FFO Champ, Leicester City vs. Newcastle United (Mon Jan 05) Leicester City | Newcastle United 4-1-3-2 L | 4-4-2 C Darren Lear | Nathan Prior | A_Areola GK | GK T_Strakosha Y_Berchiche DF | DF M_Helik G_Montiel DF | DF Nuno_Santos F_Kessie DM | DF J_Clauss N_Aguerd DF | DF J_Tarkowski L_Dunk DF | MF J_Bacuna R_De_Paul MF | MF M_Taverneir N_Kante MF | MF D_McNeil K_Dolberg FW | MF T_Reijnders Ronaldinho FW | FW C_Pulisic E_Eze MF | FW A_Gudmundsson | M_Muller SUB | SUB S_Hornby J_Angelino SUB | SUB R_E_Green B_Pearson SUB | SUB J_R_Riquelme G_Rutter SUB | SUB R_Kauf C_Woodrow SUB | SUB K_Boyd Min. 1 :(lei) Tactical Change by Leicester City ... Leicester City have changed their playing style to P Min. 1 :(new) C_Pulisic knocks the ball on and sprints past Y_Berchiche ... A delightful ball in to A_Gudmundsson ... E_Eze bundles the player over!! ... That's a foul!! ... The ref looks across to his assistant! ... Play on! Min. 2 :(lei) E_Eze is closed down ... He plays a quick pass under pressure ... Y_Berchiche latches onto the ball ... Y_Berchiche with the goal bound shot! ... T_Strakosha makes a comfortable save ... He makes it look so easy Min. 2 :(new) M_Helik with a first time pass ... C_Pulisic runs onto it! ... C_Pulisic tries the shot! ... A_Areola is beaten! ... It hits the bar!! ... And goes clear Min. 3 :(lei) E_Eze takes possession of the ball ... He plays the ball across to R_De_Paul ... R_De_Paul rifles it to the far post! ... It goes wide for a goal kick Min. 6 :(new) T_Reijnders looks for options ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to J_Tarkowski ... Excellent sliding challenge from L_Dunk ... He could have easily caught the defender if he hadn't been careful Min. 8 :(lei) G_Montiel picks up a loose ball ... A cheeky lob from G_Montiel! ... GOAL!! ... He runs to the corner and dives on his belly ... Leicester City go in front now with that goal! ... Leicester City 1-0 Newcastle United ... Min. 9 :(lei) F_Kessie with a slide rule pass to K_Dolberg ... K_Dolberg with the spectacular bicycle kick! ... The shot deflects wide into the crowd!! ... CORNER! ... N_Kante curls it into the box! ... That's a poor one ... T_Strakosha catches it with ease Min. 10 :(lei) G_Montiel with a 30-yard pass to Ronaldinho ... Ronaldinho with a little chip! ... T_Strakosha has it covered ... It takes a bobble! ... T_Strakosha is left flat-footed ... It's gone wide!! Min. 11 :(lei) K_Dolberg runs forward ... He nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully ... He only has going for goal in mind! ... K_Dolberg with the strike! ... But T_Strakosha pulls out a save of the game Min. 11 :(new) C_Pulisic finds the run of D_McNeil ... D_McNeil hits a crisp volley! ... Brilliant save from A_Areola Min. 13 :(new) D_McNeil has broken through the defence! ... He is clean through on A_Areola! ... Ronaldinho hacks him down! ... The Referee consults his linesman ... Now he calls the player over ... YELLOW CARD! ... He is lucky not to have seen red really ... That looked to be a late tackle on the replays! Min. 13 :(new) A_Gudmundsson finds his way through ... He lost his man too easily ... A_Gudmundsson tries to catch the keeper out! ... But he puts it over ... He can't be happy with that effort Min. 14 :(new) J_Bacuna holds the ball up and waits for support ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to D_McNeil ... D_McNeil with the spectacular bicycle kick! ... It flies into Row Z! Min. 15 :(lei) N_Kante with a slick pass to K_Dolberg ... What a challenge by Nuno_Santos ... The ball cannoning out of play for a corner ... CORNER! ... L_Dunk swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! ... T_Strakosha makes the catch! Min. 17 :(lei) Y_Berchiche with the deft touch ... He takes it past J_Tarkowski ... He knocks it to N_Aguerd! ... M_Taverneir scythes the player down! Min. 18 :(lei) N_Kante chips the ball forward to Ronaldinho ... J_Clauss reads the play well Min. 18 :(new) D_McNeil spots his team mate making a run ... He finds C_Pulisic with a lovely pass! ... Wonderful sliding challenge by G_Montiel Min. 19 :(new) J_Tarkowski with electric pace ... He eases past the defender ... J_Tarkowski hits the ball first time! ... He could have let that bounce ... A_Areola narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety Min. 21 :(lei) Y_Berchiche plays a long ball to Ronaldinho ... J_Tarkowski with a nasty foul ... That looked malicious ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll be off if he does that again Min. 22 :(lei) N_Aguerd cuts the ball back to G_Montiel ... G_Montiel attempts the shot! ... