L
  8. 26Dennis PraetCM-R
  9. 15Harvey BarnesLM
  10. 17Ayoze PérezRM
  11. 9Jamie VardyF

NEW · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Martin DúbravkaG
  2. 5Fabian SchärCD-L
  3. 6Jamaal LascellesCD-R
  4. 3Paul DummettLB
  5. 17Emil KrafthRB
  6. 13Yoshinori MutoAM
  7. 36Sean LongstaffLM
  8. 14Isaac HaydenRM
  9. 9JoelintonF
  10. 30Christian AtsuAM-L
  11. 24Miguel AlmirónAM-R

Timeline

  1. 16' Goal! Leicester City 1, Newcastle United 0. Ricardo Pereira (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner.
  2. 24' Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 43' Isaac Hayden (Newcastle United) is shown the red card.
  4. 45'+1' Substitution, Newcastle United. Ki Sung-yueng replaces Yoshinori Muto.
  5. 54' Goal! Leicester City 2, Newcastle United 0. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Harvey Barnes following a fast break.
  6. 57' Own Goal by Paul Dummett, Newcastle United. Leicester City 3, Newcastle United 0.
  7. 58' Substitution, Leicester City. Marc Albrighton replaces Harvey Barnes.
  8. 63' Substitution, Newcastle United. Andy Carroll replaces Joelinton.
  9. 64' Goal! Leicester City 4, Newcastle United 0. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marc Albrighton.
  10. 74' Substitution, Newcastle United. DeAndre Yedlin replaces Miguel Almirón.
  11. 79' Substitution, Leicester City. Hamza Choudhury replaces Dennis Praet.
  12. 84' Substitution, Leicester City. Demarai Gray replaces Ayoze Pérez.
  13. 88' Fabian Schär (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  14. 90' Goal! Leicester City 5, Newcastle United 0. Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jonny Evans with a headed pass following a corner.

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