Fine first-time finishes from James Maddison and Youri Tielemans helped Leicester beat Newcastle and move to within a point of the top of the Premier League.
Maddison fired in Jamie Vardy’s pull-back from just inside the penalty area to break Newcastle’s resistance before Tielemans curled home from 20 yards after Marc Albrighton’s pass.
Andy Carroll’s equally impressive volley reduced the deficit, his first goal since rejoining Newcastle in August 2019.
Leicester moved back above Tottenham into third, although they have played a game more than Spurs, leaders Liverpool and second-placed Manchester United.
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Newcastle United
Starting XI
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Squad number26Player nameDarlow
Average rating6.30
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Squad number22Player nameYedlin
Average rating5.39
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Squad number18Player nameFernández
Average rating5.51
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Squad number5Player nameSchär
Average rating5.37
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Squad number2Player nameClark
Average rating5.47
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Squad number11Player nameRitchie
Average rating5.33
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Squad number24Player nameAlmirón
Average rating5.08
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Squad number36Player nameS Longstaff
Average rating4.85
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Squad number4Player nameM Longstaff
Average rating4.96
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Squad number9Player nameJoelinton
Average rating4.23
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Squad number13Player nameC Wilson
Average rating5.46
Substitutes
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Squad number7Player nameCarroll
Average rating6.48
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Squad number8Player nameShelvey
Average rating5.14
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Squad number23Player nameMurphy
Average rating5.32
Leicester City
Starting XI
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Squad number1Player nameSchmeichel
Average rating6.81
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Squad number2Player nameJustin
Average rating6.62
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Squad number3Player nameFofana
Average rating6.58
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Squad number6Player nameEvans
Average rating6.89
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Squad number27Player nameCastagne
Average rating6.54
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Squad number25Player nameNdidi
Average rating6.72
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Squad number8Player nameTielemans
Average rating7.21
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Squad number11Player nameAlbrighton
Average rating7.37
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Squad number10Player nameMaddison
Average rating7.23
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Squad number15Player nameBarnes
Average rating6.45
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Squad number9Player nameVardy
Average rating7.01
Substitutes
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Squad number4Player nameSöyüncü
Average rating6.06
Line-ups
Newcastle
- 26Darlow
- 22YedlinSubstituted forCarrollat 79′minutes
- 18Fernández
- 5Schär
- 2Clark
- 11Ritchie
- 24AlmirónSubstituted forMurphyat 64′minutes
- 36S Longstaff
- 4M Longstaff
- 9JoelintonSubstituted forShelveyat 65′minutes
- 13C Wilson
Substitutes
- 1Dubravka
- 3Dummett
- 7Carroll
- 8Shelvey
- 12Gayle
- 16Hendrick
- 17Krafth
- 19Manquillo
- 23Murphy
Leicester
- 1Schmeichel
- 2JustinBooked at 81mins
- 3Fofana
- 6Evans
- 27Castagne
- 25Ndidi
- 8TielemansBooked at 60mins
- 11Albrighton
- 10MaddisonSubstituted forSöyüncüat 79′minutes
- 15Barnes
- 9Vardy
Substitutes
- 4Söyüncü
- 12Ward
- 14Iheanacho
- 17Pérez
- 18Amartey
- 19Ünder
- 24Mendy
- 26Praet
- 33Thomas
- Referee:
- Robert Jones
Match Stats
Live Text
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Match ends, Newcastle United 1, Leicester City 2.
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Second Half ends, Newcastle United 1, Leicester City 2.
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James Justin (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Foul by Fabian Schär (Newcastle United).
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Attempt missed. Harvey Barnes (Leicester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Timothy Castagne.
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Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Karl Darlow.
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Attempt saved. Harvey Barnes (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jamie Vardy.
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Offside, Newcastle United. Andy Carroll tries a through ball, but Callum Wilson is caught offside.
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Foul by Jamie Vardy (Leicester City).
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Federico Fernández (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Marc Albrighton (Leicester City).
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Ciaran Clark (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Wesley Fofana.
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Attempt blocked. Andy Carroll (Newcastle United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
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Goal! Newcastle United 1, Leicester City 2. Andy Carroll (Newcastle United) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner following a set piece situation.
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James Justin (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Foul by James Justin (Leicester City).
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Sean Longstaff (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Substitution, Leicester City. Çaglar Söyüncü replaces James Maddison.
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Substitution, Newcastle United. Andy Carroll replaces DeAndre Yedlin.
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