Leicester City 0-3 Newcastle United: result and report
Premier League · Monday 26 December 2022
Result
Leicester City 0-3 Newcastle United
Premier League · Monday 26 December 2022, 15:00 UTC · half-time 0-3
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Leicester City 0-3 Newcastle United: match report
Leicester City lost to Newcastle United 0-3 in the Premier League on Monday 26 December 2022. The half-time score was 0-3.
Chris Wood opened the scoring in the 3rd minute. Leicester City did not score. Newcastle United scored through Chris Wood (3', penalty), Miguel Almirón (7') and Joelinton (32').
Neither side received a card.
Going into the game Leicester City were 13th on 17 points from 15 and Newcastle United 3rd on 30 points from 15. Leicester City went on to finish that season 18th with 34 points, and Newcastle United 4th with 71.
Leicester City lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Newcastle United in a 4-3-3. The highest match rating in our data went to Kieran Trippier of Newcastle United (8.3), ahead of Joelinton (7.7).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 6 Leicester City wins, 0 draws and 4 for Newcastle United.
Going into the match Leicester City's last five read W-W-L-W-W and Newcastle United's W-W-W-W-W.
Key events
- 3'Penalty goal · Chris Wood
- 7'Goal · Miguel Almirón
- 32'Goal · Joelinton
Head-to-head
Team news
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Leicester City line-up (4-2-3-1)
Danny Ward, Timothy Castagne, Daniel Amartey, Wout Felix Lina Faes, Luke Jonathan Thomas, Youri Tielemans, Boubakary Soumaré, Dennis Praet, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, Harvey Barnes, Patson Daka
Newcastle United line-up (4-3-3)
Nick Pope, Kieran Trippier, Fabian Schär, Sven Botman, Dan Burn, Sean Longstaff, Bruno Guimarães, Joe Willock, Miguel Almirón, Chris Wood, Joelinton