English Premier League

FT Saturday, December 14, 2024
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Newcastle United WLDDL 4
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St. James' Park · 52,235 att. · USA Net

Match Report

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Jacob Murphy nets double as Newcastle thrash Leicester City

Newcastle United forward Jacob Murphy netted a goal in each half as his side hammered Leicester City 4-0 in their Premier League clash at St James' Park on Saturday when the visiting Foxes suffered a defensive collapse early in the second half.

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Team Stats

16
Fouls
7
3
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
0
2
Corner Kicks
5
7
Saves
1
40.6
Possession
59.4
4
SHOTS
27
1
ON GOAL
11
0.3
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
331
Accurate Passes
553
424
Passes
633
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
1
Accurate Crosses
5
10
Crosses
15
0.1
Cross %
0.3
52
Long Balls
38
18
Accurate Long Balls
20
0.3
Long Balls %
0.5
3
Blocked Shots
7
6
Effective Tackles
5
23
Tackles
8
0.3
Tackle %
0.6
13
Interceptions
6
25
Effective Clearances
13
25
Clearances
13

Head to Head

NEW leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

NEW · 4-3-3

  1. 1Martin DúbravkaG
  2. 33Dan BurnCD-L
  3. 5Fabian SchärCD-R
  4. 20Lewis HallLB
  5. 21Tino LivramentoRB
  6. 8Sandro TonaliCM
  7. 7JoelintonLM
  8. 39Bruno GuimarãesRM
  9. 14Alexander IsakF
  10. 10Anthony GordonLF
  11. 23Jacob MurphyRF

LEI · 4-2-3-1

  1. 30Mads HermansenG
  2. 23Jannik VestergaardCD-L
  3. 4Conor CoadyCD-R
  4. 16Victor KristiansenLB
  5. 2James JustinRB
  6. 11Bilal El KhannoussAM
  7. 17Hamza ChoudhuryLM
  8. 22Oliver SkippRM
  9. 9Jamie VardyF
  10. 10Stephy MavididiAM-L
  11. 35Kasey McAteerAM-R

Timeline

  1. 20' Oliver Skipp (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 30' Goal! Newcastle United 1, Leicester City 0. Jacob Murphy (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Anthony Gordon following a corner.
  3. 35' Jacob Murphy (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 39' Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 45' Substitution, Leicester City. Danny Ward replaces Mads Hermansen because of an injury.
  6. 47' Goal! Newcastle United 2, Leicester City 0. Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United) header from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Lewis Hall with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
  7. 50' Goal! Newcastle United 3, Leicester City 0. Alexander Isak (Newcastle United) header from very close range to the bottom right corner.
  8. 59' Substitution, Leicester City. Caleb Okoli replaces Hamza Choudhury.
  9. 59' Substitution, Leicester City. Patson Daka replaces Jamie Vardy.
  10. 59' Substitution, Leicester City. Facundo Buonanotte replaces Stephy Mavididi.
  11. 60' Goal! Newcastle United 4, Leicester City 0. Jacob Murphy (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alexander Isak.
  12. 64' Substitution, Newcastle United. Kieran Trippier replaces Tino Livramento.
  13. 64' Substitution, Newcastle United. Harvey Barnes replaces Jacob Murphy.
  14. 64' Substitution, Newcastle United. Sean Longstaff replaces Bruno Guimarães.
  15. 71' Joelinton (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  16. 73' Substitution, Newcastle United. William Osula replaces Alexander Isak.
  17. 81' Substitution, Newcastle United. Joe Willock replaces Anthony Gordon.
  18. 82' Substitution, Leicester City. Bobby De Cordova-Reid replaces Bilal El Khannouss.
  19. 90'+2' Jannik Vestergaard (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  20. 90'+6' Caleb Okoli (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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