Leicester City v Newcastle United, 14 March 2016

Score	1-0 to Leicester City
Referee	Craig Pawson
Competition	Premier League
Venue	King Power Stadium
Attendance	31,824

View Leicester City v Newcastle United head to head

With a win that took them five points clear at the top of the Premier League with eight games to play, Leicester City completed their first league double over Newcastle United since the 1974-75 season. Kick-off: 8.00pm

1 Leicester City

0 Newcastle United

Goals:

Shinji Okazaki

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel

Defender/Right back Danny Simpson

Defender Christian Fuchs

Defender Robert Huth

Defender Wes Morgan

Defender/Midfielder Marc Albrighton

Midfielder Danny Drinkwater

Midfielder N'Golo Kanté

Midfielder/Forward Riyad Mahrez

Forward Shinji Okazaki

Forward Jamie Vardy

Starting lineup:

Rob Elliot Goalkeeper

Daryl Janmaat Defender

Jamaal Lascelles Defender

Steven Taylor Defender

Vurnon Anita Defender/Midfielder

Jack Colback Defender/Midfielder

Jonjo Shelvey Midfielder

Moussa Sissoko Midfielder

Georginio Wijnaldum Midfielder

Ayoze Pérez Midfielder/Forward

Aleksandar Mitrović Forward

Substitutions:

Jeffrey Schlupp for Shinji Okazaki	65
Leonardo Ulloa for Marc Albrighton	76

Substitutions:

Andros Townsend for Vurnon Anita	56
Siem De Jong for Ayoze Pérez	71
Seydou Doumbia for Jonjo Shelvey	87

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer

Defender Marcin Wasilewski

Defender/Midfielder Daniel Amartey

Defender/Midfielder Jeffrey Schlupp

Midfielder Gokhan Inler

Midfielder/Forward Demarai Gray

Forward Leonardo Ulloa

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Karl Darlow

Defender Jamie Sterry

Midfielder Siem De Jong

Midfielder Andros Townsend

Midfielder/Forward Henri Saivet

Forward Seydou Doumbia

Forward Emmanuel Rivière

Comments:

League position: 1st Leicester City have won 12 games in the Premier League by a one goal margin in this season; more than any other team. The Foxes had now scored the opening goal in 20 of their 30 Premier League matches in 2015-16; more than any other team. They had now scored in 27 Premier League games in this season; more often than any other team.

Comments:

League position: 19th Following the sacking of Steve McClaren, this was new manager Rafa Benitez's first game in charge. With this loss, Newcastle equalled their club record of seven consecutive away defeats in the Premier League (also May to October in 1999 and February to August in 2015). They had now lost 18 of their last 22 away games in the Premier League.