Newcastle United FC vs Leicester City FC, Premier League 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

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Premier League · 2020-21

Newcastle United FC

1 – 2

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Leicester City FC

Sun 3 Jan 2021 · 14:15 UTC St. James' Park HT 45+6' · FT 45+4'

Y 60' Youri Tielemans

Y 63' Youri Tielemans

Y 81' James Justin

Overview

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Newcastle United FC vs Leicester City FC — Premier League at St. James' Park.

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

Match Details

Referee Robert Jones
Referee Derek Eaton
Referee Mark Scholes
Referee Martin Atkinson

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

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

Last 5 meetings

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 2019-04-12 Leicester City FC 0–1 Newcastle United FC 2018-09-29 Newcastle United FC 0–2 Leicester City FC

Recent Form

Newcastle United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
03 Jan	Leicester City FC	H	1–2	L
30 Dec	Liverpool FC	H	0–0	D
26 Dec	Manchester City FC	A	0–2	L
19 Dec	Fulham FC	H	1–1	D
16 Dec	Leeds United FC	A	2–5	L
12 Dec	West Bromwich Albion FC	H	2–1	W

Leicester City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
03 Jan	Newcastle United FC	A	2–1	W
28 Dec	Crystal Palace FC	A	1–1	D
26 Dec	Manchester United FC	H	2–2	D
20 Dec	Tottenham Hotspur FC	A	2–0	W
16 Dec	Everton FC	H	0–2	L
13 Dec	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	H	3–0	W

Key Stats

25% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)

75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Newcastle United FC to score. At the same time, Leicester City FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
5' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Newcastle United FC and Leicester City FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
10' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Steve Bruce will be considering his options from the bench.
15' It looks like no one’s ball. Newcastle United FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
20' Supporters expect more eagerness from Matthew Longstaff, as he is very good at scoring at St. James' Park with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
25' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Leicester City FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
30' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Newcastle United FC and Leicester City FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
35' Federico Fernandez has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
40' Leicester City FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
45' Caglar Soyuncu is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Leicester City FC tonight.
50' A quiet spell here at St. James' Park. Newcastle United FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
55' The England James Maddison breaks the deadlock on 55 minutes. 0-1!
60' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Youri Tielemans on 60 minutes.
63' Youri Tielemans was booked on 63.
64' Jacob Murphy is replacing Miguel Almiron for the Newcastle United FC side.
65' Jonjo Shelvey is ready to make an impact after coming on for Joelinton at the 65 minute mark.
70' DeAndre Yedlin has been relatively quiet despite scoring 7 goals in his last 339 appearances.
72' GOAL! Youri Tielemans fires home to make it 0-2!
77' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
79' Fresh legs for Newcastle United FC! Andy Carroll comes on to replace DeAndre Yedlin.
81' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for James Justin.
82' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Andy Carroll makes no mistake. 1-2!
87' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
It finishes all square. Newcastle United FC and Leicester City FC share the spoils 1-2.

Lineups

Newcastle United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steve Bruce

Leicester City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Brendan Rodgers

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Newcastle United FC Form

2021-01-03 Newcastle United FC 1–2 Leicester City FC L 2020-12-30 Newcastle United FC 0–0 Liverpool FC D 2020-12-26 Manchester City FC 2–0 Newcastle United FC L 2020-12-19 Newcastle United FC 1–1 Fulham FC D 2020-12-16 Leeds United FC 5–2 Newcastle United FC L 2020-12-12 Newcastle United FC 2–1 West Bromwich Albion FC W

Leicester City FC Form

2021-01-03 Newcastle United FC 1–2 Leicester City FC W 2020-12-28 Crystal Palace FC 1–1 Leicester City FC D 2020-12-26 Leicester City FC 2–2 Manchester United FC D 2020-12-20 Tottenham Hotspur FC 0–2 Leicester City FC W 2020-12-16 Leicester City FC 0–2 Everton FC L 2020-12-13 Leicester City FC 3–0 Brighton & Hove Albion FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

0.99 Newcastle United FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.44 Leicester City FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Newcastle United FC26% Draw29% Leicester City FC45%

Actual: Leicester City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes49% 0% No51%

Avg goals/match: 2.43

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	89%	11%
± 1.5	70%	30%
± 2.5	43%	57%
± 3.5	23%	77%
± 4.5	11%	89%

Double Chance

Newcastle United FC or Draw

55%

Draw or Leicester City FC

74%

Newcastle United FC or Leicester City FC

71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Newcastle United FC19% Draw49% Leicester City FC32%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.5%

0 – 1

11.7%

0 – 0

11%

0 – 2

8.9%

1 – 2

Actual

1 – 0

7.6%

2 – 1

5.9%

2 – 2

4.4%

1 – 3

4.2%

0 – 3

4.2%

2 – 0

4.2%

2 – 3

2.2%

Asian Handicap — Newcastle United FC

Handicap	Newcastle United FC covers	Push	Leicester City FC covers
-2.5	3%	—	97%
-2	3%	7%	91%
-1.5	9%	—	91%
-1	9%	15%	76%
-0.5	24%	—	76%
+0.5	54%	—	46%
+1	54%	23%	23%
+1.5	77%	—	23%
+2	77%	14%	9%
+2.5	91%	—	9%

Clean Sheet

Newcastle United FC keeps clean sheet

24% ✓

Leicester City FC keeps clean sheet

38% ✓

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