Leicester vs Newcastle

26 December 2022 · Premier League · 2022/23 · Referee Jarred Gillett

Full time 0 – 3

Half-time: 0–3

  • Chris Wood 3’ (pen)
  • Miguel Almirón 7’
  • Joelinton 32’

Match summary

Newcastle won comfortably, 3-0 away at Leicester. Newcastle led 3-0 at half-time.

Chris Wood put Newcastle ahead from the penalty spot in the 3rd minute, Miguel Almirón made it 0-2 in the 7th minute, set up by Bruno Guimarães, and Joelinton made it 0-3 with a header in the 32nd minute, set up by Kieran Trippier.

The chances backed that up: Newcastle created 1.76 expected goals (xG) from 12 shots to Leicester's 0.31 from 8.

Match stats

Leicester Newcastle
8 Shots 12
2 Shots on Target 5
5 Corners 5
0 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
0.31 xG 1.76
0.31 Non-penalty xG 1.00
4 Deep Completions 5

Key events

Leicester Newcastle
Kick-off
3’
Chris Wood
Penalty0-1 (Newcastle)
7’
Miguel Almirón
Assist: Bruno Guimarães0-2 (Newcastle)
32’
Joelinton
Assist: Kieran Trippier0-3 (Newcastle)
Half-time0-3
Full-time0-3

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.31 1.76 3’ Chris Wood (Newcastle), 0-1 3’ 7’ Miguel Almirón (Newcastle), 0-2 7’ 32’ Joelinton (Newcastle), 0-3 32’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.31 1.76 3’ Chris Wood (Newcastle), 0-1 Wood 3’ 7’ Miguel Almirón (Newcastle), 0-2 Almirón 7’ 32’ Joelinton (Newcastle), 0-3 Joelinton 32’
Leicester 0.31 xGNewcastle 1.76 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Newcastle attacking Leicester attacking 
3’ Chris Wood (Newcastle), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 7’ Miguel Almirón (Newcastle), open play, 0.24 xG, goal 32’ Joelinton (Newcastle), from a corner, 0.18 xG, goal 42’ Chris Wood (Newcastle), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 5’ Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 57’ Fabian Schär (Newcastle), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 69’ Miguel Almirón (Newcastle), from a corner, 0.08 xG, blocked 10’ Patson Daka (Leicester), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 18’ Timothy Castagne (Leicester), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 48’ Sven Botman (Newcastle), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 70’ Joe Willock (Newcastle), from a corner, 0.06 xG, saved 82’ Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 82’ Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 87’ Ayoze Pérez (Leicester), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 13’ Joelinton (Newcastle), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 37’ Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 74’ Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 87’ Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 90’ Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 73’ Wout Faes (Leicester), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 3’ Chris Wood (Newcastle), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 7’ Miguel Almirón (Newcastle), open play, 0.24 xG, goal 32’ Joelinton (Newcastle), from a corner, 0.18 xG, goal 42’ Chris Wood (Newcastle), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 5’ Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 57’ Fabian Schär (Newcastle), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 69’ Miguel Almirón (Newcastle), from a corner, 0.08 xG, blocked 10’ Patson Daka (Leicester), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 18’ Timothy Castagne (Leicester), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 48’ Sven Botman (Newcastle), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 70’ Joe Willock (Newcastle), from a corner, 0.06 xG, saved 82’ Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 82’ Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 87’ Ayoze Pérez (Leicester), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 13’ Joelinton (Newcastle), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 37’ Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 74’ Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 87’ Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 73’ Wout Faes (Leicester), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 90’ Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Danny Ward GK900 0.000.000
Timothy Castagne DEF901 0.060.021
Wout Faes DEF901 0.010.051
Daniel Amartey DEF900 0.000.000
Luke Thomas DEF900 0.000.071
Youri Tielemans MID900 0.000.061
Boubakary Soumare MID750 0.000.000
Dennis Praet MID160 0.000.000
Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall MID901 0.050.041
Harvey Barnes MID740 0.000.000
Patson Daka FWD491 0.070.000
Ayoze Pérez Sub741 0.040.000
Jamie Vardy Sub410 0.000.000
Kelechi Iheanacho Sub162 0.070.000
Wilfred Ndidi Sub151 0.010.011

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Leicester win 28% Avg odds 3.44
Draw 28% Avg odds 3.49
Newcastle win 44% Avg odds 2.16

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Newcastle 2-1 Leicester, 17 Apr 22 Next meeting: Newcastle 0-0 Leicester, 22 May 23  All Leicester vs Newcastle meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.