Newcastle 1-2 Leicester: James Maddison & Youri Tielemans earn Foxes win

James Maddison’s strike was his fourth league goal of the season for Leicester

Fine first-time finishes from James Maddison and Youri Tielemans helped Leicester beat Newcastle and move to within a point of the top of the Premier League.

Maddison fired in Jamie Vardy’s pull-back from just inside the penalty area to break Newcastle’s resistance before Tielemans curled home from 20 yards after Marc Albrighton’s pass.

Andy Carroll’s equally impressive volley reduced the deficit, his first goal since rejoining Newcastle in August 2019.

Leicester moved back above Tottenham into third, although they have played a game more than Spurs, leaders Liverpool and second-placed Manchester United.

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Newcastle United

Starting XI

  1. Squad number26Player nameDarlow

    Average rating

    6.29

  2. Squad number22Player nameYedlin

    Average rating

    5.38

  3. Squad number18Player nameFernández

    Average rating

    5.47

  4. Squad number5Player nameSchär

    Average rating

    5.36

  5. Squad number2Player nameClark

    Average rating

    5.39

  6. Squad number11Player nameRitchie

    Average rating

    5.25

  7. Squad number24Player nameAlmirón

    Average rating

    5.01

  8. Squad number36Player nameS Longstaff

    Average rating

    4.77

  9. Squad number4Player nameM Longstaff

    Average rating

    4.90

  10. Squad number9Player nameJoelinton

    Average rating

    4.16

  11. Squad number13Player nameC Wilson

    Average rating

    5.37

Substitutes

  1. Squad number7Player nameCarroll

    Average rating

    6.44

  2. Squad number8Player nameShelvey

    Average rating

    5.00

  3. Squad number23Player nameMurphy

    Average rating

    5.29

Leicester City

Starting XI

  1. Squad number1Player nameSchmeichel

    Average rating

    6.81

  2. Squad number2Player nameJustin

    Average rating

    6.60

  3. Squad number3Player nameFofana

    Average rating

    6.55

  4. Squad number6Player nameEvans

    Average rating

    6.82

  5. Squad number27Player nameCastagne

    Average rating

    6.44

  6. Squad number25Player nameNdidi

    Average rating

    6.71

  7. Squad number8Player nameTielemans

    Average rating

    7.22

  8. Squad number11Player nameAlbrighton

    Average rating

    7.31

  9. Squad number10Player nameMaddison

    Average rating

    7.22

  10. Squad number15Player nameBarnes

    Average rating

    6.46

  11. Squad number9Player nameVardy

    Average rating

    6.98

Substitutes

  1. Squad number4Player nameSöyüncü

    Average rating

    6.01

Line-ups

Newcastle

  • 26Darlow
  • 22YedlinSubstituted forCarrollat 79′minutes
  • 18Fernández
  • 5Schär
  • 2Clark
  • 11Ritchie
  • 24AlmirónSubstituted forMurphyat 64′minutes
  • 36S Longstaff
  • 4M Longstaff
  • 9JoelintonSubstituted forShelveyat 65′minutes
  • 13C Wilson

Substitutes

  • 1Dubravka
  • 3Dummett
  • 7Carroll
  • 8Shelvey
  • 12Gayle
  • 16Hendrick
  • 17Krafth
  • 19Manquillo
  • 23Murphy

Leicester

  • 1Schmeichel
  • 2JustinBooked at 81mins
  • 3Fofana
  • 6Evans
  • 27Castagne
  • 25Ndidi
  • 8TielemansBooked at 60mins
  • 11Albrighton
  • 10MaddisonSubstituted forSöyüncüat 79′minutes
  • 15Barnes
  • 9Vardy

Substitutes

  • 4Söyüncü
  • 12Ward
  • 14Iheanacho
  • 17Pérez
  • 18Amartey
  • 19Ünder
  • 24Mendy
  • 26Praet
  • 33Thomas

Referee:
Robert Jones

Match Stats

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  1. Match ends, Newcastle United 1, Leicester City 2.

  2. Second Half ends, Newcastle United 1, Leicester City 2.

  3. James Justin (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.

  4. Foul by Fabian Schär (Newcastle United).

  5. Attempt missed. Harvey Barnes (Leicester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Timothy Castagne.

  6. Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Karl Darlow.

  7. Attempt saved. Harvey Barnes (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jamie Vardy.

  8. Offside, Newcastle United. Andy Carroll tries a through ball, but Callum Wilson is caught offside.

  9. Foul by Jamie Vardy (Leicester City).

  10. Federico Fernández (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  11. Marc Albrighton (Leicester City).

  12. Ciaran Clark (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  13. Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Wesley Fofana.

  14. Attempt blocked. Andy Carroll (Newcastle United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

  15. Goal! Newcastle United 1, Leicester City 2. Andy Carroll (Newcastle United) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner following a set piece situation.

  16. James Justin (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

  17. Foul by James Justin (Leicester City).

  18. Sean Longstaff (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

  19. Substitution, Leicester City. Çaglar Söyüncü replaces James Maddison.

  20. Substitution, Newcastle United. Andy Carroll replaces DeAndre Yedlin.

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