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

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Premier League · 2021-22

Newcastle United FC

2 – 1

Full Time

Leicester City FC

Sun 17 Apr 2022 · 13:15 UTC St James' Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 1' Daniel Amartey

Emil Krafth 84' Y

Bruno Guimaraes 90' Y

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 Jarred Gillett
Referee Wade Smith
Referee Lee Mason
Referee James Mainwaring
Referee Martin Atkinson
Referee

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

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 2020-01-01 Newcastle United FC 0–3 Leicester City FC

Recent Form

Newcastle United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
17 Apr	Leicester City FC	H	2–1	W
08 Apr	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	H	1–0	W
03 Apr	Tottenham Hotspur FC	A	1–5	L
17 Mar	Everton FC	A	0–1	L
13 Mar	Chelsea FC	A	0–1	L
10 Mar	Southampton FC	A	2–1	W

Leicester City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
17 Apr	Newcastle United FC	A	1–2	L
10 Apr	Crystal Palace FC	H	2–1	W
02 Apr	Manchester United FC	A	1–1	D
20 Mar	Brentford FC	H	2–1	W
13 Mar	Arsenal FC	A	0–2	L
05 Mar	Leeds United 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' Newcastle United FC have kicked off against Leicester City FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
1' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Daniel Amartey.
6' Harvey Barnes needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
11' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Youri Tielemans suffering a number of foals already.
16' Newcastle United FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Leicester City FC's shape.
19' Ademola Lookman makes no mistake. The score reads 0-1 and Leicester City FC are in front.
24' Newcastle United FC have won 448 goals from 339 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
29' Ayoze Perez has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
30' Bruno Guimaraes makes no mistake. The score reads 1-1 and Newcastle United FC are in front.
31' Magnificent from Bruno Guimaraes! That is 32 goals in 373 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
36' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
41' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
46' It is a cagey affair so far. Newcastle United FC in their trying to find a way past Leicester City FC's compact .
51' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
56' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
60' Ayoze Perez makes way for James Maddison at the 60 minute mark. A tactical switch from Leicester City FC.
65' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Newcastle United FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
66' The whistle greets Ademola Lookman as he departs to be replaced by Harvey Barnes.
69' Joe Willock is ready to make an impact after coming on for Chris Wood at the 69 minute mark.
70' A tactical swap from Newcastle United FC — Jacob Murphy on, Miguel Almiron off on 70 minutes.
75' It’s high time Eddie Howe made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
78' A change in the Leicester City FC ranks — Patson Daka exits the field as Kelechi Iheanacho enters on 78.
83' Fabian Schar is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Leicester City FC tonight.
84' Emil Krafth catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 84.
89' Jonjo Shelvey is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Leicester City FC so far.
90' Dwight Gayle gets the nod from Newcastle United FC. He replaces Allan Saint-Maximin and will look to change the dynamic.
90' The referee shows Newcastle United FC player a Yellow card on 90.
Full Time. Newcastle United FC beats Leicester City FC

Lineups

Newcastle United FC Lineups

Starting XI

39
Bruno Guimaraes
20
Chris Wood ↓ Joe Willock 69'
13
Matt Targett
5
Fabian Schar
1
Martin Dubravka
8
Jonjo Shelvey
33
Dan Burn
17
Emil Krafth
10
Allan Saint-Maximin ↓ Dwight Gayle 90'
7
Joelinton
24
Miguel Almiron ↓ Jacob Murphy 70'

Bench

Coach Eddie Howe

Leicester City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Brendan Rodgers

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Newcastle United FC Form

2022-04-17 Newcastle United FC 2–1 Leicester City FC W 2022-04-08 Newcastle United FC 1–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC W 2022-04-03 Tottenham Hotspur FC 5–1 Newcastle United FC L 2022-03-17 Everton FC 1–0 Newcastle United FC L 2022-03-13 Chelsea FC 1–0 Newcastle United FC L 2022-03-10 Southampton FC 1–2 Newcastle United FC W

Leicester City FC Form

2022-04-17 Newcastle United FC 2–1 Leicester City FC L 2022-04-10 Leicester City FC 2–1 Crystal Palace FC W 2022-04-02 Manchester United FC 1–1 Leicester City FC D 2022-03-20 Leicester City FC 2–1 Brentford FC W 2022-03-13 Arsenal FC 2–0 Leicester City FC L 2022-03-05 Leicester City FC 1–0 Leeds United FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.44 Newcastle United FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.22 Leicester City FC xG

I would bet for: Newcastle United FC or Leicester City FC 72%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Newcastle United FC43% Draw28% Leicester City FC29%

Actual: Newcastle United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes54% 0% No46%

Avg goals/match: 2.66

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	74%	26%
± 2.5	49%	51%
± 3.5	28%	72%
± 4.5	14%	86%

Double Chance

Newcastle United FC or Draw

71%

Draw or Leicester City FC

57%

Newcastle United FC or Leicester City FC

72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Newcastle United FC30% Draw47% Leicester City FC23%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.2%

1 – 0

9.1%

0 – 0

2 – 1

Actual

0 – 1

7.5%

1 – 2

7.2%

2 – 0

7.1%

2 – 2

5.2%

0 – 2

5.1%

3 – 1

4.1%

3 – 0

3.4%

1 – 3

2.9%

Asian Handicap — Newcastle United FC

Handicap	Newcastle United FC covers	Push	Leicester City FC covers
-2.5	8%	—	92%
-2	8%	12%	80%
-1.5	20%	—	80%
-1	20%	21%	59%
-0.5	41%	—	59%
+0.5	70%	—	30%
+1	70%	17%	13%
+1.5	87%	—	13%
+2	87%	9%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Newcastle United FC keeps clean sheet

30% ✓

Leicester City FC keeps clean sheet

24% ✓

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