Leicester City 4-0 Newcastle United: result and report

Premier League · Sunday 12 December 2021

Result

Leicester City 4-0 Newcastle United

Premier League · Sunday 12 December 2021, 14:00 UTC · half-time 1-0

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Leicester City 4-0 Newcastle United: match report

Leicester City won against Newcastle United 4-0 in the Premier League on Sunday 12 December 2021. The half-time score was 1-0.

Youri Tielemans opened the scoring in the 38th minute. Leicester City's goals came from Youri Tielemans (38', penalty), Patson Daka (57'), Youri Tielemans (81') and James Maddison (85'). Newcastle United did not score.

Discipline: Leicester City received 2 yellow cards; Newcastle United received 3 yellow cards.

Going into the game Leicester City were 11th on 19 points from 15 and Newcastle United 19th on 10 points from 15. Leicester City went on to finish that season 8th with 52 points, and Newcastle United 11th with 49.

Leicester City lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Newcastle United in a 4-4-2. The highest match rating in our data went to James Maddison of Leicester City (9.2), ahead of Youri Tielemans (8.3).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 7 Leicester City wins, 0 draws and 3 for Newcastle United.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 11'Yellow card · Timothy CastagneLeicester City
  • 24'Yellow card · Jamal Piaras LewisNewcastle United
  • 38'Penalty goal · Youri TielemansLeicester City · 1-0
  • 57'Goal · Patson DakaLeicester City · 2-0
  • 64'Yellow card · Çağlar SöyüncüLeicester City
  • 70'Yellow card · Javier ManquilloNewcastle United
  • 81'Goal · Youri TielemansLeicester City · 3-0
  • 85'Goal · James MaddisonLeicester City · 4-0
  • 90'Yellow card · Allan Saint-MaximinNewcastle United

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Leicester City 7, draws 0, Newcastle United 3.

Team news

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Leicester City line-up (4-2-3-1)

Kasper Schmeichel, Timothy Castagne, Jonny Evans, Çağlar Söyüncü, Luke Jonathan Thomas, Youri Tielemans, Wilfred Ndidi, James Maddison, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, Harvey Barnes, Patson Daka

Newcastle United line-up (4-4-2)

Martin Dúbravka, Javier Manquillo, Fabian Schär, Jamaal Lascelles, Jamal Lewis, Miguel Almirón, Jonjo Shelvey, Joe Willock, Allan Saint-Maximin, Callum Wilson, Joelinton