Newcastle v Leicester 0-0. English Championship, round 37. Match review, statistics

On 22 May, one of the matches of the 37th round of the English football championship took place. Newcastle (England) and Leicester (England) met.

Ньюкасл - Лестер - 0:0. Чемпионат Англии, 37-й тур. Обзор матча, статистика

English Championship, round 37

Newcastle (England) v Leicester (England) - 0:0 (0:0)

Warnings: Bruno Guimaraes (8), Isak (27)

Overview of the match Newcastle - Leicester:

The Premier League match between Newcastle and Leicester ended in a goalless draw at St James' Park. Although both sides had some good chances, neither team was able to score for 90 minutes of the game. The match started nervously, with several early fouls resulting in two yellow cards for Newcastle players B. Guimaraes and A. Isak within the first half hour. As the match progressed, both teams got into a rhythm and began to create more opportunities. At half-time, the scoreline remained 0-0, and it seemed that both teams were in equal footing. However, Leicester started the second half with determination and substituted K. Iheanacho in place of J. Maddison in the 46th minute.

Leicester continued to pile on the pressure in the second half with two more substitutions in the 63rd minute: J. Vardy replaced H. Barnes and J. Evans replaced P. Duck. Newcastle also made several changes: in the 68th minute, K. Wilson came on instead of A. St. Maximin, in the 78th minute, E. Anderson replaced J. Murphy and in the 88th minute, M. Almiron replaced A. Gordon. Despite these substitutions, neither team could succeed and the match ended in a goalless draw. The last substitute in the match was V. Ndidi, who replaced N. Mendy in the 89th minute. Both teams will be looking to pick up wins in their next Premier League matches to move up in the standings and improve their position. As for this match, it was a tight contest in which neither side could emerge victorious.

In the next round, Chelsea v Newcastle and Leicester v West Ham await the opponents.

Ньюкасл - Лестер - 0:0. Чемпионат Англии, 37-й тур. Обзор матча, статистика

Newcastle v Leicester match statistics:

Newcastle Leicester
4 Shots on goal 1
23 Shots 1
6 Blocked blows 0
15 Kicks from the penalty area 1
8 Kicks from behind the penalty box 0
9 Offences 5
12 Corner 1
1 Offsides 0
77% Possession of the ball 23%
2 Yellow cards 0
0 Red cards 0
1 Safeties by goalkeeper 3
687 Total assists 207
615 Accurate passes 122
90% Accuracy of transmissions 59%
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