English Premier League

FT Sunday, January 3, 2021
Leicester City WLWDD 2
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Newcastle United LDLLD 1
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St. James' Park

Match Report

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Leicester move up to third place with win at Newcastle

Leicester City moved up to third place in the Premier League as second-half goals by James Maddison and Youri Tielemans secured a 2-1 victory.

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Team Stats

11
Fouls
10
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
3
6
Corner Kicks
3
1
Saves
1
56.7
Possession
43.3
9
SHOTS
8
3
ON GOAL
2
0.3
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
396
Accurate Passes
261
492
Passes
371
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.7
5
Accurate Crosses
4
21
Crosses
19
0.2
Cross %
0.2
51
Long Balls
74
19
Accurate Long Balls
30
0.4
Long Balls %
0.4
1
Blocked Shots
3
5
Effective Tackles
9
14
Tackles
16
0.4
Tackle %
0.6
20
Interceptions
15
22
Effective Clearances
11
22
Clearances
11

Head to Head

LEI leads series 4-1

Lineups

NEW · 5-4-1

  1. 26Karl DarlowG
  2. 5Fabian SchärCD
  3. 2Ciaran ClarkCD-L
  4. 18Federico FernándezCD-R
  5. 11Matt RitchieLB
  6. 22DeAndre YedlinRB
  7. 4Matthew LongstaffCM-L
  8. 36Sean LongstaffCM-R
  9. 9JoelintonLM
  10. 24Miguel AlmirónRM
  11. 13Callum WilsonF

LEI · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Kasper SchmeichelG
  2. 6Jonny EvansCD-L
  3. 3Wesley FofanaCD-R
  4. 27Timothy CastagneLB
  5. 2James JustinRB
  6. 10James MaddisonAM
  7. 8Youri TielemansLM
  8. 25Wilfred NdidiRM
  9. 9Jamie VardyF
  10. 15Harvey BarnesAM-L
  11. 11Marc AlbrightonAM-R

Timeline

  1. 55' Goal! Newcastle United 0, Leicester City 1. James Maddison (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Jamie Vardy.
  2. 60' Youri Tielemans (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 64' Substitution, Newcastle United. Jacob Murphy replaces Miguel Almirón.
  4. 65' Substitution, Newcastle United. Jonjo Shelvey replaces Joelinton.
  5. 72' Goal! Newcastle United 0, Leicester City 2. Youri Tielemans (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Marc Albrighton.
  6. 79' Substitution, Newcastle United. Andy Carroll replaces DeAndre Yedlin.
  7. 79' Substitution, Leicester City. Çaglar Söyüncü replaces James Maddison.
  8. 80' James Justin (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 82' Goal! Newcastle United 1, Leicester City 2. Andy Carroll (Newcastle United) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner following a set piece situation.

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