Newcastle United FC vs Leicester City FC, Premier League 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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Premier League · 2024-25

Newcastle United FC

4 – 0

Full Time

Leicester City FC

Sat 14 Dec 2024 · 15:00 UTC St James' Park 52,235 HT 45' · FT 45'

Jacob Murphy 30' 1–0

Bruno Guimaraes 47' 2–0

Alexander Isak 50' 3–0

Jacob Murphy 60' 4–0

Y 20' Oliver Skipp

Jacob Murphy 35' Y

Bruno Guimaraes 39' Y

Joelinton 71' Y

Y 90' Jannik Vestergaard

Y 90' Caleb Okoli

Overview

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

Newcastle United FC 10 games · 12 pts (2026/27)
Leicester City FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Thomas Bramall
Assistant 1 Scott Ledger
Assistant 2 Matt Wilkes (England)

7 games this season 🟨 3.3/game ⚽ 7.0 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Arsenal FC	10	27
2	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	10	22
3	Manchester City FC	10	21
4	Liverpool FC	10	18
5	Chelsea FC	10	16
6	Everton FC	10	16
7	AFC Bournemouth	10	15
8	Brentford FC	10	14
9	Leeds United FC	10	14
10	Aston Villa FC	10	13
11	Tottenham Hotspur FC	10	12
12	Newcastle United FC	10	12
13	Hull City AFC	10	11
14	Ipswich Town FC	10	11
15	Fulham FC	10	10
16	Nottingham Forest FC	10	9
17	Coventry City FC	10	9
18	Manchester United FC	10	8
19	Sunderland AFC	10	8
20	Crystal Palace FC	10	7

Head-to-Head

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

Last 5 meetings

2024-12-14 Newcastle United FC 4–0 Leicester City FC 2023-05-22 Newcastle United FC 0–0 Leicester City FC 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

Recent Form

Newcastle United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
14 Dec	Leicester City FC	H	4–0	W
07 Dec	Brentford FC	A	2–4	L
04 Dec	Liverpool FC	H	3–3	D
30 Nov	Crystal Palace FC	A	1–1	D
25 Nov	West Ham United FC	H	0–2	L
10 Nov	Nottingham Forest FC	A	3–1	W

Leicester City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
14 Dec	Newcastle United FC	A	0–4	L
08 Dec	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	H	2–2	D
03 Dec	West Ham United FC	H	3–1	W
30 Nov	Brentford FC	A	1–4	L
23 Nov	Chelsea FC	H	1–2	L
10 Nov	Manchester United FC	A	0–3	L

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

3/2

16-30

–/–

31-45

1/3

46-60

3/4

61-75

3/1

76+

3/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Newcastle United FC

Harvey Barnes	2 G	2 A
Joe Willock	2 G
Anthony Elanga	2 G
Yoane Wissa	1 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' It’s Showtime! The match between Newcastle United FC and Leicester City FC is underway.
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' Leicester City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
15' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Newcastle United FC that had 347 games and scored 462 goals.
20' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Oliver Skipp.
25' Newcastle United FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
30' Brilliant from the ! Jacob Murphy makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 30.
35' That looks like a foul for a card for Jacob Murphy.
39' It’s a booking for Newcastle United FC player. Bruno Guimaraes gets a card.
44' The travelling Leicester City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
46' Fresh legs for Leicester City FC! Danny Ward comes on to replace Mads Hermansen.
47' Brilliant from the ! Bruno Guimaraes makes it 2-0 with a superb finish on 47.
50' The deadlock is broken! Alexander Isak gets on the scoresheet on 50 minutes.
55' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
59' Fresh legs for Leicester City FC! Facundo Buonanotte comes on to replace Stephy Mavididi.
60' A goal from the England international Jacob Murphy! He fires home on 60 to make it 4-0!
60' The Leicester City FC manager makes a substitution. Hamza Choudhury departs to be replaced by Caleb Okoli.
64' Newcastle United FC make a change. Jacob Murphy trudges off to be replaced by Harvey Barnes on 64 minutes.
65' The Newcastle United FC manager makes a substitution. Bruno Guimaraes departs to be replaced by Sean Longstaff.
70' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
71' Controversy at the stadium! Joelinton argues furiously but the card stands.
74' Another substitution for Newcastle United FC to replace Alexander Isak by William Osula on 74 minute.
79' It’s high time Ruud van Nistelrooy made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
81' Another change for Newcastle United FC made on 81 minute. Anthony Gordon leaves to be changed by Joe Willock.
83' The whistle greets Bilal El Khannouss as he departs to be replaced by Bobby Reid.
88' The energy levels are beginning to show. Ruud van Nistelrooy might look to freshen things up shortly.
90' Jannik Vestergaard catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 90.
Another three points for Newcastle United FC.

