English Premier League

FT Monday, April 7, 2025
Newcastle United LLWWW 3
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Leicester City LLLLL 0
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King Power Stadium · 30,403 att. · USA Net

Match Report

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Newcastle pile misery on Leicester, leapfrog Man City in table

Newcastle United's Jacob Murphy scored twice in the opening 11 minutes as his side beat a dismal Leicester City 3-0 away to move fifth in the Premier League on Monday.

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Team Stats

9
Fouls
8
0
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
3
2
Corner Kicks
12
2
Saves
2
42.4
Possession
57.6
16
SHOTS
7
5
ON GOAL
2
0.3
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
332
Accurate Passes
458
413
Passes
547
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
1
Accurate Crosses
7
7
Crosses
31
0.1
Cross %
0.2
37
Long Balls
59
15
Accurate Long Balls
26
0.4
Long Balls %
0.4
3
Blocked Shots
1
14
Effective Tackles
10
19
Tackles
16
0.7
Tackle %
0.6
7
Interceptions
15
32
Effective Clearances
11
32
Clearances
11

Head to Head

NEW leads series 4-0-1

Lineups

LEI · 3-4-2-1

  1. 30Mads HermansenG
  2. 4Conor CoadyCD
  3. 33Luke ThomasCD-L
  4. 3Wout FaesCD-R
  5. 24Boubakary SoumaréCM-L
  6. 6Wilfred NdidiCM-R
  7. 16Victor KristiansenLM
  8. 2James JustinRM
  9. 9Jamie VardyF
  10. 11Bilal El KhannoussCF-L
  11. 20Patson DakaCF-R

NEW · 4-3-3

  1. 22Nick PopeG
  2. 33Dan BurnCD-L
  3. 5Fabian SchärCD-R
  4. 21Tino LivramentoLB
  5. 2Kieran TrippierRB
  6. 8Sandro TonaliCM
  7. 7JoelintonLM
  8. 39Bruno GuimarãesRM
  9. 14Alexander IsakF
  10. 11Harvey BarnesLF
  11. 23Jacob MurphyRF

Timeline

  1. 2' Goal! Leicester City 0, Newcastle United 1. Jacob Murphy (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tino Livramento.
  2. 11' Goal! Leicester City 0, Newcastle United 2. Jacob Murphy (Newcastle United) right footed shot from very close range to the top left corner following a fast break.
  3. 14' Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 34' Goal! Leicester City 0, Newcastle United 3. Harvey Barnes (Newcastle United) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal following a fast break.
  5. 45' Substitution, Leicester City. Stephy Mavididi replaces Victor Kristiansen.
  6. 45' Substitution, Leicester City. Facundo Buonanotte replaces Patson Daka.
  7. 47' James Justin (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 65' Substitution, Newcastle United. Lewis Miley replaces Joelinton.
  9. 65' Substitution, Newcastle United. Sean Longstaff replaces Bruno Guimarães.
  10. 72' Substitution, Newcastle United. Callum Wilson replaces Alexander Isak.
  11. 72' Substitution, Newcastle United. William Osula replaces Jacob Murphy.
  12. 74' Substitution, Leicester City. Ricardo Pereira replaces James Justin.
  13. 74' Substitution, Leicester City. Jeremy Monga replaces Bilal El Khannouss.
  14. 87' Substitution, Newcastle United. Emil Krafth replaces Kieran Trippier.

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