Leicester City FC vs Newcastle United FC, Premier League 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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Premier League · 2024-25

Leicester City FC

0 – 3

Full Time

Newcastle United FC

Mon 7 Apr 2025 · 19:00 UTC King Power Stadium 30,403 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 2' Jacob Murphy

0–2 11' Jacob Murphy

0–3 34' Harvey Barnes

Wilfred Ndidi 14' Y

James Justin 47' Y

Overview

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Leicester City FC vs Newcastle United FC — Premier League at King Power Stadium.

Leicester City FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Newcastle United FC 10 games · 12 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Robert Jones
Assistant 1 Ian Hussin
Assistant 2 Blake Antrobus (England)

6 games this season 🟨 2.7/game ⚽ 9.3 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Arsenal FC	10	27
2	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	10	22
3	Manchester City FC	10	21
4	Liverpool FC	10	18
5	Chelsea FC	10	16
6	Everton FC	10	16
7	AFC Bournemouth	10	15
8	Brentford FC	10	14
9	Leeds United FC	10	14
10	Aston Villa FC	10	13
11	Tottenham Hotspur FC	10	12
12	Newcastle United FC	10	12
13	Hull City AFC	10	11
14	Ipswich Town FC	10	11
15	Fulham FC	10	10
16	Nottingham Forest FC	10	9
17	Coventry City FC	10	9
18	Manchester United FC	10	8
19	Sunderland AFC	10	8
20	Crystal Palace FC	10	7

Head-to-Head

Leicester City FC 12 games · Avg 3.1 goals Newcastle United FC

Last 5 meetings

2025-04-07 Leicester City FC 0–3 Newcastle United FC 2024-12-14 Newcastle United FC 4–0 Leicester City FC 2023-05-22 Newcastle United FC 0–0 Leicester City FC 2022-12-26 Leicester City FC 0–3 Newcastle United FC 2022-04-17 Newcastle United FC 2–1 Leicester City FC

Recent Form

Leicester City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
07 Apr	Newcastle United FC	H	0–3	L
02 Apr	Manchester City FC	A	0–2	L
16 Mar	Manchester United FC	H	0–3	L
09 Mar	Chelsea FC	A	0–1	L
27 Feb	West Ham United FC	A	0–2	L
21 Feb	Brentford FC	H	0–4	L

Newcastle United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
07 Apr	Leicester City FC	A	3–0	W
02 Apr	Brentford FC	H	2–1	W
10 Mar	West Ham United FC	A	1–0	W
02 Mar	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	H	1–2	L
26 Feb	Liverpool FC	A	0–2	L
23 Feb	Nottingham Forest FC	H	4–3	W

Key Stats

25% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)

75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

20% Clean Sheets
Newcastle United FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Newcastle United FC

0-15

3/2

16-30

–/–

31-45

1/3

46-60

3/4

61-75

3/1

76+

3/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Newcastle United FC

Harvey Barnes	2 G	2 A
Joe Willock	2 G
Anthony Elanga	2 G
Yoane Wissa	1 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Leicester City FC launch into their encounter with Newcastle United FC.
2' Jacob Murphy is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
7' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Eddie Howe will be considering his options from the bench.
11' A stunning finish from Jacob Murphy — that came from absolutely nowhere!
14' Wilfred Ndidi is having his name booked by the referee on 14.
19' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Leicester City FC and Newcastle United FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
24' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 24 minutes.
29' Newcastle United FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
34' GOAL! Harvey Barnes fires home to make it 0-3!
39' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Leicester City FC and Newcastle United FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
44' It’s high time Ruud van Nistelrooy made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
46' Leicester City FC ring the changes. Victor Kristiansen has done his job and it is now time for Stephy Mavididi to step up.
47' James Justin was booked on 47.
52' Sandro Tonali has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
57' Leicester City FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
62' England international Valentino Livramento has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 1 assists in the Array this season.
64' The supporters are chanting for Lewis Miley. He replaces Joelinton on 64 minute.
65' Sean Longstaff gets the nod from Newcastle United FC. He replaces Bruno Guimaraes and will look to change the dynamic.
70' Leicester City FC have won 526 goals from 364 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
72' The Newcastle United FC manager makes a substitution. Alexander Isak departs to be replaced by Callum Wilson.
73' William Osula is replacing Jacob Murphy for the Newcastle United FC side.
74' Ricardo Pereira gets the nod from Leicester City FC. He replaces James Justin and will look to change the dynamic.
79' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
84' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Victor Kristiansen made 105 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
87' Another substitution for Newcastle United FC to replace Kieran Trippier by Emil Krafth on 87 minute.
0-3 the final result. Leicester City FC will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Leicester City FC Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

