By Shamoon HafezBBC Sport astatine St James' Park
Last updated connected 6 minutes ago.From the conception Premier League
Newcastle claimed the constituent needed to unafraid a top-four Premier League decorativeness with a goalless gully against relegation-threated Leicester, whose destiny is present retired of their ain hands.
Eddie Howe's broadside failed to interruption the deadlock successful a lucifer they dominated, striking the station 3 times, but the effect was capable for the Magpies to marque a instrumentality to the Champions League adjacent season.
Newcastle's are 4 points wide of fifth-placed Liverpool heading into Sunday's last time of the season, portion Leicester stay successful the relegation zone, 2 points adrift of safety.
The hosts had 81% possession during the contention and initially recovered it hard to marque inroads, but Callum Wilson hooked an effort against the station and saw his follow-up effort headed disconnected the enactment by Wilfred Ndidi.
Three minutes earlier half-time the hosts rattled the station again done Miguel Almiron, portion successful the 2nd fractional visiting goalkeeper Daniel Iversen acrobatically tipped implicit Alexander Isak's effort from distance.
Bruno Guimaraes besides deed the woodwork with a header from astir connected the goal-line successful the 2nd period, but Leicester astir won it successful wounded clip erstwhile Nick Pope kept retired Timothy Castagne's acrobatic effort.
Foxes brag Dean Smith started England internationals James Maddison and Harvey Barnes connected the seat but neither was capable to inject immoderate impetus into their dull show aft coming on.
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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 number32Player nameAnderson
Squad number24Player nameAlmirón
Squad number9Player nameWilson
Squad number14Player nameIsak
Squad number8Player nameGordon
Squad number10Player nameSaint-Maximin
Squad number23Player nameMurphy
Leicester City
Squad number31Player nameIversen
Squad number27Player nameCastagne
Squad number15Player nameSouttar
Squad number6Player nameEvans
Squad number3Player nameFaes
Squad number33Player nameThomas
Squad number25Player nameNdidi
Squad number8Player nameTielemans
Squad number42Player nameSoumaré
Squad number14Player nameIheanacho
Squad number9Player nameVardy
Squad number7Player nameBarnes
Squad number10Player nameMaddison
Squad number20Player nameDaka
Squad number24Player nameMendy
Line-ups
Newcastle
Formation 4-3-3
- 22Pope
- 2Trippier
- 5Schär
- 4Botman
- 33Burn
- 36S Longstaff
- 39Bruno GuimarãesBooked astatine 8mins
- 32AndersonSubstituted forMurphyat 77'minutes
- 24AlmirónSubstituted forGordonat 88'minutes
- 9WilsonSubstituted forSaint-Maximinat 68'minutes
- 14IsakBooked astatine 27mins
Substitutes
- 1Dúbravka
- 3Dummett
- 8Gordon
- 10Saint-Maximin
- 12Lewis
- 13Targett
- 23Murphy
- 30Ashby
- 81Miley
Leicester
Formation 5-3-2
- 31Iversen
- 27Castagne
- 15Souttar
- 6EvansSubstituted forDakaat 63'minutes
- 3Faes
- 33Thomas
- 25NdidiSubstituted forMendyat 89'minutes
- 8Tielemans
- 42Soumaré
- 14IheanachoSubstituted forMaddisonat 45'minutes
- 9VardySubstituted forBarnesat 63'minutes
Substitutes
- 7Barnes
- 10Maddison
- 12Smithies
- 16Kristiansen
- 18Amartey
- 20Daka
- 24Mendy
- 26Praet
- 37Tetê
Referee:Andre Marriner
Attendance:52,152
Live Text
Match ends, Newcastle United 0, Leicester City 0.
Second Half ends, Newcastle United 0, Leicester City 0.
Kieran Trippier (Newcastle United) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.
Foul by Harvey Barnes (Leicester City).
Attempt saved. Timothy Castagne (Leicester City) close footed changeable from the centre of the container is saved successful the centre of the goal. Assisted by James Maddison with a cross.
Foul by Sean Longstaff (Newcastle United).
James Maddison (Leicester City) wins a escaped footwear connected the close wing.
Foul by Kieran Trippier (Newcastle United).
Harvey Barnes (Leicester City) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.
Delay over. They are acceptable to continue.
Substitution, Leicester City. Nampalys Mendy replaces Wilfred Ndidi due to the fact that of an injury.
Delay successful lucifer due to the fact that of an wounded Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City).
Substitution, Newcastle United. Anthony Gordon replaces Miguel Almirón.
Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Timothy Castagne.
Fabian Schär (Newcastle United) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.
Foul by Patson Daka (Leicester City).
Foul by Sean Longstaff (Newcastle United).
Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.
Substitution, Newcastle United. Jacob Murphy replaces Elliot Anderson.
Attempt missed. Miguel Almirón (Newcastle United) near footed changeable from the centre of the container is excessively high.
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