Leicester City v Newcastle United, 26 December 2022

Score3-0 to Newcastle United
RefereeJarred Gillett
CompetitionPremier League
VenueKing Power Stadium
Attendance32,185

View Leicester City v Newcastle United head to head

Kick-off: 3.00pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 31 Leicester City won: 12 Drawn: 5 Newcastle United won: 14 Leicester City scored: 48 Newcastle United scored: 39 . Newcastle United had now scored seven goals in winning on two of their last three visits to Leicester City; lost the other by a 4-0 margin (all Premier League).

0 Leicester City

Manager: Brendan Rodgers

3 Newcastle United

Manager: Eddie Howe

Goals:

Goals:

Chris Wood penalty 3 P
Miguel Almirón 7 G
Joelinton 32 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Danny Ward
Defender Timothy Castagne
Defender Wout Faes
Defender Luke Thomas
Defender/Midfielder Daniel Amartey
Midfielder Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall
Midfielder Dennis Praet
Midfielder Boubakary Soumaré
Midfielder Youri Tielemans
Midfielder/Forward Harvey Barnes
Forward Patson Daka

Starting lineup:

Nick Pope Goalkeeper
Sven Botman Defender
Dan Burn Defender
Fabian Schär Defender
Kieran Trippier Defender/Midfielder
Bruno Guimarães Midfielder
Joe Willock Midfielder
Miguel Almirón Midfielder/Forward
Joelinton Midfielder/Forward
Sean Longstaff Midfielder/Forward
Chris Wood Forward

Substitutions:

Ayoze Pérez for Dennis Praet 17
Jamie Vardy for Patson Daka 46
Kelechi Iheanacho for Harvey Barnes 71
Wilfred Ndidi for Boubakary Soumaré 72

Substitutions:

Allan Saint-Maximin for Miguel Almirón 83
Jacob Murphy for Joe Willock 84
Matt Ritchie for Chris Wood 88
Elliott Anderson for Sean Longstaff 90

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Daniel Iversen
Defender Cağlar Söyüncü
Defender Jannik Vestergaard
Defender/Midfielder Marc Albrighton
Defender/Midfielder Wilfred Ndidi
Midfielder Nampalys Mendy
Midfielder/Forward Ayoze Pérez
Forward Kelechi Iheanacho
Forward Jamie Vardy

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Karl Darlow
Defender Jamaal Lascelles
Defender Javi Manquillo
Defender Matt Targett
Midfielder Elliott Anderson
Midfielder Ryan Fraser
Midfielder Jacob Murphy
Midfielder Matt Ritchie
Midfielder/Forward Allan Saint-Maximin

Comments:

League position: 13th . Leicester City had conceded only one goal in their preceding eight games in all competitions. . The Foxes failed in their attempt to win five consecutive games in all competitions for the first time since January 2021. . They had now failed to score in four of their 16 games so far in this Premier League season.

Comments:

League position: 2nd . Excluding opening matchdays of a season, Newcastle United had now returned to the top two of the Premier League for the first time since 31 January 2003. . The Magpies scored two goals in the opening seven minutes of a game in the Premier League game for the first time since 31 January 2007 against Aston Villa (won 3-1). . This was their first win on a Boxing Day since 2013 in a 5-1 victory against Stoke City in the Premier League.

0 Leicester City

Manager: Brendan Rodgers

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Danny Ward
Defender Timothy Castagne
Defender Wout Faes
Defender Luke Thomas
Defender/Midfielder Daniel Amartey
Midfielder Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall
Midfielder Dennis Praet
Midfielder Boubakary Soumaré
Midfielder Youri Tielemans
Midfielder/Forward Harvey Barnes
Forward Patson Daka

Substitutions:

Ayoze Pérez for Dennis Praet 17
Jamie Vardy for Patson Daka 46
Kelechi Iheanacho for Harvey Barnes 71
Wilfred Ndidi for Boubakary Soumaré 72

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Daniel Iversen
Defender Cağlar Söyüncü
Defender Jannik Vestergaard
Defender/Midfielder Marc Albrighton
Defender/Midfielder Wilfred Ndidi
Midfielder Nampalys Mendy
Midfielder/Forward Ayoze Pérez
Forward Kelechi Iheanacho
Forward Jamie Vardy

Comments:

League position: 13th . Leicester City had conceded only one goal in their preceding eight games in all competitions. . The Foxes failed in their attempt to win five consecutive games in all competitions for the first time since January 2021. . They had now failed to score in four of their 16 games so far in this Premier League season.

3 Newcastle United

Manager: Eddie Howe

Goals:

Chris Wood penalty 3 P
Miguel Almirón 7 G
Joelinton 32 G

Starting lineup:

Nick Pope Goalkeeper
Sven Botman Defender
Dan Burn Defender
Fabian Schär Defender
Kieran Trippier Defender/Midfielder
Bruno Guimarães Midfielder
Joe Willock Midfielder
Miguel Almirón Midfielder/Forward
Joelinton Midfielder/Forward
Sean Longstaff Midfielder/Forward
Chris Wood Forward

Substitutions:

Allan Saint-Maximin for Miguel Almirón 83
Jacob Murphy for Joe Willock 84
Matt Ritchie for Chris Wood 88
Elliott Anderson for Sean Longstaff 90

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Karl Darlow
Defender Jamaal Lascelles
Defender Javi Manquillo
Defender Matt Targett
Midfielder Elliott Anderson
Midfielder Ryan Fraser
Midfielder Jacob Murphy
Midfielder Matt Ritchie
Midfielder/Forward Allan Saint-Maximin

Comments:

League position: 2nd . Excluding opening matchdays of a season, Newcastle United had now returned to the top two of the Premier League for the first time since 31 January 2003. . The Magpies scored two goals in the opening seven minutes of a game in the Premier League game for the first time since 31 January 2007 against Aston Villa (won 3-1). . This was their first win on a Boxing Day since 2013 in a 5-1 victory against Stoke City in the Premier League.