9
Jamie Vardy
6
Wilfred Ndidi
4
Conor Coady
2
James Justin ↓ Ricardo Pereira 74'
24
Boubakary Soumare
20
Patson Daka ↓ Facundo Buonanotte 46'
3
Wout Faes
30
Mads Hermansen
33
Luke Thomas
16
Victor Kristiansen ↓ Stephy Mavididi 46'
11
Bilal El Khannouss ↓ Jeremy Monga 74'

Bench

Coach Ruud van Nistelrooy

Newcastle United FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

9
Callum Wilson ↑ 72'
13
Matt Targett
36
Sean Longstaff ↑ 65'
1
Martin Dubravka
26
John Ruddy
17
Emil Krafth ↑ 87'
18
William Osula ↑ 73'
67
Lewis Miley ↑ 64'
78
Sean Neave

Coach Eddie Howe

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Jacob Murphy	4
Bruno Guimaraes	4
Youri Tielemans	3
Jamie Vardy	3
James Maddison	3
Callum Wilson	2
Paul Dummett	2
Miguel Almiron	1

Head to Head

Leicester City FC Form

2025-04-07 Leicester City FC 0–3 Newcastle United FC L 2025-04-02 Manchester City FC 2–0 Leicester City FC L 2025-03-16 Leicester City FC 0–3 Manchester United FC L 2025-03-09 Chelsea FC 1–0 Leicester City FC L 2025-02-27 West Ham United FC 2–0 Leicester City FC L 2025-02-21 Leicester City FC 0–4 Brentford FC L

Newcastle United FC Form

2025-04-07 Leicester City FC 0–3 Newcastle United FC W 2025-04-02 Newcastle United FC 2–1 Brentford FC W 2025-03-10 West Ham United FC 0–1 Newcastle United FC W 2025-03-02 Newcastle United FC 1–2 Brighton & Hove Albion FC L 2025-02-26 Liverpool FC 2–0 Newcastle United FC L 2025-02-23 Newcastle United FC 4–3 Nottingham Forest FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

0.76 Leicester City FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.78 Newcastle United FC xG

I would bet for: Newcastle United FC to win 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Leicester City FC18% Draw25% Newcastle United FC57%

Actual: Newcastle United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes45% 0% No55%

Avg goals/match: 2.54

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	90%	10%
± 1.5	72%	28%
± 2.5	46%	54%
± 3.5	26%	74%
± 4.5	12%	88%

Double Chance

Leicester City FC or Draw

43%

Draw or Newcastle United FC

82%

Leicester City FC or Newcastle United FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Leicester City FC12% Draw46% Newcastle United FC42%

Actual: Newcastle United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 1

13.2%

0 – 2

12.1%

1 – 1

11.4%

0 – 0

9.8%

1 – 2

9.2%

0 – 3

Actual

1 – 3

5.5%

1 – 0

2 – 1

3.9%

2 – 2

3.6%

0 – 4

3.2%

1 – 4

2.5%

Asian Handicap — Leicester City FC

Handicap	Leicester City FC covers	Push	Newcastle United FC covers
-2.5	1%	—	99%
-2	1%	3%	96%
-1.5	4%	—	96%
-1	4%	10%	86%
-0.5	14%	—	86%
+0.5	40%	—	60%
+1	40%	25%	35%
+1.5	65%	—	35%
+2	65%	19%	16%
+2.5	84%	—	16%

Clean Sheet

Leicester City FC keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

Newcastle United FC keeps clean sheet

47% ✗

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.