LEICESTER. Newcastle United was in the end 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 at 5 degrees Celsius or 41.07 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 80%.
Match Statistics
- 60 Ball Possession 40
Shots
- 7 Total 10
- 2 On Target 5
- 5 Off Target 5
- 2 Shots blocked 2
- 119 Attack 96
- 48 Dangerous attack 35
- 120 Ball safe 105
- 0 Penalties 1
- 5 Corners 5
- 3 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 9 Total 6
- 0 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Leicester City was in firm control of the ball 60% while Newcastle United was struggling with a 40% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Leicester City had a more offensive attitude with 48 dangerous attacks and 7 shots of which 2 were on target. Nonetheless, Newcastle United was able to find the solution to win this match.
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
None of the teams received any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Leicester City will stay with 17 points to hold in the 13th place. Regarding the opposition, Newcastle United will have 33 points to sit in the 2nd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premier League, Leicester City will host West Ham United on the 28th of May with a 7-7 head to head.
Newcastle United will play away agasint Chelsea on the 28th of May with a 21-9 head to head record in favor of Chelsea (5 draws).
Leicester City – Formation
Leicester City
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Leicester City started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Brendan Rodgers decided 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 .
The home team had on the bench: Kelechi Iheanacho , Daniel Iversen, Wilfred Ndidi , Jamie Vardy , Marc Albrighton, Caglar Söyüncü, Nampalys Mendy, Jannik Vestergaard and Ayoze Pérez .
Substitutions
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′).
Best player: Wilfred Ndidi
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for 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 remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 72′.
Newcastle United – Formation
Newcastle United
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Newcastle United started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
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 .
They had on the bench: Ryan Fraser, Jacob Murphy, Javier Manquillo Gaitán, Matt Targett, Jamaal Lascelles, Matt Ritchie, Allan Saint-Maximin , Elliott Anderson and Karl Darlow.
Substitutions
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′).
Best player: Kieran Trippier
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Newcastle United 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.
- Southampton – Brighton & Hove Albion – 1-3
- Leicester City – Newcastle United – 0-3
- Everton – Wolverhampton Wanderers – 1-2
- Crystal Palace – Fulham – 0-3
- Brentford – Tottenham Hotspur – 2-2
- Aston Villa – Liverpool – 1-3
- Arsenal – West Ham United – 3-1
