Newcastle United FC vs Leicester City FC, Premier League 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
Newcastle United FC vs Leicester City FC — Premier League at St. James' Park.
- Newcastle United FC 5 games · 8 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
3 games this season
🟨 3.3/game
⚽ 11.7 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
Recent Form
| 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 |
| 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)
H2H (12 games)
75%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
20%
Clean Sheets
Newcastle United FC this season
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 Newcastle United FC and Leicester City FC has kicked off!
- 5' 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.
- 10' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
- 15' The travelling Leicester City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 20' Kasper Schmeichel needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 25' The energy levels are beginning to show. Brendan Rodgers might look to freshen things up shortly.
- 30' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Leicester City FC that had 359 games and scored 514 goals.
- 35' 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.
- 40' Belgium international Timothy Castagne has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 2 assists in the Array this season.
- 45' Both keepers have barely been tested. Newcastle United FC and Leicester City FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
- 50' Supporters expect more eagerness from Ciaran Clark, as he is very good at scoring at St. James' Park with 2 goals in the last 2 games.
- 55' The England James Maddison breaks the deadlock on 55 minutes. 0-1!
- 60' Youri Tielemans is having his name booked by the referee on 60.
- 63' The referee shows Leicester City FC player a Yellow card on 63.
- 64' Newcastle United FC make a change. Miguel Almiron trudges off to be replaced by Jacob Murphy on 64 minutes.
- 65' Jonjo Shelvey is ready to make an impact after coming on for Joelinton at the 65 minute mark.
- 70' DeAndre Yedlin is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Newcastle United FC so far.
- 72' Magnificent from Youri Tielemans! That is 44 goals in 425 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
- 77' Callum Wilson has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
- 79' Fresh legs for Newcastle United FC! Andy Carroll comes on to replace DeAndre Yedlin.
- 81' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for James Justin.
- 82' A goal from the England international Andy Carroll! He fires home on 82 to make it 1-2!
- 87' Newcastle United FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
- Leicester City FC celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.
Lineups
Newcastle United FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 13
- 5
- 36
- 26
- 2
-
22
DeAndre Yedlin ↓ Andy Carroll 79'
- 11
- 18
-
9
Joelinton ↓ Jonjo Shelvey 65'
-
24
Miguel Almiron ↓ Jacob Murphy 64'
- 4
Bench
- 12
- 16
- 1
- 3
- 19
-
8
Jonjo Shelvey ↑ 65'
-
23
Jacob Murphy ↑ 64'
-
7
Andy Carroll ↑ 79'
- 17
Coach
Steve Bruce
Leicester City FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 9
- 25
- 1
-
10
James Maddison ↓ Caglar Soyuncu 79'
- 6
- 11
- 15
- 2
- 8
- 27
- 3
Bench
- 14
- 12
- 18
- 24
-
4
Caglar Soyuncu ↑ 79'
- 17
- 19
- 26
- 33
Coach
Brendan Rodgers
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
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
✓ CorrectActual: Leicester City FC win
Both Teams to Score
✗ Wrong
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
✓ CorrectActual: 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.