Leicester City FC vs Newcastle United FC, Premier League 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

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Premier League · 2022-23

Leicester City FC

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Newcastle United FC

Mon 26 Dec 2022 · 15:00 UTC King Power Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

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 5 games · 8 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Jarred Gillett
Referee
Referee Peter Bankes
Referee Neil Davies
Referee Simon Long
Referee Eddie Smart

4 games this season 🟨 3.8/game ⚽ 8.5 goals/game

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

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

Last 5 meetings

2022-12-26 Leicester City FC 0–3 Newcastle United FC 2022-04-17 Newcastle United FC 2–1 Leicester City FC 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

Recent Form

Leicester City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 Dec	Newcastle United FC	H	0–3	L
12 Nov	West Ham United FC	A	2–0	W
05 Nov	Everton FC	A	2–0	W
29 Oct	Manchester City FC	H	0–1	L
23 Oct	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	A	4–0	W
20 Oct	Leeds United FC	H	2–0	W

Newcastle United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 Dec	Leicester City FC	A	3–0	W
12 Nov	Chelsea FC	H	1–0	W
06 Nov	Southampton FC	A	4–1	W
29 Oct	Aston Villa FC	H	4–0	W
23 Oct	Tottenham Hotspur FC	A	2–1	W
19 Oct	Everton FC	H	1–0	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

3/1

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' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at King Power Stadium!
3' Chris Wood makes no mistake. The score reads 0-1 and Newcastle United FC are in front.
7' Against the run of play, Miguel Almiron has scored! This game has turned on its head.
12' Youri Tielemans has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 3 goals to his name this season.
17' The Leicester City FC bench stirs into life. Dennis Praet is withdrawn and Ayoze Perez gets his opportunity.
22' It looks surprising Newcastle United FC does not make any changes. Elliot Anderson has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
27' Nick Pope, a England , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
32' Brilliant from the ! Joelinton makes it 0-3 with a superb finish on 32.
37' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
42' Leicester City FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
46' The supporters are chanting for Jamie Vardy. He replaces Patson Daka on 46 minute.
51' Supporters expect more eagerness from Timothy Castagne, as he is very good at scoring at King Power Stadium with 5 goals in the last 4 games.
56' Patson Daka has been relatively quiet despite scoring 31 goals in his last 222 appearances.
61' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
66' Newcastle United FC is showing some good football. However, Newcastle United FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
71' Time for substitution for Leicester City FC. Harvey Barnes is replaced by Kelechi Iheanacho.
72' Wilfred Ndidi gets the nod from Leicester City FC. He replaces Boubakary Soumare and will look to change the dynamic.
77' Leicester City FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Newcastle United FC backline.
82' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Leicester City FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
83' A change in the Newcastle United FC ranks — Miguel Almiron exits the field as Allan Saint-Maximin enters on 83.
84' Another substitution for Newcastle United FC to replace Joe Willock by Jacob Murphy on 84 minute.
88' A change in the Newcastle United FC ranks — Chris Wood exits the field as Matt Ritchie enters on 88.
90' Elliot Anderson is replacing Sean Longstaff for the Newcastle United FC side.
The final score is 0-3.

Lineups

Leicester City FC Lineups

Starting XI

1
Danny Ward
18
Daniel Amartey
7
Harvey Barnes ↓ Kelechi Iheanacho 71'
8
Youri Tielemans
42
Boubakary Soumare ↓ Wilfred Ndidi 72'
27
Timothy Castagne
26
Dennis Praet ↓ Ayoze Perez 17'
20
Patson Daka ↓ Jamie Vardy 46'
3
Wout Faes
22
Kiernan Dewsbury Hall
33
Luke Thomas

Bench

Coach Brendan Rodgers

Newcastle United FC Lineups

Starting XI

39
Bruno Guimaraes
22
Nick Pope
20
Chris Wood ↓ Matt Ritchie 88'
5
Fabian Schar
36
Sean Longstaff ↓ Elliot Anderson 90'
2
Kieran Trippier
33
Dan Burn
7
Joelinton
24
Miguel Almiron ↓ Allan Saint-Maximin 83'
28
Joe Willock ↓ Jacob Murphy 84'
4
Sven Botman

Bench

Coach Eddie Howe

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Leicester City FC Form

2022-12-26 Leicester City FC 0–3 Newcastle United FC L 2022-11-12 West Ham United FC 0–2 Leicester City FC W 2022-11-05 Everton FC 0–2 Leicester City FC W 2022-10-29 Leicester City FC 0–1 Manchester City FC L 2022-10-23 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 0–4 Leicester City FC W 2022-10-20 Leicester City FC 2–0 Leeds United FC W

Newcastle United FC Form

2022-12-26 Leicester City FC 0–3 Newcastle United FC W 2022-11-12 Newcastle United FC 1–0 Chelsea FC W 2022-11-06 Southampton FC 1–4 Newcastle United FC W 2022-10-29 Newcastle United FC 4–0 Aston Villa FC W 2022-10-23 Tottenham Hotspur FC 1–2 Newcastle United FC W 2022-10-19 Newcastle United FC 1–0 Everton FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.17 Leicester City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.7 Newcastle United FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Leicester City FC27% Draw27% Newcastle United FC46%

Actual: Newcastle United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes57% 0% No43%

Avg goals/match: 2.87

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	78%	22%
± 2.5	54%	46%
± 3.5	32%	68%
± 4.5	17%	83%

Double Chance

Leicester City FC or Draw

55%

Draw or Newcastle United FC

73%

Leicester City FC or Newcastle United FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Leicester City FC20% Draw45% Newcastle United FC35%

Actual: Newcastle United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.2%

1 – 2

9.2%

0 – 1

8.8%

0 – 2

8.1%

0 – 0

7.5%

2 – 1

6.3%

1 – 0

5.8%

2 – 2

5.4%

1 – 3

5.2%

0 – 3

Actual

2 – 0

3.8%

2 – 3

3.1%

Asian Handicap — Leicester City FC

Handicap	Leicester City FC covers	Push	Newcastle United FC covers
-2.5	3%	—	97%
-2	3%	7%	90%
-1.5	10%	—	90%
-1	10%	15%	75%
-0.5	25%	—	75%
+0.5	52%	—	48%
+1	52%	22%	26%
+1.5	74%	—	26%
+2	74%	15%	12%
+2.5	88%	—	12%

Clean Sheet

Leicester City FC keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

Newcastle United FC keeps clean sheet

32% ✗

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