Newcastle United vs Leicester City, 2022-23 English Premier League
· English Premier LeagueNewcastle seal top-four finish after draw with Leicester
Newcastle United will rejoin Europe's elite in the Champions League next season after a 20-year absence following a 0-0 draw at home to struggling Leicester City on Monday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Offside, Newcastle United. Bruno Guimarães tries a through ball, but Callum Wilson is caught offside.
- 4': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Luke Thomas.
- 8': Boubakary Soumaré (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 8': Foul by Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United).
- 8': Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 9': Delay in match because of an injury Boubakary Soumaré (Leicester City).
- 10': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 11': Foul by Luke Thomas (Leicester City).
- 11': Miguel Almirón (Newcastle United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 14': Foul by Alexander Isak (Newcastle United).
- 14': Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Luke Thomas.
- 17': Attempt blocked. Callum Wilson (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dan Burn.
- 18': Attempt missed. Miguel Almirón (Newcastle United) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Bruno Guimarães.
- 19': Elliot Anderson (Newcastle United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 19': Foul by Timothy Castagne (Leicester City).
- 20': Foul by Sean Longstaff (Newcastle United).
- 20': Jonny Evans (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Attempt saved. Elliot Anderson (Newcastle United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Bruno Guimarães.
- 23': Attempt blocked. Sean Longstaff (Newcastle United) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bruno Guimarães.
- 23': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Timothy Castagne.
- 25': Boubakary Soumaré (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Foul by Fabian Schär (Newcastle United).
- 27': Foul by Alexander Isak (Newcastle United).
- 27': Timothy Castagne (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Alexander Isak (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 27': Delay in match because of an injury Alexander Isak (Newcastle United).
- 29': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 31': Attempt blocked. Dan Burn (Newcastle United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 32': Attempt missed. Alexander Isak (Newcastle United) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Elliot Anderson.
- 38': Attempt missed. Fabian Schär (Newcastle United) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
- 40': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Wilfred Ndidi.
- 41': Attempt missed. Sven Botman (Newcastle United) header from the centre of the box misses to the left following a corner.
- 41': Callum Wilson (Newcastle United) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box following a corner.
- 41': Attempt blocked. Callum Wilson (Newcastle United) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked.
- 41': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Wilfred Ndidi.
- 42': Attempt blocked. Fabian Schär (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 43': Miguel Almirón (Newcastle United) hits the right post with a left footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Fabian Schär with a headed pass.
- 43': Attempt missed. Alexander Isak (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
- 45': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Harry Souttar.
- 45'+1': Attempt missed. Callum Wilson (Newcastle United) header from the right side of the six yard box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Kieran Trippier with a cross following a corner.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Newcastle United 0, Leicester City 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Newcastle United 0, Leicester City 0.
- 45': Substitution, Leicester City. James Maddison replaces Kelechi Iheanacho.
- 48': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Wilfred Ndidi.
- 49': Attempt blocked. Miguel Almirón (Newcastle United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kieran Trippier.
- 53': Attempt missed. Sean Longstaff (Newcastle United) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Sven Botman.
- 55': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Luke Thomas.
- 59': Attempt saved. Alexander Isak (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Miguel Almirón.
- 59': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Daniel Iversen.
- 60': Attempt blocked. Alexander Isak (Newcastle United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Fabian Schär.
- 60': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Harry Souttar.
- 63': Substitution, Leicester City. Harvey Barnes replaces Jamie Vardy.
- 63': Substitution, Leicester City. Patson Daka replaces Jonny Evans.
- 64': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Sven Botman.
- 67': Attempt missed. Fabian Schär (Newcastle United) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Sean Longstaff.
- 68': Substitution, Newcastle United. Allan Saint-Maximin replaces Callum Wilson.
- 69': Foul by Sean Longstaff (Newcastle United).
- 69': Harvey Barnes (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by James Maddison.
- 71': Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United) hits the right post with a header from the right side of the six yard box following a corner.
- 72': Fabian Schär (Newcastle United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 72': Foul by Luke Thomas (Leicester City).
- 73': Attempt missed. Elliot Anderson (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Allan Saint-Maximin.
- 76': Attempt saved. Sean Longstaff (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kieran Trippier.
- 76': Attempt missed. Miguel Almirón (Newcastle United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
- 77': Substitution, Newcastle United. Jacob Murphy replaces Elliot Anderson.
- 78': Foul by Sean Longstaff (Newcastle United).
- 78': Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Fabian Schär (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Foul by Patson Daka (Leicester City).
- 83': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Timothy Castagne.
- 88': Substitution, Newcastle United. Anthony Gordon replaces Miguel Almirón.
- 88': Delay in match because of an injury Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City).
- 89': Substitution, Leicester City. Nampalys Mendy replaces Wilfred Ndidi because of an injury.
- 89': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90': Foul by Kieran Trippier (Newcastle United).
- 90': Harvey Barnes (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Foul by Sean Longstaff (Newcastle United).
- 90'+1': James Maddison (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+2': Attempt saved. Timothy Castagne (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by James Maddison with a cross.
- 90'+4': Foul by Harvey Barnes (Leicester City).
- 90'+4': Kieran Trippier (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Newcastle United 0, Leicester City 0.
- 0': Match ends, Newcastle United 0, Leicester City 0.
Statistics
 LEI |
NEW |
|
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Fouls | 9 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 1 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 12 |
| 3 | Saves | 1 |
| 22.4 | Possession | 77.6 |
| 1 | SHOTS | 23 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 1.0 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 123 | Accurate Passes | 628 |
| 209 | Passes | 702 |
| 0.6 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 5 | Crosses | 33 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 64 | Long Balls | 47 |
| 17 | Accurate Long Balls | 34 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 2 |
| 17 | Tackles | 6 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.3 |
| 5 | Interceptions | 4 |
| 45 | Effective Clearances | 9 |
| 45 | Clearances | 9 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: St. James' Park
Location: Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England
Attendance: 52,152
Venue: St. James' Park
Location: Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England
Attendance: 52,152
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liverpool | 11 | +15 | 28 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 11 | +9 | 23 |
| 3 | Chelsea | 11 | +8 | 19 |
| 4 | Arsenal | 11 | +6 | 19 |
Line-Ups
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  |
| 32 | Elliot Anderson |
| 36 | Sean Longstaff |
| 9 | Callum Wilson |
| 14 | Alexander Isak |
| 24 | Miguel Almirón |
Leicester City (5-3-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 31 | Daniel Iversen (GK) |
| 6 | Jonny Evans |
| 3 | Wout Faes |
| 15 | Harry Souttar |
| 33 | Luke Thomas |
| 27 | Timothy Castagne |
| 8 | Youri Tielemans |
| 42 | Boubakary Soumaré |
| 25 | Wilfred Ndidi |
| 9 | Jamie Vardy |
| 14 | Kelechi Iheanacho |
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