Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Leicester City FC vs Newcastle United FC, Premier League 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2021-22
Leicester City FC
4 – 0
Full Time
Newcastle United FC
Sun 12 Dec 2021 · 14:00 UTC King Power Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Timothy Castagne 11' Y
Y 24' Jamal Lewis
Caglar Soyuncu 64' Y
Caglar Soyuncu 65' Y
Y 70' Javier Manquillo
Y 90' Allan Saint-Maximin

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Peter Bankes
  • Referee Paul Tierney
  • Referee Ian Hussin
  • Referee Lee Betts
  • Referee Anthony Taylor
  • Referee Gary Beswick
4 games this season 🟨 3.0/game ⚽ 10.5 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

5
1
6
Leicester City FC 12 games · Avg 3.1 goals Newcastle United FC
Last 5 meetings
2021-12-12 Leicester City FC 4–0 Newcastle United FC 2021-05-07 Leicester City FC 2–4 Newcastle United FC 2021-01-03 Newcastle United FC 1–2 Leicester City FC 2020-01-01 Newcastle United FC 0–3 Leicester City FC 2019-09-29 Leicester City FC 5–0 Newcastle United FC

Recent Form

Leicester City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Dec Newcastle United FC H 4–0 W
05 Dec Aston Villa FC A 1–2 L
01 Dec Southampton FC A 2–2 D
28 Nov Watford FC H 4–2 W
25 Nov Legia Warszawa H 3–1 W
20 Nov Chelsea FC H 0–3 L
Newcastle United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Dec Leicester City FC A 0–4 L
04 Dec Burnley FC H 1–0 W
30 Nov Norwich City FC H 1–1 D
27 Nov Arsenal FC A 0–2 L
20 Nov Brentford FC H 3–3 D
06 Nov Brighton & Hove Albion FC A 1–1 D

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
3/1
16-30
–/–
31-45
1/2
46-60
1/2
61-75
2/1
76+
2/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Newcastle United FC
Joe Willock 2 G
Anthony Elanga 2 G
Yoane Wissa 1 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Leicester City FC and Newcastle United FC has kicked off!
  • 5' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 6' Leicester City FC make a change. Jonny Evans trudges off to be replaced by Boubakary Soumare on 6 minutes.
  • 11' The referee shows Leicester City FC player a Yellow card on 11.
  • 16' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Leicester City FC and Newcastle United FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 21' The 34-year-old Jonjo Shelvey has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 24' The referee has no hesitation. Jamal Lewis is booked for Newcastle United FC — Yellow card on 24.
  • 29' It looks surprising Leicester City FC does not make any changes. Joe Willock has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 34' Jamal Lewis, a Northern Ireland left-back, has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 39' What composure from Youri Tielemans! The Belgium international strokes it home. 1-0.
  • 44' Nigeria international Wilfred Ndidi has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 49' Leicester City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 49.
  • 54' Supporters expect more eagerness from Ryan Fraser, as he is very good at scoring at King Power Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 57' A stunning finish from Patson Daka — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 62' The supporters are chanting for Ryan Fraser. He replaces Miguel Almiron on 62 minute.
  • 64' Leicester City FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 65' Caglar Soyuncu catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 65.
  • 70' That is a Yellow card for Newcastle United FC. Javier Manquillo will be fuming at that decision.
  • 71' Marc Albrighton has so much to prove this time. He replaces Harvey Barnes on 71 minute.
  • 76' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 81' Youri Tielemans doubles the advantage! 3-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 85' James Maddison is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 85' Time for substitution for Newcastle United FC. Jonjo Shelvey is replaced by Matt Ritchie.
  • 90' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Allan Saint-Maximin.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 4-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Leicester City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Brendan Rodgers

Newcastle United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Eddie Howe

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Jacob Murphy 4
Bruno Guimaraes 4
Jamie Vardy 3
James Maddison 3
Youri Tielemans 3
Callum Wilson 2
Paul Dummett 2
Andy Carroll 1

Head to Head

2021-12-12 Leicester City FC 4–0 Newcastle United FC 2021-05-07 Leicester City FC 2–4 Newcastle United FC 2021-01-03 Newcastle United FC 1–2 Leicester City FC 2020-01-01 Newcastle United FC 0–3 Leicester City FC 2019-09-29 Leicester City FC 5–0 Newcastle United FC

Leicester City FC Form

2021-12-12 Leicester City FC 4–0 Newcastle United FC W 2021-12-05 Aston Villa FC 2–1 Leicester City FC L 2021-12-01 Southampton FC 2–2 Leicester City FC D 2021-11-28 Leicester City FC 4–2 Watford FC W 2021-11-25 Leicester City FC 3–1 Legia Warszawa W 2021-11-20 Leicester City FC 0–3 Chelsea FC L

Newcastle United FC Form

2021-12-12 Leicester City FC 4–0 Newcastle United FC L 2021-12-04 Newcastle United FC 1–0 Burnley FC W 2021-11-30 Newcastle United FC 1–1 Norwich City FC D 2021-11-27 Arsenal FC 2–0 Newcastle United FC L 2021-11-20 Newcastle United FC 3–3 Brentford FC D 2021-11-06 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 1–1 Newcastle United FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.22 Leicester City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.96 Newcastle United FC xG
I would bet for: Leicester City FC to win 63% + Over 2.5 goals 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Leicester City FC63% Draw21% Newcastle United FC16%
Actual: Leicester City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes55% 0% No45%
Avg goals/match: 3.18
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 82%
18%
± 2.5 60%
40%
± 3.5 39%
61%
± 4.5 22%
78%

Double Chance

Leicester City FC or Draw
84%
Draw or Newcastle United FC
37%
Leicester City FC or Newcastle United FC
79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Leicester City FC47% Draw40% Newcastle United FC13%
Actual: Leicester City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
10.2%
1 – 1
9.7%
2 – 1
9.5%
1 – 0
8.8%
3 – 0
7.3%
3 – 1
7%
0 – 0
5.7%
2 – 2
4.5%
1 – 2
4.1%
4 – 0
Actual
4 – 1
3.9%
3 – 2
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Leicester City FC

Handicap Leicester City FC covers Push Newcastle United FC covers
-2.5 23% — 77%
-2 23% 19% 58%
-1.5 42% — 58%
-1 42% 22% 36%
-0.5 64% — 36%
+0.5 86% — 14%
+1 86% 9% 5%
+1.5 95% — 5%
+2 95% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Leicester City FC keeps clean sheet
39% ✗
Newcastle United FC keeps clean sheet
12% ✓

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