Newcastle vs Leicester

29 September 2018 · Premier League · 2018/19 · Referee Simon Hooper

Full time 0 – 2

Half-time: 0–1

  • Jamie Vardy 30’ (pen)
  • Harry Maguire 73’

Match summary

Leicester won 2-0 away at Newcastle. Leicester led 1-0 at half-time.

Jamie Vardy put Leicester ahead from the penalty spot in the 30th minute and Harry Maguire made it 0-2 with a header in the 73rd minute, set up by James Maddison.

The chances backed that up: Leicester created 1.35 expected goals (xG) from 12 shots to Newcastle's 0.40 from 6.

Match stats

Newcastle Leicester
6 Shots 12
1 Shots on Target 5
5 Corners 9
0 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
0.40 xG 1.34
0.40 Non-penalty xG 0.58
3 Deep Completions 3

Key events

Newcastle Leicester
Kick-off
30’
Jamie Vardy
Penalty0-1 (Leicester)
Half-time0-1
73’
Harry Maguire
Assist: James Maddison0-2 (Leicester)
Full-time0-2

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.40 1.35 30’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), 0-1 30’ 73’ Harry Maguire (Leicester), 0-2 73’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.40 1.35 30’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), 0-1 Vardy 30’ 73’ Harry Maguire (Leicester), 0-2 Maguire 73’
Newcastle 0.40 xGLeicester 1.35 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Leicester attacking Newcastle attacking 
30’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 22’ Mohamed Diamé (Newcastle), open play, 0.21 xG, off target 29’ Harry Maguire (Leicester), from a corner, 0.11 xG, blocked 5’ Ayoze Pérez (Newcastle), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 28’ Harry Maguire (Leicester), from a corner, 0.08 xG, saved 59’ Harry Maguire (Leicester), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 73’ Harry Maguire (Leicester), from a corner, 0.07 xG, goal 29’ Wes Morgan (Leicester), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 79’ Joselu (Newcastle), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 10’ Ricardo Pereira (Leicester), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 8’ Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 66’ James Maddison (Leicester), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, blocked 5’ Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 85’ Jamaal Lascelles (Newcastle), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 29’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 88’ Jacob Murphy (Newcastle), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 84’ Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 37’ Jonjo Shelvey (Newcastle), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 30’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 22’ Mohamed Diamé (Newcastle), open play, 0.21 xG, off target 29’ Harry Maguire (Leicester), from a corner, 0.11 xG, blocked 5’ Ayoze Pérez (Newcastle), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 28’ Harry Maguire (Leicester), from a corner, 0.08 xG, saved 59’ Harry Maguire (Leicester), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 73’ Harry Maguire (Leicester), from a corner, 0.07 xG, goal 29’ Wes Morgan (Leicester), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 79’ Joselu (Newcastle), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 10’ Ricardo Pereira (Leicester), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 8’ Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 66’ James Maddison (Leicester), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, blocked 5’ Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 85’ Jamaal Lascelles (Newcastle), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 29’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 88’ Jacob Murphy (Newcastle), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 84’ Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 37’ Jonjo Shelvey (Newcastle), open play, 0.01 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Martin Dubravka GK900 0.000.000
DeAndre Yedlin DEF810 0.000.091
Ciaran Clark DEF900 0.000.000
Jamaal Lascelles DEF901 0.020.000
Kenedy DEF900 0.000.000
Matt Ritchie MID660 0.000.000
Mohamed Diamé MID901 0.210.000
Jonjo Shelvey MID901 0.010.021
Christian Atsu MID900 0.000.232
Ayoze Pérez MID701 0.090.000
Joselu FWD901 0.050.000
Jacob Murphy Sub241 0.020.000
Yoshinori Muto Sub200 0.000.000
Javier Manquillo Sub90 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Newcastle win 38% Bet365 odds 2.60
Draw 30% Bet365 odds 3.30
Leicester win 32% Bet365 odds 3.00

Chances implied by the Bet365 odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

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Previous and next meeting

Next meeting: Leicester 0-1 Newcastle, 12 Apr 19  All Newcastle vs Leicester 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.