Leicester City v Newcastle United, 07 May 2021

Score4-2 to Newcastle United
RefereeDarren England
CompetitionPremier League
VenueKing Power Stadium

View Leicester City v Newcastle United head to head

Kick-off: 8.00pm Played behind closed doors due to COVID-19 restrictions. Premier League Head to Head Played: 28 Leicester City won: 11 Drawn: 5 Newcastle United won: 12 Leicester City scored: 43 Newcastle United scored: 34 This was the first time that Newcastle United had scored four or more goals in a game at Leicester City since a 5-4 defeat at Filbert Street in League Division Two on 1 December 1990.

2 Leicester City

Manager: Brendan Rodgers

4 Newcastle United

Manager: Steve Bruce

Goals:

Marc Albrighton 80 G
Kelechi Iheanacho 87 G

Goals:

Joe Willock 22 G
Paul Dummett 34 G
Callum Wilson 64 G
Callum Wilson 74 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel
Defender Cağlar Söyüncü
Defender Timothy Castagne
Defender Wesley Fofana
Defender/Midfielder Marc Albrighton
Defender/Midfielder Wilfred Ndidi
Defender/Midfielder Ricardo Pereira
Midfielder James Maddison
Midfielder Youri Tielemans
Forward Kelechi Iheanacho
Forward Jamie Vardy

Starting lineup:

Martin Dúbravka Goalkeeper
Paul Dummett Defender
Federico Fernández Defender
Emil Krafth Defender
Jacob Murphy Midfielder
Matt Ritchie Midfielder
Jonjo Shelvey Midfielder
Joe Willock Midfielder
Miguel Almirón Midfielder/Forward
Allan Saint-Maximin Midfielder/Forward
Callum Wilson Forward

Substitutions:

Ayoze Pérez for Wilfred Ndidi 63
Luke Thomas for Ricardo Pereira 69
Nampalys Mendy for James Maddison 77

Substitutions:

Sean Longstaff for Joe Willock 77
Joelinton for Allan Saint-Maximin 84
Jeff Hendrick for Miguel Almirón 88

Cards:

Kelechi Iheanacho 72 Y

Cards:

Emil Krafth 56 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Danny Ward
Defender Christian Fuchs
Defender Luke Thomas
Defender/Midfielder Daniel Amartey
Midfielder Cengiz Ünder
Midfielder Hamza Choudhury
Midfielder Nampalys Mendy
Midfielder Dennis Praet
Midfielder/Forward Ayoze Pérez

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Mark Gillespie
Defender Ciaran Clark
Defender Javi Manquillo
Defender/Midfielder Jamal Lewis
Midfielder Jeff Hendrick
Midfielder/Forward Joelinton
Midfielder/Forward Sean Longstaff
Forward Andy Carroll
Forward Dwight Gayle

Comments:

League position: 3rd Leicester City conceded four or more goals in a game since a 4-1 defeat at AFC Bournemouth in the Premier League on 12 July 2020. The Foxes had now conceded 802 goals in their 571 games in the Premier League (scored 752). City had now lost eight home games so far in this Premier League season; only Sheffield United (12) and Fulham (11) had lost more. Jonny Evans was originally named in the starting line-up before suffering an injury in the pre-match warm-up. Marc Albrighton was promoted to the starting XI with Christian Fuchs taking his place on the bench.

Comments:

League position: 13th This was Newcastle United’s biggest win in the Premier League since a 4-1 win at AFC Bournemouth on 1 July 2020. Joe Willock became the first player to score in four consecutive appearances in the Premier League for the Magpies since Papiss Cisse in April 2012. They had now taken 501 points from 497 away games in the Premier League (won 123, lost 242).

2 Leicester City

Manager: Brendan Rodgers

Goals:

Marc Albrighton 80 G
Kelechi Iheanacho 87 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel
Defender Cağlar Söyüncü
Defender Timothy Castagne
Defender Wesley Fofana
Defender/Midfielder Marc Albrighton
Defender/Midfielder Wilfred Ndidi
Defender/Midfielder Ricardo Pereira
Midfielder James Maddison
Midfielder Youri Tielemans
Forward Kelechi Iheanacho
Forward Jamie Vardy

Substitutions:

Ayoze Pérez for Wilfred Ndidi 63
Luke Thomas for Ricardo Pereira 69
Nampalys Mendy for James Maddison 77

Cards:

Kelechi Iheanacho 72 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Danny Ward
Defender Christian Fuchs
Defender Luke Thomas
Defender/Midfielder Daniel Amartey
Midfielder Cengiz Ünder
Midfielder Hamza Choudhury
Midfielder Nampalys Mendy
Midfielder Dennis Praet
Midfielder/Forward Ayoze Pérez

Comments:

League position: 3rd Leicester City conceded four or more goals in a game since a 4-1 defeat at AFC Bournemouth in the Premier League on 12 July 2020. The Foxes had now conceded 802 goals in their 571 games in the Premier League (scored 752). City had now lost eight home games so far in this Premier League season; only Sheffield United (12) and Fulham (11) had lost more. Jonny Evans was originally named in the starting line-up before suffering an injury in the pre-match warm-up. Marc Albrighton was promoted to the starting XI with Christian Fuchs taking his place on the bench.

4 Newcastle United

Manager: Steve Bruce

Goals:

Joe Willock 22 G
Paul Dummett 34 G
Callum Wilson 64 G
Callum Wilson 74 G

Starting lineup:

Martin Dúbravka Goalkeeper
Paul Dummett Defender
Federico Fernández Defender
Emil Krafth Defender
Jacob Murphy Midfielder
Matt Ritchie Midfielder
Jonjo Shelvey Midfielder
Joe Willock Midfielder
Miguel Almirón Midfielder/Forward
Allan Saint-Maximin Midfielder/Forward
Callum Wilson Forward

Substitutions:

Sean Longstaff for Joe Willock 77
Joelinton for Allan Saint-Maximin 84
Jeff Hendrick for Miguel Almirón 88

Cards:

Emil Krafth 56 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Mark Gillespie
Defender Ciaran Clark
Defender Javi Manquillo
Defender/Midfielder Jamal Lewis
Midfielder Jeff Hendrick
Midfielder/Forward Joelinton
Midfielder/Forward Sean Longstaff
Forward Andy Carroll
Forward Dwight Gayle

Comments:

League position: 13th This was Newcastle United’s biggest win in the Premier League since a 4-1 win at AFC Bournemouth on 1 July 2020. Joe Willock became the first player to score in four consecutive appearances in the Premier League for the Magpies since Papiss Cisse in April 2012. They had now taken 501 points from 497 away games in the Premier League (won 123, lost 242).