Leicester City vs Newcastle United LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction
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Newcastle United attacker Joelinton won a penalty and netted a first-half header in a 3-0 thrashing of Leicester City that took his side up to second in the Premier League table on Monday.
Leicester defender Daniel Amartey got the match off to a terrible start for the hosts, gifting Newcastle a penalty when he chopped down Joelinton after 86 seconds, and striker Chris Wood blasted the spot-kick into the middle of the net.
Miguel Almiron added a brilliant second in the seventh minute, cutting in from the right before playing a one-two with Bruno Guimaraes and slotting the return pass in at the far post.
Despite the return of league football following the World Cup break, there was little Christmas cheer for the home fans as Joelinton made it 3-0 in the 32nd minute when Boubakary Soumare was caught ball-watching at a corner and the Brazilian headed home.
The introduction of Jamie Vardy at the break gave Leicester’s attack a focal point that was sorely lacking in the first half, but they showed little sign of mounting a comeback as the Magpies held on to win comfortably.
Newcastle climbed above Manchester City, who play Leeds United on Wednesday, into second place on 33 points, four behind leaders Arsenal, who take on West Ham United later on Monday. Leicester are 13th on 17 points.
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Rodgers has made two changes to his side from their win over MK Dons in the EFL Cup last time out. Daka comes into the side fro Vardy to lead the line, while Dewsbury-Hall replaces Perez behind the lone striker. There's no place for James Maddison as he recovers from his injury sustained before the World Cup.
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NEWCASTLE UNITED SUBS: Jamaal Lascelles, Allan Saint-Maximin, Matt Ritchie, Matt Targett, Javier Manquillo, Ryan Fraser, Jacob Murphy, Karl Darlow, Elliott Anderson.
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NEWCASTLE (4-3-3): Nick Pope; Kieran Trippier, Fabian Schar, Sven Botman, Dan Burn; Sean Longstaff, Bruno Guimaraes, Joe Willock; Miguel Almiron, Chris Wood, Joelinton.
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LEICESTER CITY SUBS: Caglar Soyuncu, Jamie Vardy, Marc Albrighton, Kelechi Iheanacho, Ayoze Perez, Jannik Vestegaard, Nampalys Mendy, Wilfried Ndidi, Daniel Iversen.
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LEICESTER CITY (4-2-3-1): Danny Ward; Timothy Castagne, Daniel Amartey, Wout Faes, Luke Thomas; Youri Tielemans, Boubakary Soumare; Dennis Praet, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, Harvey Barnes; Patson Daka.
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Newcastle were the form team in the Premier League before the break for the World Cup. Eddie Howe's men have been nothing short of sensational this term and remain in contention for the Premier League title as well as top-four finish. The Magpies will be hopeful that the break has not disturbed their momentum, but they were solid last week to advance to the EFL Cup quarter-finals by beating Bournemouth. Howe will want his side to press home their strong position into the new year.
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Leicester return to Premier League action for the first time in six weeks following the break for the World Cup. The Foxes did punch their ticket to the quarter-finals of the EFL Cup last week by beating MK Dons. Before the break for the World Cup, Leicester were in the midst of a revival after their slow start to the season. Brendan Rodgers' men had won four out of their last five, including a 2-0 win over West Ham United in their last top-flight game. They will be hoping to maintain their momentum today.
Leicester City vs Newcastle United
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