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'

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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 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

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

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	West Ham United FC	38	39
2	Burnley FC	38	22
3	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	38	20
4	Tottenham Hotspur FC	0	0
5	Coventry City FC	0	0
6	Hull City AFC	0	0
7	Ipswich Town FC	0	0
8	Arsenal FC	0	0
9	Manchester City FC	0	0
10	Manchester United FC	0	0
11	Aston Villa FC	0	0
12	Liverpool FC	0	0
13	AFC Bournemouth	0	0
14	Sunderland AFC	0	0
15	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	0	0
16	Brentford FC	0	0
17	Chelsea FC	0	0
18	Fulham FC	0	0
19	Newcastle United FC	0	0
20	Everton FC	0	0
21	Leeds United FC	0	0
22	Crystal Palace FC	0	0
23	Nottingham Forest FC	0	0

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

Events

Match Events

0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Leicester City FC and Newcastle United FC get this one started.
3' Newcastle United FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Chris Wood on 3.
7' Miguel Almiron adds to his 0 season tally! Newcastle United FC lead 0-2 — and this changes everything.
12' It is a cagey affair so far. Leicester City FC in their trying to find a way past Newcastle United FC's compact .
17' Ayoze Perez is ready to make an impact after coming on for Dennis Praet at the 17 minute mark.
22' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
27' Patson Daka is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Newcastle United FC tonight.
32' Against the run of play, Joelinton has scored! This game has turned on its head.
37' Leicester City FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Newcastle United FC's shape.
42' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Eddie Howe will be considering his options from the bench.
46' Time for substitution for Leicester City FC. Patson Daka is replaced by Jamie Vardy.
51' Youri Tielemans, a Belgium , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
56' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Leicester City FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
61' It looks like no one’s ball. Leicester City FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
66' 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.
71' Leicester City FC make a change. Harvey Barnes trudges off to be replaced by Kelechi Iheanacho on 71 minutes.
72' Wilfred Ndidi is replacing Boubakary Soumare for the Leicester City FC side.
77' It looks surprising Newcastle United FC does not make any changes. Allan Saint-Maximin has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
82' Leicester City FC is showing some good football. However, Leicester City FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
83' The Newcastle United FC manager makes a substitution. Miguel Almiron departs to be replaced by Allan Saint-Maximin.
84' A tactical swap from Newcastle United FC — Jacob Murphy on, Joe Willock off on 84 minutes.
88' Another change for Newcastle United FC made on 88 minute. Chris Wood leaves to be changed by Matt Ritchie.
90' Newcastle United FC ring the changes. Sean Longstaff has done his job and it is now time for Elliot Anderson to step up.
With this win, Newcastle United FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

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
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

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.