Newcastle United locked horns with Leicester City at the King Power Stadium earlier today as they hoped to secure a win on their travels in the Premier League. The Magpies made a quick start to the game and got their noses ahead in the third minute courtesy of Chris Wood’s penalty. Miguel Almiron doubled Newcastle’s advantage just four minutes later with a good strike before Joelinton made the points secure in the 32nd minute with a solid header. The Tyneside outfit went into the half-time break 3-0 up on the scoreline.
Newcastle controlled the game well in the second half and cruised to an impressive 3-0 win on the road.
Let’s take a look at how each Newcastle United player performed during the match against the Foxes.
GK: Nick Pope – 7/10
Pope made a couple of decent saves at the back and did enough work to keep his clean sheet intact.
RB: Kieran Trippier – 9/10
He earned the ball back a few times and made some meaningful chances in the final third. Trippier has got an assist to show for his efforts.
CB: Fabian Schar – 7/10
Schar did his fair share of defending and deserves credit for securing a clean sheet today.
CB: Sven Botman – 7/10
He made a handful of important clearances at the back and was accurate with his passing.
LB: Dan Burn – 7/10
He performed his defensive duties well but offered very little in the opponent’s half.
CM: Sean Longstaff – 6.5/10
Longstaff struggled to get a foothold in the game at times but offered enough protection for his teammates at the back.
CM: Bruno Guimaraes – 8.5/10
The Brazilian talent anchored the midfield well and caused a lot of problems for the opposition defenders. He ended the game with an assist to his name.
CM: Joe Willock – 7/10
Willock had some bright moments in the opponent’s half but failed to register a goal.
RW: Miguel Almiron – 8/10
Almiron managed to shine at times during the game and managed to double his team’s lead in the seventh minute.
ST: Chris Wood – 7.5/10
The English striker kept his calm to score his penalty but offered very little in the second half.
LW: Joelinton – 9/10
The Brazilian talent worked his socks off at both ends of the field and has even got a goal to his name. He just about deserves to be awarded the man of the match.
Substitutes:
LW: Allan Saint-Maximin – N/A
He didn’t get enough time to make an impact.
RW: Jacob Murphy – N/A
Murphy came on for the final few minutes of the game.
LB: Matt Ritchie – N/A
Ritchie offered very little after coming off the bench.
CM: Elliot Anderson – N/A
He came on in injury time.
