English Premier League

FT Friday, May 7, 2021
Newcastle United DWWDL 4
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Leicester City LWWWD 2
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King Power Stadium

Match Report

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Newcastle stun Leicester to all but ensure safety

Callum Wilson's double helped Newcastle United to a thumping 4-2 win away to Leicester City on Friday which all but secured Premier League safety.

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Team Stats

9
Fouls
12
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
2
6
Corner Kicks
9
7
Saves
2
31.7
Possession
68.3
14
SHOTS
25
6
ON GOAL
9
0.4
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
195
Accurate Passes
517
274
Passes
596
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.9
3
Accurate Crosses
11
14
Crosses
32
0.2
Cross %
0.3
52
Long Balls
56
20
Accurate Long Balls
36
0.4
Long Balls %
0.6
4
Blocked Shots
9
5
Effective Tackles
9
9
Tackles
13
0.6
Tackle %
0.7
6
Interceptions
12
38
Effective Clearances
14
38
Clearances
14

Head to Head

LEI leads series 4-1

Lineups

LEI · 3-4-1-2

  1. 1Kasper SchmeichelG
  2. 3Wesley FofanaCD
  3. 4Çaglar SöyüncüCD-L
  4. 27Timothy CastagneCD-R
  5. 25Wilfred NdidiCM-L
  6. 8Youri TielemansCM-R
  7. 10James MaddisonAM
  8. 11Marc AlbrightonLM
  9. 21Ricardo PereiraRM
  10. 9Jamie VardyCF-L
  11. 14Kelechi IheanachoCF-R

NEW · 5-3-2

  1. 1Martin DúbravkaG
  2. 18Federico FernándezCD
  3. 3Paul DummettCD-L
  4. 17Emil KrafthCD-R
  5. 11Matt RitchieLB
  6. 23Jacob MurphyRB
  7. 8Jonjo ShelveyCM
  8. 24Miguel AlmirónCM-L
  9. 28Joe WillockCM-R
  10. 10Allan Saint-MaximinCF-L
  11. 13Callum WilsonCF-R

Timeline

  1. 22' Goal! Leicester City 0, Newcastle United 1. Joseph Willock (Newcastle United) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  2. 34' Goal! Leicester City 0, Newcastle United 2. Paul Dummett (Newcastle United) header from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Matt Ritchie with a cross following a corner.
  3. 56' Emil Krafth (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 63' Substitution, Leicester City. Ayoze Pérez replaces Wilfred Ndidi.
  5. 64' Goal! Leicester City 0, Newcastle United 3. Callum Wilson (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner following a fast break.
  6. 69' Substitution, Leicester City. Luke Thomas replaces Ricardo Pereira.
  7. 72' Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 73' Goal! Leicester City 0, Newcastle United 4. Callum Wilson (Newcastle United) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal.
  9. 77' Substitution, Newcastle United. Sean Longstaff replaces Joseph Willock because of an injury.
  10. 77' Substitution, Leicester City. Nampalys Mendy replaces James Maddison.
  11. 80' Goal! Leicester City 1, Newcastle United 4. Marc Albrighton (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Jamie Vardy.
  12. 84' Substitution, Newcastle United. Joelinton replaces Allan Saint-Maximin.
  13. 87' Goal! Leicester City 2, Newcastle United 4. Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ayoze Pérez.
  14. 88' Substitution, Newcastle United. Jeff Hendrick replaces Miguel Almirón.

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