Premier League: Newcastle United prevails over Leicester City 3-0
LEICESTER. Newcastle United was finally too good for Leicester City.
LEICESTER. Newcastle United was after all too much to handle for Leicester City with the goal of Chris Wood (3′ pen), Miguel Almirón (7′) and Joelinton (32′). Leicester City lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (60%).
The match was played at the King Power Stadium stadium in Leicester on Monday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Jarred Gillett with the collaboration of Neil Davies and Simon Long. The 4th official was Samuel Barrott. The weather was clear. The temperature was quite cold around 5 degrees Celsius or 41.07 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 80%.
Match Statistics
Leicester City was in firm control of the ball 60% while Newcastle United was struggling with a 40% ball possession.
Leicester City was more aggressive with 48 dangerous attacks and 7 shots of which 2 were on target. Even so, Newcastle United succeeded in find the solution to win this contest.
Leicester City shot 7 times, 2 on target, 5 off target. On the opposite side, Newcastle United shot 10 times, 5 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
No yellow cards were issued to Leicester City. On the opposite side, No yellow cards were issued to Newcastle United.
After playing this match, Leicester City will stay with 17 points to stay in the 13th place. On the opposite side, Newcastle United will have 30 points to stay in the 3rd place.
Match Events
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3'3'
Chris Wood (Penalty)
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7'7'
Miguel Almirón
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17'17'
Ayoze Pérez
Dennis Praet
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32'32'
Joelinton
Kieran Trippier
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46'46'
Jamie Vardy
Patson Daka
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71'71'
Kelechi Iheanacho
Harvey Barnes
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72'72'
Wilfred Ndidi
Boubakary Soumaré
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83'83'
Allan Saint-Maximin
Miguel Almirón
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84'84'
Jacob Murphy
Joseph Willock
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88'88'
Matt Ritchie
Chris Wood
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90'90'
Elliott Anderson
Sean Longstaff
Next match
In the upcoming Premier League match, Leicester City will play away against Liverpool on the 30th of December with a 10-4 head to head statistic in favor of Liverpool (2 draws).
Newcastle United will host Leeds United on the 31st of December with a 2-2 head to head record.
Leicester City: Formation and Lineups
Leicester City started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Brendan Rodgers chose to play with the following team: Danny Ward , Timothy Castagne , Daniel Amartey , Wout Faes , Luke Thomas , Youri Tielemans , Boubakary Soumaré , Dennis Praet , Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall , Harvey Barnes and Patson Daka .
Substitutes
Leicester City made 4 changes: Dennis Praet for Ayoze Pérez (17′), Patson Daka for Jamie Vardy (46′), Harvey Barnes for Kelechi Iheanacho (71′) and Boubakary Soumaré for Wilfred Ndidi (72′).
Top player: Wilfred Ndidi
Probably the most impressive player in Leicester City was Wilfred Ndidi.
His rating is with 28 passes (96% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 1 duel out of 3.
His performance was notable also because he began the game from the bench before entering the field in the 72′.
Newcastle United: Formation and Lineups
Newcastle United started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Regarding the opposition, Eddie Howe played with: Nick Pope , Kieran Trippier , Fabian Schär , Sven Botman , Dan Burn , Sean Longstaff , Bruno Guimarães , Joe Willock , Miguel Almirón , Chris Wood and Joelinton .
Substitutes
Newcastle United made 4 changes: Miguel Almirón for Allan Saint-Maximin (83′), Joseph Willock for Jacob Murphy (84′), Chris Wood for Matt Ritchie (88′) and Sean Longstaff for Elliott Anderson (90′).
Top player: Kieran Trippier
The player who no doubt impressed Newcastle United the most was Kieran Trippier even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 44 passes (61% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 12. He performed 9 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Vicky Singh
Vicky Singh is based in Mumbai with over two decades as a sports journalist. He writes mainly on football predictions and head to head.
