Newcastle United vs Leicester City, 2024-25 English Premier League
· English Premier League
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4 - 0
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.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Foul by Jacob Murphy (Newcastle United).
- 2': Stephy Mavididi (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 3': Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Foul by Hamza Choudhury (Leicester City).
- 6': Foul by Kasey McAteer (Leicester City).
- 6': Lewis Hall (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Foul by Jannik Vestergaard (Leicester City).
- 8': Attempt saved. Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Joelinton.
- 8': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Mads Hermansen.
- 8': Attempt missed. Dan Burn (Newcastle United) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Anthony Gordon with a cross following a corner.
- 11': Foul by Kasey McAteer (Leicester City).
- 11': Sandro Tonali (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Attempt missed. Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United) header from the right side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Lewis Hall with a cross.
- 14': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Joelinton.
- 15': Foul by Kasey McAteer (Leicester City).
- 15': Sandro Tonali (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Attempt saved. Joelinton (Newcastle United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Anthony Gordon.
- 20': Attempt blocked. Bilal El Khannouss (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Hamza Choudhury.
- 20': Alexander Isak (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 20': Foul by Oliver Skipp (Leicester City).
- 20': Oliver Skipp (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 22': Attempt blocked. Sandro Tonali (Newcastle United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 22': Attempt blocked. Dan Burn (Newcastle United) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jacob Murphy with a cross.
- 22': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Jannik Vestergaard.
- 25': Attempt saved. Joelinton (Newcastle United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Lewis Hall.
- 27': Attempt blocked. Joelinton (Newcastle United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alexander Isak.
- 27': Attempt missed. Jacob Murphy (Newcastle United) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
- 29': Attempt missed. Tino Livramento (Newcastle United) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Sandro Tonali.
- 30': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Victor Kristiansen.
- 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.
- 32': Foul by Stephy Mavididi (Leicester City).
- 32': Tino Livramento (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Hand ball by Kasey McAteer (Leicester City).
- 33': Attempt missed. Alexander Isak (Newcastle United) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Bruno Guimarães with a through ball.
- 34': Attempt blocked. Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lewis Hall.
- 35': Bilal El Khannouss (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Foul by Jacob Murphy (Newcastle United).
- 35': Jacob Murphy (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 37': Attempt saved. Alexander Isak (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Joelinton with a through ball.
- 37': Hand ball by Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United).
- 39': Foul by Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United).
- 39': Stephy Mavididi (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 39': Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 41': Foul by Stephy Mavididi (Leicester City).
- 41': Lewis Hall (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Lewis Hall.
- 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Oliver Skipp (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by James Justin.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Newcastle United 1, Leicester City 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Newcastle United 1, Leicester City 0.
- 45': Substitution, Leicester City. Danny Ward replaces Mads Hermansen because of an injury.
- 46': Foul by Bilal El Khannouss (Leicester City).
- 46': Sandro Tonali (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 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.
- 50': Goal! Newcastle United 3, Leicester City 0. Alexander Isak (Newcastle United) header from very close range to the bottom right corner.
- 51': Foul by Tino Livramento (Newcastle United).
- 51': Kasey McAteer (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Attempt missed. Jacob Murphy (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Alexander Isak following a fast break.
- 53': Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Foul by James Justin (Leicester City).
- 55': Attempt saved. Kasey McAteer (Leicester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Bilal El Khannouss.
- 57': Attempt saved. Alexander Isak (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jacob Murphy.
- 59': Substitution, Leicester City. Caleb Okoli replaces Hamza Choudhury.
- 59': Substitution, Leicester City. Facundo Buonanotte replaces Stephy Mavididi.
- 59': Substitution, Leicester City. Patson Daka replaces Jamie Vardy.
- 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.
- 62': Attempt blocked. Sandro Tonali (Newcastle United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 64': Substitution, Newcastle United. Kieran Trippier replaces Tino Livramento.
- 64': Substitution, Newcastle United. Harvey Barnes replaces Jacob Murphy.
- 64': Substitution, Newcastle United. Sean Longstaff replaces Bruno Guimarães.
- 67': Foul by Patson Daka (Leicester City).
- 67': Lewis Hall (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Victor Kristiansen.
- 70': Attempt blocked. Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sean Longstaff.
- 71': Foul by Joelinton (Newcastle United).
- 71': James Justin (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Joelinton (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 73': Attempt blocked. Harvey Barnes (Newcastle United) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alexander Isak.
- 73': Attempt missed. Sandro Tonali (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 73': Substitution, Newcastle United. William Osula replaces Alexander Isak.
- 74': Caleb Okoli (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Foul by William Osula (Newcastle United).
- 77': Offside, Leicester City. James Justin is caught offside.
- 78': Attempt missed. Harvey Barnes (Newcastle United) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Anthony Gordon.
- 79': Attempt saved. Harvey Barnes (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by William Osula.
- 80': Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 80': Foul by Facundo Buonanotte (Leicester City).
- 81': Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 81': Foul by James Justin (Leicester City).
- 81': Substitution, Newcastle United. Joe Willock replaces Anthony Gordon.
- 82': Substitution, Leicester City. Bobby De Cordova-Reid replaces Bilal El Khannouss.
- 83': Delay in match because of an injury Facundo Buonanotte (Leicester City).
- 84': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 85': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Victor Kristiansen.
- 85': Attempt saved. Harvey Barnes (Newcastle United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lewis Hall.
- 87': Attempt missed. Lewis Hall (Newcastle United) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Harvey Barnes with a cross.
- 88': Offside, Leicester City. Victor Kristiansen is caught offside.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 90'+2': Foul by Jannik Vestergaard (Leicester City).
- 90'+2': Harvey Barnes (Newcastle United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+2': Jannik Vestergaard (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+5': Foul by Caleb Okoli (Leicester City).
- 90'+5': Joe Willock (Newcastle United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+6': Caleb Okoli (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Newcastle United 4, Leicester City 0.
- 0': Match ends, Newcastle United 4, Leicester City 0.
Statistics
 LEI |
NEW |
|
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: St. James' Park
Location: Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England
Attendance: 52,235
Venue: St. James' Park
Location: Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England
Attendance: 52,235
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liverpool | 16 | +21 | 39 |
| 2 | Chelsea | 17 | +18 | 35 |
| 3 | Arsenal | 17 | +18 | 33 |
| 4 | Nottingham Forest | 17 | +4 | 31 |
Line-Ups
Newcastle United (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Martin Dúbravka (GK) |
| 33 | Dan Burn |
| 5 | Fabian Schär |
| 20 | Lewis Hall |
| 21 | Valentino Livramento |
| 8 | Sandro Tonali |
| 7 | Joelinton  |
| 39 | Bruno Guimarães |
| 14 | Alexander Isak |
| 10 | Anthony Gordon |
| 23 | Jacob Murphy |
Leicester City (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 30 | Mads Hermansen (GK) |
| 23 | Jannik Vestergaard |
| 4 | Conor Coady |
| 16 | Victor Kristiansen |
| 2 | James Justin |
| 11 | Bilal El Khannouss |
| 17 | Hamza Choudhury |
| 22 | Oliver Skipp |
| 9 | Jamie Vardy |
| 10 | Stephy Mavididi |
| 35 | Kasey McAteer |
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