Lineups

Newcastle United FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

39
Bruno Guimaraes ↓ Sean Longstaff 65'
5
Fabian Schar
1
Martin Dubravka
23
Jacob Murphy ↓ Harvey Barnes 64'
33
Dan Burn
14
Alexander Isak ↓ William Osula 74'
7
Joelinton
8
Sandro Tonali
10
Anthony Gordon ↓ Joe Willock 81'
21
Valentino Livramento ↓ Kieran Trippier 65'
20
Lewis Hall

Bench

25
Lloyd Kelly
11
Harvey Barnes ↑ 64'
13
Matt Targett
36
Sean Longstaff ↑ 65'
2
Kieran Trippier ↑ 65'
19
Odisseas Vlachodimos
24
Miguel Almiron
28
Joe Willock ↑ 81'
18
William Osula ↑ 74'

Coach Eddie Howe

Leicester City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

9
Jamie Vardy ↓ Patson Daka 59'
17
Hamza Choudhury ↓ Caleb Okoli 60'
23
Jannik Vestergaard
22
Oliver Skipp
4
Conor Coady
2
James Justin
10
Stephy Mavididi ↓ Facundo Buonanotte 59'
30
Mads Hermansen ↓ Danny Ward 46'
16
Victor Kristiansen
35
Kasey McAteer
11
Bilal El Khannouss ↓ Bobby Reid 83'

Bench

1
Danny Ward ↑ 46'
18
Jordan Ayew
14
Bobby Reid ↑ 83'
20
Patson Daka ↑ 59'
3
Wout Faes
5
Caleb Okoli ↑ 60'
33
Luke Thomas
40
Facundo Buonanotte ↑ 59'
49
Henry Cartwright

Coach Ruud van Nistelrooy

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Newcastle United FC Form

2024-12-14 Newcastle United FC 4–0 Leicester City FC W 2024-12-07 Brentford FC 4–2 Newcastle United FC L 2024-12-04 Newcastle United FC 3–3 Liverpool FC D 2024-11-30 Crystal Palace FC 1–1 Newcastle United FC D 2024-11-25 Newcastle United FC 0–2 West Ham United FC L 2024-11-10 Nottingham Forest FC 1–3 Newcastle United FC W

Leicester City FC Form

2024-12-14 Newcastle United FC 4–0 Leicester City FC L 2024-12-08 Leicester City FC 2–2 Brighton & Hove Albion FC D 2024-12-03 Leicester City FC 3–1 West Ham United FC W 2024-11-30 Brentford FC 4–1 Leicester City FC L 2024-11-23 Leicester City FC 1–2 Chelsea FC L 2024-11-10 Manchester United FC 3–0 Leicester City FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.05 Newcastle United FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.01 Leicester City FC xG

I would bet for: Newcastle United FC to win 60% + Over 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Newcastle United FC60% Draw22% Leicester City FC18%

Actual: Newcastle United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes55% 0% No45%

Avg goals/match: 3.06

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	81%	19%
± 2.5	58%	42%
± 3.5	36%	64%
± 4.5	20%	80%

Double Chance

Newcastle United FC or Draw

82%

Draw or Leicester City FC

40%

Newcastle United FC or Leicester City FC

78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Newcastle United FC43% Draw42% Leicester City FC15%

Actual: Newcastle United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–0 not predicted

4 – 0

Actual

1 – 1

10.5%

2 – 0

9.8%

2 – 1

9.6%

1 – 0

3 – 1

6.5%

3 – 0

6.5%

0 – 0

6.3%

2 – 2

4.8%

1 – 2

4.7%

0 – 1

4 – 1

3.4%

3 – 2

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Newcastle United FC

Handicap	Newcastle United FC covers	Push	Leicester City FC covers
-2.5	19%	—	81%
-2	19%	18%	63%
-1.5	37%	—	63%
-1	37%	23%	40%
-0.5	60%	—	40%
+0.5	83%	—	17%
+1	83%	11%	6%
+1.5	94%	—	6%
+2	94%	5%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Newcastle United FC keeps clean sheet

37% ✗

Leicester City FC keeps clean sheet

14% ✓

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