English Premier League

Leicester City vs Newcastle United, 2024-25 English Premier League

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  • 2': Jacob Murphy
  • 11': Jacob Murphy
  • 34': Harvey Barnes

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.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Attempt saved. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Wilfred Ndidi with a headed pass.
  • 1': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Nick Pope.
  • 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.
  • 8': Dan Burn (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 8': Foul by Patson Daka (Leicester City).
  • 10': Foul by Joelinton (Newcastle United).
  • 10': James Justin (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 11': Fabian Schär (Newcastle United) hits the bar with a right footed shot from more than 35 yards following a fast break.
  • 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.
  • 13': Attempt missed. Alexander Isak (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Sandro Tonali.
  • 14': Foul by Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City).
  • 14': Tino Livramento (Newcastle United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 14': Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 22': Attempt blocked. Harvey Barnes (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bruno Guimarães.
  • 22': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Conor Coady.
  • 23': Attempt blocked. Tino Livramento (Newcastle United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 25': Foul by Jamie Vardy (Leicester City).
  • 25': Nick Pope (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 27': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Kieran Trippier.
  • 28': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Harvey Barnes.
  • 31': Attempt saved. Bilal El Khannouss (Leicester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner.
  • 31': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Nick Pope.
  • 34': Attempt blocked. Alexander Isak (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Harvey Barnes.
  • 34': Attempt saved. Joelinton (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 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.
  • 36': Attempt missed. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Victor Kristiansen with a cross.
  • 40': Attempt missed. Alexander Isak (Newcastle United) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
  • 41': Offside, Leicester City. Jamie Vardy is caught offside.
  • 43': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Dan Burn.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Jacob Murphy (Newcastle United).
  • 45'+1': Luke Thomas (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+2': Foul by Wout Faes (Leicester City).
  • 45'+2': Harvey Barnes (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+2': Offside, Newcastle United. Joelinton is caught offside.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Leicester City 0, Newcastle United 3.
  • 45': Second Half begins Leicester City 0, Newcastle United 3.
  • 45': Substitution, Leicester City. Facundo Buonanotte replaces Patson Daka.
  • 45': Substitution, Leicester City. Stephy Mavididi replaces Victor Kristiansen.
  • 47': Foul by James Justin (Leicester City).
  • 47': Tino Livramento (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 47': James Justin (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 48': Attempt missed. Kieran Trippier (Newcastle United) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
  • 50': Attempt missed. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the right. Assisted by Bilal El Khannouss with a cross.
  • 50': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Dan Burn.
  • 51': Offside, Leicester City. Jamie Vardy is caught offside.
  • 52': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Conor Coady.
  • 53': Attempt missed. Dan Burn (Newcastle United) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Kieran Trippier with a cross following a corner.
  • 53': Delay in match because of an injury Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United).
  • 54': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 55': Offside, Leicester City. Jamie Vardy is caught offside.
  • 56': Foul by Boubakary Soumaré (Leicester City).
  • 56': Sandro Tonali (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 58': Boubakary Soumaré (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 58': Foul by Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United).
  • 59': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Kieran Trippier.
  • 61': Delay in match (Leicester City).
  • 62': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 62': Foul by Harvey Barnes (Newcastle United).
  • 62': James Justin (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 65': Substitution, Newcastle United. Lewis Miley replaces Joelinton.
  • 65': Substitution, Newcastle United. Sean Longstaff replaces Bruno Guimarães.
  • 65': Hand ball by Jamie Vardy (Leicester City).
  • 68': Attempt saved. Fabian Schär (Newcastle United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Tino Livramento.
  • 68': Facundo Buonanotte (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 68': Foul by Dan Burn (Newcastle United).
  • 70': Offside, Newcastle United. Harvey Barnes is caught offside.
  • 72': Substitution, Newcastle United. Callum Wilson replaces Alexander Isak.
  • 72': Substitution, Newcastle United. William Osula replaces Jacob Murphy.
  • 74': Attempt missed. William Osula (Newcastle United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high.
  • 74': Substitution, Leicester City. Ricardo Pereira replaces James Justin.
  • 74': Substitution, Leicester City. Jeremy Monga replaces Bilal El Khannouss.
  • 75': Delay in match (Leicester City).
  • 75': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 76': Facundo Buonanotte (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 76': Foul by Sandro Tonali (Newcastle United).
  • 77': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Dan Burn.
  • 78': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Sean Longstaff.
  • 78': Attempt blocked. Facundo Buonanotte (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luke Thomas with a cross.
  • 80': Delay in match (Leicester City).
  • 80': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 80': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Fabian Schär.
  • 82': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Dan Burn.
  • 82': Delay in match because of an injury Sandro Tonali (Newcastle United).
  • 84': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 85': Foul by Facundo Buonanotte (Leicester City).
  • 85': Sean Longstaff (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 86': Foul by Lewis Miley (Newcastle United).
  • 86': Ricardo Pereira (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 87': Substitution, Newcastle United. Emil Krafth replaces Kieran Trippier.
  • 87': Foul by William Osula (Newcastle United).
  • 87': Ricardo Pereira (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Facundo Buonanotte (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90': Foul by Sandro Tonali (Newcastle United).
  • 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Dan Burn.
  • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Wout Faes (Leicester City) header from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Facundo Buonanotte with a cross following a corner.
  • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Facundo Buonanotte (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Stephy Mavididi.
  • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Harvey Barnes (Newcastle United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner following a fast break.
  • 90'+5': Attempt missed. Sandro Tonali (Newcastle United) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Tino Livramento.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Leicester City 0, Newcastle United 3.
  • 0': Match ends, Leicester City 0, Newcastle United 3.

Statistics

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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

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: King Power Stadium
Location: Leicester, England
Attendance: 30,403

Premier League Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Liverpool 32 +43 76
2 Arsenal 32 +30 63
3 Newcastle United 32 +21 59
4 Manchester City 33 +22 58
Full Standings

Line-Ups

LEI Leicester City (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
30 Mads Hermansen (GK)
4 Conor Coady
33 Luke Thomas
3 Wout Faes
24 Boubakary Soumaré
6 Wilfred Ndidi Yellow Card
16 Victor Kristiansen
2 James Justin Yellow Card
9 Jamie Vardy
11 Bilal El Khannouss
20 Patson Daka

NEW Newcastle United (4-3-3)

No. Name
22 Nick Pope (GK)
33 Dan Burn
5 Fabian Schär
21 Valentino Livramento
2 Kieran Trippier
8 Sandro Tonali
7 Joelinton
39 Bruno Guimarães
14 Alexander Isak
11 Harvey Barnes
23 Jacob Murphy

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