Newcastle United vs Leicester City LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction
Follow all the action from St. James' Park
Follow live coverage as Newcastle United face Leicester City today in the Premier League. Another top-flight season will be covered in full right here with The Independent, as reigning champions Manchester City look to make it an unprecedented five titles in a row come the end of 2024/25.
The likes of Arsenal and Liverpool will be chasing Pep Guardiola's side, but just as fascinating will be the race for Champions League places, with more teams than ever before having designs on top-four finishes. Chelsea remain big-spending, Manchester United's latest rebuild continues and both Tottenham and Newcastle will expect improvements this year - yet it was Aston Villa who snared fourth last term.
Meanwhile, it's Southampton, Leicester City and Ipswich Town who made it back to the elite after promotion last year and each will have hope they can make it more than a one-year stay. Follow the latest live action from the Premier League below:
Newcastle United vs Leicester City
Livramento now with a shot at goal, but he drags his effort wide of the post. The chances keep on coming for Newcastle.
Newcastle United vs Leicester City
CHANCE! Isak is once again causing problems, he manages to lay the ball off to Murphy, who sees his first shot superbly blocked by Choudhury, before he picks up the rebound and tries to curl the ball into the bottom left corner, but it flies narrowly wide of the post.
Newcastle United vs Leicester City
Decent strike! Joelinton tries to curl one into the top right corner, but it's a comfortable save for Hermansen in the Leicester goal.
Newcastle United vs Leicester City
Leicester can't get out of their own half at the moment, they have everyone back defending as Newcastle continue to press forward and look dangerous in the box.
Newcastle United vs Leicester City
Into the wall! Tonali steps up to take a free-kick around 25 yards out, but he drills his strike straight into the Leicester wall who do their job well.
Newcastle United vs Leicester City
Good counter! Great run from Isak, who shows great feet to get all the way to the edge of the box and evade the challenge from Skipp. The striker lays it off to Murphy down the right, who fires a shot at goal, but his curling strike flies well wide.
Newcastle United vs Leicester City
Good strike! Joelinton tries his luck from the edge of the box, but his drilled effort is too close to Hermansen, who makes a decent stop.
Newcastle United vs Leicester City
Newcastle are dominating possession at the moment, they're keeping it well, with Leicester unable to get it up the pitch towards Vardy.
Newcastle United vs Leicester City
This is Van Nistelrooy’s seventh game in charge of a Premier League side in all competitions this season but the first time he’s managed a game away from home. In his playing career, the Dutchman played five games at St James’ Park and scored in every single game, the joint best 100% scoring ratio by a player at a venue along with Vardy at the Hawthorns.
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