Leicester City vs Newcastle United

Premier League 12 Dec 2021, 14:00
Leicester City
Leicester City
4–0
HT 1–0
FULL TIME
Newcastle United
Newcastle United
🏟 King Power Stadium (Leicester, Leicestershire) 👤 P. Bankes Round 16

Match report

Leicester City thrashed Newcastle United 4-0 in the Premier League on 12 December 2021. It was 1-0 at half-time, with 3 more goals in the second half.

Newcastle United had 12 shots to Leicester City's 8.

The match was played at King Power Stadium (Leicester, Leicestershire), with P. Bankes in charge.

Half-time 1-0 Possession 47% - 53% Shots 8 - 12 On target 5 - 3 Corners 4 - 6 Fouls 9 - 16 Yellow cards 5
9
Player of the match
James Maddison
Leicester City · 1 goal, 1 assist
8 Youri Tielemans 2 goals
8 Patson Daka 1 goal, 1 assist
7 Kasper Schmeichel 3 saves
7 Timothy Castagne captained the side
First half vs second half
Newcastle United came out stronger after half-time, with 8 second-half shots against 4 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 3–4 5–8
Shots On Goal 2–1 3–2
Ball Possession 56–44 —
Corners 2–4 2–2
Attacks 51–46 54–55
Match statistics
21 Throw In 19
16 Free Kick 9
8 Goal Kick 9
1 Penalty 0
3 Substitution 3
105 Attacks 101
39 Dangerous Attacks 59
5 On Target 3
3 Off Target 9
8 Shots Total 12
5 Shots On Goal 3
2 Shots Off Goal 3
1 Shots Blocked 6
5 Shots Inside Box 7
3 Shots Outside Box 5
9 Fouls 16
4 Corners 6
0 Offsides 1
47% Ball Possession 53%
2 Yellow Cards 3
3 Saves 1
397 Passes Total 425
316 Passes Accurate 337
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  4-4-2
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Leicester City · 4-2-3-1
1 K. Schmeichel
27 T. Castagne 6 J. Evans 4 Ç. Söyüncü 33 L. Thomas
8 Y. Tielemans 25 W. Ndidi
10 J. Maddison 22 K. Dewsbury-Hall 7 H. Barnes
29 P. Daka
Newcastle United · 4-4-2
1 M. Dúbravka
19 J. Manquillo 5 F. Schär 6 J. Lascelles 12 J. Lewis
24 M. Almirón 8 J. Shelvey 28 J. Willock 10 A. Saint-Maximin
9 C. Wilson 7 Joelinton
Leicester City
Coach
B. Rodgers
Substitutes
  • 12 Danny Ward
  • 45 Ben Nelson
  • 5 Ryan Bertrand
  • 21 Ricardo Pereira
  • 62 Lewis Brunt
  • 42 Boubakary Soumaré
  • 49 Kasey McAteer
  • 11 Marc Albrighton
  • 9 Jamie Vardy
Newcastle United
Coach
E. Howe
Substitutes
  • 26 Karl Darlow
  • 18 Federico Fernández
  • 17 Emil Krafth
  • 11 Matt Ritchie
  • 14 Isaac Hayden
  • 21 Ryan Fraser
  • 16 Jeff Hendrick
  • 23 Jacob Murphy
  • 34 Dwight Gayle
Substitutions
  • 6' ↑ B. Soumaré ↓ J. Evans Leicester City
  • 62' ↑ J. Murphy ↓ J. Lewis Newcastle United
  • 62' ↑ R. Fraser ↓ M. Almirón Newcastle United
  • 71' ↑ M. Albrighton ↓ H. Barnes Leicester City
  • 85' ↑ M. Ritchie ↓ J. Shelvey Newcastle United
  • 88' ↑ K. McAteer ↓ J. Maddison Leicester City
Cards
  • 11' T. Castagne Leicester City
  • 24' J. Lewis Newcastle United
  • 64' C. Soyuncu Leicester City
  • 70' J. Manquillo Newcastle United
  • 90' A. Saint-Maximin Newcastle United
Head-to-head
Leicester City 3 0 draws 4 Newcastle United
2025-04-07 Leicester City vs Newcastle United 0 - 3
2024-12-14 Newcastle United vs Leicester City 4 - 0
2022-04-17 Newcastle United vs Leicester City 2 - 1
2021-12-12 Leicester City vs Newcastle United 4 - 0
2021-05-07 Leicester City vs Newcastle United 2 - 4
2021-01-03 Newcastle United vs Leicester City 1 - 2
Recent form
Leicester City D D L D L
Newcastle United W D D D D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Leicester City vs Newcastle United?
Leicester City won 4-0 against Newcastle United on 12 December 2021.
Who won Leicester City vs Newcastle United?
Leicester City won the match 4-0.
Where was Leicester City vs Newcastle United played?
The match was played at King Power Stadium (Leicester, Leicestershire).
Who had more possession in Leicester City vs Newcastle United?
Newcastle United had 53% of possession, compared to 47% for the other side.