Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Newcastle United (5th, 66 pts) held a 41-point advantage over Leicester City (18th, 25 pts). Leicester City's recent output outran their position: 9th on form over five rounds, 18th in the table. Against a league average of 1.47 goals per team per game, Leicester City ran at 0.87 scored and 2.11 conceded, Newcastle United at 1.79 and 1.24.
Eight consecutive defeats weighed on Leicester City. Three consecutive wins preceded this game for Newcastle United. Over the last five, Leicester City had taken 0 of 15 points to Newcastle United's 9.
The head-to-head ledger counts 28 games: 10 Leicester City wins, 12 for Newcastle United, 6 draws, at 2.36 goals per meeting.
King Power Stadium in Leicester, capacity 32,312, hosted the game. The referee was R. Jones, with 100 matches in our database and 2.3 yellows per game on average. Newcastle United led 3-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 0-3.
Goal scorers
Newcastle United: Jacob Murphy (2'), Jacob Murphy (11'), Harvey Barnes (34')