2021/22
Matchweek 16
All times shown are your local time
Sun 12 Dec 2021
Kick Off:
King Power Stadium, Leicester
Att: 31,959
Ref: Peter Bankes

WHO'S GOING TO BE YOUR

MAN OF THE MATCH?

Tielemans inspires four-goal Leicester win

Youri Tielemans scored twice as Leicester City moved into eighth place with a 4-0 win over Newcastle United.

He put them ahead with their first Premier League penalty of the season on 38 minutes, after James Maddison had been brought down by Jamaal Lascelles.

Patson Daka doubled the lead 12 minutes into the second half when he slotted a Harvey Barnes pass into an empty net, after a flowing move involving Maddison and Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall.

Newcastle rallied after the second goal and after Jonjo Shelvey had two efforts blocked, they almost got a goal back in bizarre fashion when Kasper Schmeichel had to scramble back to kick clear a wayward backpass from Timothy Castagne.

But Tielemans hit a third for Leicester on 81 minutes when he drove the ball into the roof of the net after Maddison helped on Daka's cross.

Maddison sealed victory after a clever one-two with Daka.

Leicester are now on 22 points after their first win in three, while Newcastle remain 19th on 10 points, three adrift of safety.

See: Leicester report | Newcastle report

Next fixtures

Leicester: 16 Dec v Spurs (H)
Newcastle: 16 Dec v Liverpool (A)

Match officials

Referee: Peter Bankes. Assistants: Gary Beswick, Ian Hussin. Fourth official: Anthony Taylor. VAR: Paul Tierney. Assistant VAR: Lee Betts.

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Match officials

Referee: Peter Bankes

Assistants: Gary Beswick, Ian Hussin

Fourth Official: Anthony Taylor

VAR: Paul Tierney

Assistant VAR: Lee Betts

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      Season So Far

      Leicester
       
      Newcastle

      Top Player Stats

        Head-to-Head

        Leicester
        Total Wins
        12
        Home
        6
        Away
        6
        Newcastle
        Total Wins
        14
        Home
        8
        Away
        6

        Played

        32

        Draws 6

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