English Premier League

Newcastle United vs Leicester City, 2021-22 English Premier League

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  • 30': Bruno Guimarães
  • 90'+5': Bruno Guimarães
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2 - 1
  • 19': Ademola Lookman

Guimarães double gives Newcastle 2-1 win over Leicester

— Bruno Guimarães completed Newcastle’s comeback by scoring a second goal in the fifth minute of stoppage time to clinch a 2-1 win over Leicester and further ease any Premier League relegation fears on Sunday.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Foul by Daniel Amartey (Leicester City).
  • 1': Miguel Almirón (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 1': Daniel Amartey (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 2': Attempt saved. Jonjo Shelvey (Newcastle United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 2': Foul by Joelinton (Newcastle United).
  • 2': James Justin (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 6': Ademola Lookman (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 6': Foul by Emil Krafth (Newcastle United).
  • 6': Foul by Ayoze Pérez (Leicester City).
  • 6': Matt Targett (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 7': Foul by Miguel Almirón (Newcastle United).
  • 7': Luke Thomas (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 8': Foul by Çaglar Söyüncü (Leicester City).
  • 8': Miguel Almirón (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 12': Foul by Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester City).
  • 12': Jonjo Shelvey (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 12': Attempt missed. Dan Burn (Newcastle United) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
  • 14': Attempt missed. Joelinton (Newcastle United) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is too high. Assisted by Fabian Schär.
  • 15': Foul by Patson Daka (Leicester City).
  • 15': Martin Dúbravka (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 18': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Matt Targett.
  • 19': Goal! Newcastle United 0, Leicester City 1. Ademola Lookman (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ayoze Pérez following a corner.
  • 21': Ayoze Pérez (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 21': Foul by Matt Targett (Newcastle United).
  • 24': Ademola Lookman (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 24': Foul by Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United).
  • 25': Attempt missed. Youri Tielemans (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Daniel Amartey.
  • 26': Attempt blocked. Ayoze Pérez (Leicester City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Youri Tielemans with a headed pass.
  • 26': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Dan Burn.
  • 28': Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 28': Foul by Youri Tielemans (Leicester City).
  • 30': Attempt blocked. Joelinton (Newcastle United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Allan Saint-Maximin.
  • 30': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Ayoze Pérez.
  • 30': Attempt saved. Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dan Burn.
  • 30': Attempt saved. Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 30': Goal! Newcastle United 1, Leicester City 1. Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner following a corner.
  • 32': VAR Decision: Goal Newcastle United 1-1 Leicester City (Bruno Guimarães).
  • 36': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Luke Thomas.
  • 37': Attempt saved. Matt Targett (Newcastle United) header from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Bruno Guimarães.
  • 41': Attempt missed. Chris Wood (Newcastle United) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Joelinton with a cross.
  • 45': Foul by Joelinton (Newcastle United).
  • 45': James Justin (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 45': Attempt saved. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ademola Lookman.
  • 45'+2': Attempt missed. Miguel Almirón (Newcastle United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Matt Targett with a cross.
  • 45'+5': Foul by Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United).
  • 45'+5': Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+6': First Half ends, Newcastle United 1, Leicester City 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Newcastle United 1, Leicester City 1.
  • 47': Attempt missed. Allan Saint-Maximin (Newcastle United) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Miguel Almirón.
  • 48': Foul by Patson Daka (Leicester City).
  • 48': Martin Dúbravka (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 49': Attempt missed. Allan Saint-Maximin (Newcastle United) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Joelinton.
  • 50': Foul by Joelinton (Newcastle United).
  • 50': Nampalys Mendy (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 53': Attempt missed. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Luke Thomas.
  • 56': Attempt blocked. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ademola Lookman.
  • 56': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Bruno Guimarães.
  • 57': Attempt blocked. James Justin (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ademola Lookman with a cross.
  • 57': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Miguel Almirón.
  • 58': Attempt missed. Joelinton (Newcastle United) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Allan Saint-Maximin.
  • 60': Substitution, Leicester City. James Maddison replaces Ayoze Pérez.
  • 62': Attempt saved. Allan Saint-Maximin (Newcastle United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Joelinton.
  • 63': Emil Krafth (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 63': Foul by Ademola Lookman (Leicester City).
  • 66': Substitution, Leicester City. Harvey Barnes replaces Ademola Lookman.
  • 69': Substitution, Newcastle United. Joseph Willock replaces Chris Wood.
  • 70': Substitution, Newcastle United. Jacob Murphy replaces Miguel Almirón.
  • 73': Offside, Newcastle United. Fabian Schär tries a through ball, but Dan Burn is caught offside.
  • 78': Substitution, Leicester City. Kelechi Iheanacho replaces Patson Daka.
  • 79': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Harvey Barnes.
  • 80': Attempt missed. Dan Burn (Newcastle United) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Matt Targett with a cross following a corner.
  • 83': Foul by Youri Tielemans (Leicester City).
  • 83': Joelinton (Newcastle United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 84': Foul by Emil Krafth (Newcastle United).
  • 84': Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 84': Emil Krafth (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 85': Attempt blocked. Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City) left footed shot from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall.
  • 85': James Maddison (Leicester City).
  • 85': Martin Dúbravka (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 86': Foul by Joseph Willock (Newcastle United).
  • 86': Nampalys Mendy (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1': Substitution, Newcastle United. Dwight Gayle replaces Allan Saint-Maximin.
  • 90'+3': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Dan Burn.
  • 90'+5': Goal! Newcastle United 2, Leicester City 1. Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner following a fast break.
  • 90'+5': Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
  • 90'+6': Nampalys Mendy (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Newcastle United 2, Leicester City 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Newcastle United 2, Leicester City 1.

Statistics

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10 Fouls 10
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 1
5 Corner Kicks 3
5 Saves 1
68.7 Possession 31.3
8 SHOTS 16
2 ON GOAL 7
0.3 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
490 Accurate Passes 169
584 Passes 264
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.6
3 Accurate Crosses 4
14 Crosses 9
0.2 Cross % 0.4
60 Long Balls 60
31 Accurate Long Balls 19
0.5 Long Balls % 0.3
4 Blocked Shots 1
17 Effective Tackles 14
22 Tackles 26
0.8 Tackle % 0.5
7 Interceptions 16
12 Effective Clearances 18
12 Clearances 18

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: St. James' Park
Location: Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England
Attendance: 52,104

Premier League Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Manchester City 9 +11 23
2 Liverpool 9 +12 22
3 Arsenal 9 +7 18
4 Aston Villa 9 +5 18
Full Standings

Line-Ups

NEW Newcastle United (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Martin Dúbravka (GK)
33 Dan Burn
5 Fabian Schär
13 Matt Targett
17 Emil Krafth Yellow Card
8 Jonjo Shelvey
7 Joelinton
39 Bruno Guimarães
20 Chris Wood
10 Allan Saint-Maximin
24 Miguel Almirón

LEI Leicester City (4-1-4-1)

No. Name
1 Kasper Schmeichel (GK)
4 Caglar Söyüncü
18 Daniel Amartey Yellow Card
24 Nampalys Mendy Yellow Card
33 Luke Thomas
2 James Justin
22 Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall
8 Youri Tielemans
37 Ademola Lookman
17 Ayoze Pérez
29 Patson Daka

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