Newcastle 2-3 Leicester — Premier League, 9 Dec 2017
Leicester beat Newcastle 3-2 in the Premier League on 9 December 2017 at St James' Park, Newcastle upon Tyne. Joselu, Riyad Mahrez, Demarai Gray, D. Gayle got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Newcastle have won 1 and Leicester 4.
· kickoff·St James' Park · Newcastle upon Tyne·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 1-04'
- 12'
- 1-120'assist: W. Ndidi
- Half-time1-1
- 1-260'assist: M. Albrighton
- 64'out: C. Atsu
- 71'
- 73'
- 2-273'assist: Mikel Merino
- 75'
- 81'
- 3-286'Own Goal
- 88'out: A. Mitrović
- 89'out: C. Fuchs
- 90'
- Full-time2-3
Player ratings
8.4
Top rated
Newcastle
- 8.4Dwight GayleF
- 7.5Mikel MerinoM
- 7.2Matt RitchieM
- 7.1JoseluF
- 6.7Ayoze PérezF
- 6.7Christian AtsuM
- 6.6Jacob MurphyM
- 6.5Aleksandar MitrovićF
- 6.2Karl DarlowG
- 6.1DeAndre YedlinD
- 6.0Javier ManquilloD
- 6.0Ciaran ClarkD
- 5.8Isaac HaydenM
- 5.6Florian LejeuneD
Leicester
- 7.7Demarai GrayF
- 7.7Wilfred NdidiM
- 7.4Riyad MahrezM
- 7.1Harry MaguireD
- 7.0Benjamin ChilwellD
- 7.0Marc AlbrightonM
- 6.7Danny SimpsonD
- 6.7Jamie VardyF
- 6.5Shinji OkazakiF
- 6.5Wes MorganD
- 6.4Kasper SchmeichelG
- 6.3Vicente IborraM
Line-ups
Substitutes
NewcastleRafael Benítez
Substitutes
- 45A. Mitrović88'F6.5
- 30C. Atsu64'M6.7
- 1R. ElliotG
- 6J. LascellesD
- 10M. DiaméM
- 8J. ShelveyM
- 17Ayoze Pérez86'71'F6.7
LeicesterC. Puel
Substitutes
- 16Aleksandar DragovićD
- 8K. IheanachoF
- 28C. Fuchs89'D
- 20S. Okazaki73'F6.5
- 12B. HamerG
- 10A. KingM
- 23L. Ulloa90'F
Team statistics
Newcastle
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dwight Gayle | 90 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8.4 |
| Mikel Merino | 90 | – | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 7.5 |
| Matt Ritchie | 64 | – | – | 1 | 2 | – | 1 | 7.2 |
| Joselu | 88 | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7.1 |
| Ayoze Pérez | 19 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6.7 |
| Christian Atsu | 26 | – | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6.7 |
| Jacob Murphy | 71 | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | 1 | 6.6 |
| Aleksandar Mitrović | 2 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.5 |
| Karl Darlow | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.2 |
| DeAndre Yedlin | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6.1 |
| Javier Manquillo | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6.0 |
| Ciaran Clark | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.0 |
| Isaac Hayden | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.8 |
| Florian Lejeune | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.6 |
Leicester
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demarai Gray | 73 | 1 | – | 4 | 1 | – | 3 | 7.7 |
| Wilfred Ndidi | 90 | – | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 7.7 |
| Riyad Mahrez | 89 | 1 | – | 2 | 3 | – | 1 | 7.4 |
| Harry Maguire | 90 | – | – | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7.1 |
| Benjamin Chilwell | 90 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7.0 |
| Marc Albrighton | 90 | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | 4 | 7.0 |
| Danny Simpson | 90 | – | – | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6.7 |
| Jamie Vardy | 89 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.7 |
| Shinji Okazaki | 17 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.5 |
| Wes Morgan | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6.5 |
| Kasper Schmeichel | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 6.4 |
| Vicente Iborra | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6.3 |