Newcastle United v Leicester City, 09 December 2017

Score3-2 to Leicester City
RefereeNeil Swarbrick
CompetitionPremier League
VenueSt James' Park
Attendance52,117

View Newcastle United v Leicester City head to head

Kick-off: 5.30pm Leicester City had now won the last five meetings in all competitions since 2014.

2 Newcastle United

3 Leicester City

Goals:

Joselu 4 G
Dwight Gayle 73 G

Goals:

Riyad Mahrez 20 G
Demarai Gray 60 G
Ayoze Pérez own goal 86 OG

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Karl Darlow
Defender Ciaran Clark
Defender Florian Lejeune
Defender Javi Manquillo
Defender DeAndre Yedlin
Defender/Midfielder Isaac Hayden
Midfielder Jacob Murphy
Midfielder Matt Ritchie
Midfielder/Forward Mikel Merino
Forward Dwight Gayle
Forward Joselu

Starting lineup:

Kasper Schmeichel Goalkeeper
Danny Simpson Defender/Right back
Ben Chilwell Defender
Harry Maguire Defender
Wes Morgan Defender
Marc Albrighton Defender/Midfielder
Wilfred Ndidi Defender/Midfielder
Vicente Iborra Midfielder
Demarai Gray Midfielder/Forward
Riyad Mahrez Midfielder/Forward
Jamie Vardy Forward

Substitutions:

Christian Atsu for Matt Ritchie 64
Ayoze Pérez for Jacob Murphy 71
Aleksandar Mitrović for Joselu 88

Substitutions:

Shinji Okazaki for Demarai Gray 73
Christian Fuchs for Riyad Mahrez 89
Leonardo Ulloa for Jamie Vardy 90

Cards:

Isaac Hayden 75 Y
Florian Lejeune 81 Y

Cards:

Demarai Gray 12 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Rob Elliot
Defender Jamaal Lascelles
Midfielder Christian Atsu
Midfielder Jonjo Shelvey
Midfielder/Forward Mo Diamé
Midfielder/Forward Ayoze Pérez
Forward Aleksandar Mitrović

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Ben Hamer
Defender Aleksandar Dragović
Defender Christian Fuchs
Midfielder Andy King
Forward Kelechi Iheanacho
Forward Shinji Okazaki
Forward Leonardo Ulloa

Comments:

League position: 16th This game took place in the week that Newcastle United celebrated their 125th anniversary. They had now dropped 11 points from winning positions in the Premier League so far in this season; more than any other team. Joselu's fourth minute goal was the Magpies' quickest goal in a Premier League game since Loic Remy in November 2013 (second minute versus Norwich City).

Comments:

League position: 8th Leicester City had now taken 17 points from eight games in the Premier League since the sacking of previous manager Craig Shakespeare. Demarai Gray had now scored three goals in seven Premier League appearances under recently-appointed manager Claude Puel, after scoring one goal in his first 50 games in the competition. Manager Claude Puel had now won three consecutive league games for the first time since March 2016 when in charge of Nice in Ligue 1.

2 Newcastle United

Goals:

Joselu 4 G
Dwight Gayle 73 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Karl Darlow
Defender Ciaran Clark
Defender Florian Lejeune
Defender Javi Manquillo
Defender DeAndre Yedlin
Defender/Midfielder Isaac Hayden
Midfielder Jacob Murphy
Midfielder Matt Ritchie
Midfielder/Forward Mikel Merino
Forward Dwight Gayle
Forward Joselu

Substitutions:

Christian Atsu for Matt Ritchie 64
Ayoze Pérez for Jacob Murphy 71
Aleksandar Mitrović for Joselu 88

Cards:

Isaac Hayden 75 Y
Florian Lejeune 81 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Rob Elliot
Defender Jamaal Lascelles
Midfielder Christian Atsu
Midfielder Jonjo Shelvey
Midfielder/Forward Mo Diamé
Midfielder/Forward Ayoze Pérez
Forward Aleksandar Mitrović

Comments:

League position: 16th This game took place in the week that Newcastle United celebrated their 125th anniversary. They had now dropped 11 points from winning positions in the Premier League so far in this season; more than any other team. Joselu's fourth minute goal was the Magpies' quickest goal in a Premier League game since Loic Remy in November 2013 (second minute versus Norwich City).

3 Leicester City

Goals:

Riyad Mahrez 20 G
Demarai Gray 60 G
Ayoze Pérez own goal 86 OG

Starting lineup:

Kasper Schmeichel Goalkeeper
Danny Simpson Defender/Right back
Ben Chilwell Defender
Harry Maguire Defender
Wes Morgan Defender
Marc Albrighton Defender/Midfielder
Wilfred Ndidi Defender/Midfielder
Vicente Iborra Midfielder
Demarai Gray Midfielder/Forward
Riyad Mahrez Midfielder/Forward
Jamie Vardy Forward

Substitutions:

Shinji Okazaki for Demarai Gray 73
Christian Fuchs for Riyad Mahrez 89
Leonardo Ulloa for Jamie Vardy 90

Cards:

Demarai Gray 12 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Ben Hamer
Defender Aleksandar Dragović
Defender Christian Fuchs
Midfielder Andy King
Forward Kelechi Iheanacho
Forward Shinji Okazaki
Forward Leonardo Ulloa

Comments:

League position: 8th Leicester City had now taken 17 points from eight games in the Premier League since the sacking of previous manager Craig Shakespeare. Demarai Gray had now scored three goals in seven Premier League appearances under recently-appointed manager Claude Puel, after scoring one goal in his first 50 games in the competition. Manager Claude Puel had now won three consecutive league games for the first time since March 2016 when in charge of Nice in Ligue 1.