Leicester City v Newcastle United, 14 March 2016

Score1-0 to Leicester City
RefereeCraig Pawson
CompetitionPremier League
VenueKing Power Stadium
Attendance31,824

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 25 G

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.

1 Leicester City

Goals:

Shinji Okazaki 25 G

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

Substitutions:

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

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

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.

0 Newcastle United

Goals:

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:

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

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: 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.