Leicester City vs Newcastle United, 2022-23 English Premier League
· English Premier LeagueNewcastle 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
 NEW |
LEI |
|
|---|---|---|
| 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
Venue: King Power Stadium
Location: Leicester, England
Attendance: 32,185
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liverpool | 30 | +43 | 73 |
| 2 | Arsenal | 30 | +30 | 61 |
| 3 | Nottingham Forest | 30 | +15 | 57 |
| 4 | Chelsea | 30 | +17 | 52 |
Line-Ups
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 |
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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