English Premier League

Leicester City vs Newcastle United, 2022-23 English Premier League

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  • 3': Chris Wood (P)
  • 7': Miguel Almirón
  • 32': Joelinton

Newcastle outclass Leicester City to climb up to second place

Newcastle's Joelinton won a penalty and netted a header in a 3-0 thrashing of Leicester that took his side up to second in the Premier League.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Penalty Newcastle United. Joelinton draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 2': Penalty conceded by Daniel Amartey (Leicester City) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 3': Goal! Leicester City 0, Newcastle United 1. Chris Wood (Newcastle United) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
  • 5': Attempt blocked. Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Miguel Almirón.
  • 5': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Luke Thomas.
  • 6': Foul by Miguel Almirón (Newcastle United).
  • 6': Luke Thomas (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 7': Goal! Leicester City 0, Newcastle United 2. Miguel Almirón (Newcastle United) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Bruno Guimarães.
  • 10': Attempt missed. Patson Daka (Leicester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Luke Thomas with a cross.
  • 11': Delay in match because of an injury Joelinton (Newcastle United).
  • 11': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 12': Foul by Harvey Barnes (Leicester City).
  • 12': Kieran Trippier (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 13': Attempt blocked. Joelinton (Newcastle United) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kieran Trippier with a cross.
  • 13': Delay in match because of an injury Dennis Praet (Leicester City).
  • 16': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 17': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Miguel Almirón.
  • 17': Substitution, Leicester City. Ayoze Pérez replaces Dennis Praet because of an injury.
  • 18': Attempt blocked. Timothy Castagne (Leicester City) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Youri Tielemans with a cross.
  • 18': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Dan Burn.
  • 18': Boubakary Soumaré (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 18': Foul by Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United).
  • 20': Foul by Joelinton (Newcastle United).
  • 20': Timothy Castagne (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 31': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Luke Thomas.
  • 32': Goal! Leicester City 0, Newcastle United 3. Joelinton (Newcastle United) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kieran Trippier with a cross following a corner.
  • 33': Foul by Joe Willock (Newcastle United).
  • 33': Youri Tielemans (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 37': Attempt saved. Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Joelinton.
  • 38': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Dan Burn.
  • 42': Attempt missed. Chris Wood (Newcastle United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Joe Willock.
  • 44': Foul by Kieran Trippier (Newcastle United).
  • 44': Luke Thomas (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Leicester City 0, Newcastle United 3.
  • 45': Second Half begins Leicester City 0, Newcastle United 3.
  • 45': Substitution, Leicester City. Jamie Vardy replaces Patson Daka.
  • 48': Foul by Timothy Castagne (Leicester City).
  • 48': Joelinton (Newcastle United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 48': Attempt missed. Sven Botman (Newcastle United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left following a set piece situation.
  • 49': Fabian Schär (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 49': Foul by Harvey Barnes (Leicester City).
  • 50': Foul by Fabian Schär (Newcastle United).
  • 50': Luke Thomas (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 52': Foul by Timothy Castagne (Leicester City).
  • 52': Sven Botman (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 55': Foul by Luke Thomas (Leicester City).
  • 55': Kieran Trippier (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 56': Foul by Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester City).
  • 56': Sean Longstaff (Newcastle United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 57': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Timothy Castagne.
  • 57': Attempt missed. Fabian Schär (Newcastle United) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kieran Trippier with a cross following a corner.
  • 60': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Bruno Guimarães.
  • 61': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Dan Burn.
  • 67': Offside, Leicester City. Youri Tielemans tries a through ball, but Jamie Vardy is caught offside.
  • 68': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Daniel Amartey.
  • 69': Attempt blocked. Miguel Almirón (Newcastle United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 69': Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 69': Foul by Boubakary Soumaré (Leicester City).
  • 70': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Timothy Castagne.
  • 71': Attempt saved. Joe Willock (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 71': Substitution, Leicester City. Kelechi Iheanacho replaces Harvey Barnes.
  • 72': Substitution, Leicester City. Wilfred Ndidi replaces Boubakary Soumaré.
  • 73': Attempt blocked. Wout Faes (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Wilfred Ndidi.
  • 74': Attempt missed. Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Timothy Castagne.
  • 76': Delay in match because of an injury Joelinton (Newcastle United).
  • 77': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 78': Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 78': Foul by Ayoze Pérez (Leicester City).
  • 81': Offside, Leicester City. Ayoze Pérez tries a through ball, but Kelechi Iheanacho is caught offside.
  • 82': Attempt blocked. Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Wout Faes.
  • 82': Attempt saved. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 83': Substitution, Newcastle United. Allan Saint-Maximin replaces Miguel Almirón.
  • 84': Substitution, Newcastle United. Jacob Murphy replaces Joe Willock.
  • 87': Attempt saved. Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 87': Attempt blocked. Ayoze Pérez (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall.
  • 87': Offside, Leicester City. Kelechi Iheanacho tries a through ball, but Jamie Vardy is caught offside.
  • 88': Substitution, Newcastle United. Matt Ritchie replaces Chris Wood.
  • 90': Attempt missed. Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United) right footed shot from long range on the right misses to the left. Assisted by Kieran Trippier.
  • 90'+1': Offside, Newcastle United. Bruno Guimarães tries a through ball, but Jacob Murphy is caught offside.
  • 90'+2': Substitution, Newcastle United. Elliot Anderson replaces Sean Longstaff.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Leicester City 0, Newcastle United 3.
  • 0': Match ends, Leicester City 0, Newcastle United 3.

Statistics

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6 Fouls 9
0 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 3
5 Corner Kicks 5
2 Saves 2
39.9 Possession 60.1
12 SHOTS 8
5 ON GOAL 2
0.4 On Target % 0.3
1 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
282 Accurate Passes 472
380 Passes 575
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
5 Accurate Crosses 4
9 Crosses 16
0.6 Cross % 0.3
62 Long Balls 49
33 Accurate Long Balls 21
0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
3 Blocked Shots 4
7 Effective Tackles 16
12 Tackles 24
0.6 Tackle % 0.7
14 Interceptions 11
21 Effective Clearances 13
21 Clearances 13

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: King Power Stadium
Location: Leicester, England
Attendance: 32,185

Premier League Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Arsenal 31 +39 70
2 Manchester City 30 +32 61
3 Manchester United 31 +13 55
4 Aston Villa 31 +5 54
Full Table

Line-Ups

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

No. Name
1 Danny Ward (GK)
3 Wout Faes
18 Daniel Amartey
33 Luke Thomas
27 Timothy Castagne
22 Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall
42 Boubakary Soumaré
8 Youri Tielemans
20 Patson Daka
7 Harvey Barnes
26 Dennis Praet

NEW Newcastle United (4-3-3)

No. Name
22 Nick Pope (GK)
4 Sven Botman
5 Fabian Schär
33 Dan Burn
2 Kieran Trippier
39 Bruno Guimarães
28 Joe Willock
36 Sean Longstaff
20 Chris Wood
7 Joelinton
24 Miguel Almirón

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