Leicester City 0-3 Newcastle: Magpies move up to second after emphatic win

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Newcastle United cruised past Leicester City to assertion a sixth consecutive Premier League triumph and determination up to 2nd successful the table.

Chris Wood kickstarted a ascendant show by smashing the opener from the punishment spot earlier Miguel Almiron glided past the Leicester defence to tuck distant the second.

Joelinton headed the 3rd from a Kieran Trippier country for his 2nd extremity of the play arsenic the Magpies demonstrated the objective borderline that the hosts were missing.

With England midfielder James Maddison retired of the Leicester squad, arsenic helium continues to retrieve from a genu contented sustained earlier the World Cup, Brendan Rodgers' broadside were toothless successful attack.

Jamie Vardy was introduced disconnected the seat to adhd gait to the Foxes' onslaught successful the 2nd half, and helium managed to get successful down the broadside connected a mates of occasions but determination was nary bluish garment to conscionable his crosses.

The Magpies are 4 points down leaders Arsenal, who person played 2 less games. Leicester - who registered conscionable 2 tame efforts connected people successful the last 10 minutes - stay 13th.

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Leicester City

Squad number1Player nameWard
Squad number27Player nameCastagne
Squad number18Player nameAmartey
Squad number3Player nameFaes
Squad number33Player nameThomas
Squad number8Player nameTielemans
Squad number42Player nameSoumaré
Squad number26Player namePraet
Squad number22Player nameDewsbury-Hall
Squad number7Player nameBarnes
Squad number20Player nameDaka

Squad number9Player nameVardy
Squad number14Player nameIheanacho
Squad number17Player nameAyoze Pérez
Squad number25Player nameNdidi

Newcastle United

Squad number22Player namePope
Squad number2Player nameTrippier
Squad number5Player nameSchär
Squad number4Player nameBotman
Squad number33Player nameBurn
Squad number36Player nameS Longstaff
Squad number39Player nameBruno Guimarães
Squad number28Player nameWillock
Squad number24Player nameAlmirón
Squad number20Player nameWood
Squad number7Player nameJoelinton

Squad number10Player nameSaint-Maximin
Squad number11Player nameRitchie
Squad number23Player nameMurphy
Squad number32Player nameAnderson

Line-ups

Leicester

Formation 4-2-3-1

1Ward
27Castagne
18Amartey
3Faes
33Thomas
8Tielemans
42SoumaréSubstituted forNdidiat 72'minutes
26PraetSubstituted forPérezat 17'minutes
22Dewsbury-Hall
7BarnesSubstituted forIheanachoat 71'minutes
20DakaSubstituted forVardyat 45'minutes

Substitutes

4Söyüncü
9Vardy
11Albrighton
14Iheanacho
17Pérez
23Vestergaard
24Mendy
25Ndidi
31Iversen

Newcastle

Formation 4-3-3

22Pope
2Trippier
5Schär
4Botman
33Burn
36S LongstaffSubstituted forAndersonat 90+2'minutes
39Bruno Guimarães
28WillockSubstituted forMurphyat 84'minutes
24AlmirónSubstituted forSaint-Maximinat 83'minutes
20WoodSubstituted forRitchieat 88'minutes
7Joelinton

Substitutes

6Lascelles
10Saint-Maximin
11Ritchie
13Targett
19Manquillo
21Fraser
23Murphy
26Darlow
32Anderson

Referee:Jarred Gillett

Attendance:32,185

Live Text

Match ends, Leicester City 0, Newcastle United 3.
Second Half ends, Leicester City 0, Newcastle United 3.
Substitution, Newcastle United. Elliot Anderson replaces Sean Longstaff.
Offside, Newcastle United. Bruno Guimarães tries a done ball, but Jacob Murphy is caught offside.
Attempt missed. Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United) close footed changeable from agelong scope connected the close misses to the left. Assisted by Kieran Trippier.
Substitution, Newcastle United. Matt Ritchie replaces Chris Wood.
Offside, Leicester City. Kelechi Iheanacho tries a done ball, but Jamie Vardy is caught offside.
Attempt blocked. Ayoze Pérez (Leicester City) close footed changeable from extracurricular the container is blocked. Assisted by Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall.
Attempt saved. Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City) close footed changeable from extracurricular the container is saved successful the centre of the goal.
Substitution, Newcastle United. Jacob Murphy replaces Joe Willock.
Substitution, Newcastle United. Allan Saint-Maximin replaces Miguel Almirón.
Attempt saved. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester City) close footed changeable from the centre of the container is saved successful the centre of the goal.
Attempt blocked. Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City) near footed changeable from the close broadside of the container is blocked. Assisted by Wout Faes.
Offside, Leicester City. Ayoze Pérez tries a done ball, but Kelechi Iheanacho is caught offside.
Foul by Ayoze Pérez (Leicester City).
Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.
Delay over. They are acceptable to continue.
Delay successful lucifer due to the fact that of an wounded Joelinton (Newcastle United).
Attempt missed. Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City) near footed changeable from extracurricular the container is precocious and wide to the left. Assisted by Timothy Castagne.
Attempt blocked. Wout Faes (Leicester City) close footed changeable from extracurricular the container is blocked. Assisted by Wilfred Ndidi.

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