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! ... But it sails past the post!! ... T_Strakosha never had a chance! Min. 23 :(lei) K_Dolberg takes advantage of a mistake by M_Helik ... That mistake could prove costly ... A scorcher of a shot from K_Dolberg! ... He's pulled it wide! Min. 25 :(new) C_Pulisic beats N_Aguerd with absolute ease! ... Well executed sliding challenge from Y_Berchiche Min. 29 :(lei) Y_Berchiche knocks it past the defender and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... M_Taverneir hits it out for a corner ... The fans behind the goal are throwing coins at the corner taker! ... CORNER! ... Y_Berchiche drives it into the box! ... J_Clauss clears the danger Min. 30 :(lei) L_Dunk breaks free from J_Clauss ... L_Dunk fires the shot in! ... The ball moves through the air! ... T_Strakosha moves quickly! ... Can he get to this? ... T_Strakosha catches it with style! Min. 31 :(lei) L_Dunk kills the ball dead with a superb touch ... He sees a team mate in space! ... He plays the ball in to him! ... E_Eze gets on the end of the pass ... Brilliantly taken away by M_Helik!! ... Any youngsters out there should be taking notes Min. 31 :(new) C_Pulisic sidesteps Y_Berchiche ... He was too quick for his marker ... N_Aguerd does well to intercept the ball Min. 32 :(lei) G_Montiel is first to the loose ball ... He plays the ball across to Ronaldinho ... Ronaldinho with the punt towards goal! ... It hits the outside of the post ... And goes out Min. 32 :(new) J_Clauss beats F_Kessie with absolute ease! ... J_Clauss goes for the top corner! ... It's going over! ... It dips dramatically!! ... But lands on the roof of the net!! ... A_Areola looks relieved there! Min. 33 :(lei) E_Eze spots a team mate in space ... He plays a fantastic through ball to N_Aguerd! ... But J_Tarkowski wins the tackle cleanly Min. 35 :(lei) E_Eze holds the ball up and waits for support ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to N_Aguerd ... N_Aguerd blasts it at the goal! ... It hits the post!! ... But he beats the defender to the rebound ... GOAL!! ... Leicester City 2-0 Newcastle United ... Min. 36 :(lei) Tactical Change by Leicester City ... Leicester City have changed their playing style to N Min. 36 :(new) C_Pulisic with the diagonal pass to A_Gudmundsson ... E_Eze hits it out for a corner ... The fans behind the goal are whipping up a frenzy ... Trying to rally their team and suck the ball into the net!! ... CORNER! ... M_Taverneir drives it into the box! ... A_Gudmundsson gets on the end of it ... But A_Areola is equal to it Min. 38 :(new) J_Clauss with an amazing show of skill to get past N_Aguerd ... He crosses to J_Bacuna ... J_Bacuna sees A_Areola off his line! ... It hits the outside of the post ... And goes out Min. 40 :(lei) Ronaldinho wins possession ... He plays the ball across to K_Dolberg ... J_Bacuna takes the players legs from beneath him!! ... That's a poor tackle! ... He got away with just a warning Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time. Min. 45 :(lei) L_Dunk with an inch perfect pass to K_Dolberg ... Nuno_Santos with the tackle ... Good God Almighty, what a tackle from hell! Min. 47 :(lei) K_Dolberg runs at the defence ... He nutmegs the defender ... He showed his class there ... K_Dolberg hits the ball on the bounce! ... It takes a deflection! ... T_Strakosha is wrong footed! ... It drifts just wide! ... CORNER! ... R_De_Paul hits it into the box! ... J_Tarkowski gets up well ... And he clears the danger Min. 48 :(new) Nuno_Santos hoists the ball across to T_Reijnders ... L_Dunk makes the challenge and clears the ball Min. 48 :(lei) R_De_Paul controls it well ... He nutmegs Nuno_Santos ... He puts in Ronaldinho! ... A_Gudmundsson with a nasty foul ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Leicester City 2-0 Newcastle United Min. 46 :(new) D_McNeil holds up the ball ... He plays the ball through to M_Taverneir ... A_Areola scythes the player down! ... Surely a penalty! ... The Referee consults his assistant!! ... PENALTY!! ... C_Pulisic is the man who takes it ... GOAL!! ... Cool as a cucumber! ... That was clinical! ... Leicester City 2-1 Newcastle United... Min. 46 :(new) A_Gudmundsson turns past the defender ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to C_Pulisic ... C_Pulisic has his eyes on the goal! ... He fires the ball goalward! ... A_Areola makes a great save ... But he can't hold onto it! ... He gathers it at the second attempt! Min. 52 :(lei) K_Dolberg takes possession ... K_Dolberg with the ball at his feet ... Is he going to have a crack? ... He is, you know... ... He hits the side netting ... Some parts of the ground thought that went in! Min. 53 :(lei) K_Dolberg sprints past A_Gudmundsson ... K_Dolberg drives it low! ... OOOOHHHHH!! ... It's wide! ... That was a dismal effort! ... He should have buried that! Min. 53 :(lei) K_Dolberg takes on 3 men ... D_McNeil with a bad challenge ... The Referee will want to speak to him ... The Referee wants to have a word with him Min. 60 :(new) Substitution by Newcastle United ... COMING ON: J_R_Riquelme ... COMING OFF: J_Tarkowski Min. 60 :(new) M_Taverneir turns past the defender ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to M_Helik ... But F_Kessie wins the ball Min. 63 :(lei) E_Eze crosses to N_Aguerd ... M_Helik fouls badly ... The Referee will want to speak to him Min. 65 :(new) Substitution by Newcastle United ... COMING ON: K_Boyd ... COMING OFF: A_Gudmundsson Min. 65 :(lei) Ronaldinho takes advantage of a mistake by J_Clauss ... He knocks the ball to R_De_Paul! ... M_Helik reads it well ... He clears the danger Min. 65 :(new) J_Clauss beats L_Dunk ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... A delicate chip from J_Clauss! ... GOAL!! ... He nutmegged A_Areola ... It's a level game! ... Leicester City 2-2 Newcastle United ... Min. 66 :(lei) Tactical Change by Leicester City ... Leicester City have changed their playing style to P Min. 66 :(lei) G_Montiel crosses to Ronaldinho ... M_Helik wins the ball with a clear tackle Min. 66 :(new) C_Pulisic finds himself in acres of space ... C_Pulisic goes for the top corner! ... A_Areola parries it, he follows it up ... And A_Areola recovers to save!! Min. 67 :(lei) F_Kessie leaps into the air ... He wins the header ... He heads it across to G_Montiel ... G_Montiel attempts to drive it home! ... T_Strakosha gathers it comfortably Min. 68 :(new) D_McNeil finds himself with plenty of time ... D_McNeil has time and space! ... He tries the lob! ... A_Areola with a great save ... He shows why he is the number 1 Min. 69 :(lei) Ronaldinho beats his marker ... Ronaldinho curls the ball in on goal! ... It hits the inside of the post ... It falls right into T_Strakosha's arms ... But he recovers to save! Min. 69 :(new) J_R_Riquelme flicks it past the defender ... He runs forward ... J_R_Riquelme with the attempt at goal! ... Looks like it should be easy for A_Areola ... but he's made a hash of it ... It drifts inches wide!! ... A_Areola looks embarrassed! ... He was relieved to see it go wide! Min. 70 :(new) Substitution by Newcastle United ... COMING ON: R_Kauf ... COMING OFF: M_Taverneir Min. 70 :(new) T_Reijnders with a measured pass to C_Pulisic ... C_Pulisic tries one from the edge of the box! ... It hits the bar!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH!! ... He's put it wide Min. 73 :(lei) Y_Berchiche runs down the flank ... He threads the ball in to R_De_Paul ... But M_Helik slides in two footed! ... The Referee has a look but waves "Play On!" Min. 75 :(new) J_Clauss holds the ball up ... He knocks a through ball to C_Pulisic ... A wicked drive by C_Pulisic! ... The fans get off their seats! ... But it sails over!! Min. 76 :(new) D_McNeil latches onto the ball ... He has some space now ... D_McNeil unleashes a pile driver! ... Interesting. Very interesting! ... GOAL!!!! ... Look at his face! ... Just look at his face!!! ... That goal looks certain to be the winner! ... Leicester City 2-3 Newcastle United ... Min. 77 :(lei) Tactical Change by Leicester City ... Leicester City have changed their playing style to A Min. 77 :(lei) Tactical Change by Leicester City ... R_De_Paul will now play as a AM Min. 77 :(lei) Tactical Change by Leicester City ... E_Eze will now play as a AM Min. 77 :(lei) Ronaldinho beats J_Bacuna with absolute ease! ... Ronaldinho with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... a lovely cushioned header ... That shot never looked like going in Min. 78 :(new) D_McNeil with the heel pass to J_Bacuna ... G_Montiel gets to the ball first Min. 80 :(lei) F_Kessie with the header on ... He finds E_Eze in space ... A thundering drive by E_Eze! ... But T_Strakosha is equal to it Min. 83 :(lei) N_Kante spots his team mate making a run ... He plays a fantastic through ball to Ronaldinho! ... A delicate header from Ronaldinho! ... T_Strakosha beats the ball away Min. 83 :(new) R_Kauf is closed down ... He plays a quick pass ... K_Boyd latches onto the ball ... K_Boyd has time and space on the edge of the box! ... He shoots towards goal! ... A_Areola beats the ball away Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. Min. 89 :(lei) N_Kante brings the ball under control ... He sees a team mate in space! ... He plays the ball in to him! ... R_De_Paul gets on the end of the pass ... R_De_Paul with a stunning strike! ... T_Strakosha with the save ... He holds onto it as well! Min. 89 :(new) D_McNeil with a real burst of pace ... He leaves the defender behind ... F_Kessie with the tackle ... That's got to be a yellow ... The Referee calls him over ... YELLOW CARD! ... PENALTY!! ... There was no doubt in The Referee's mind! ... C_Pulisic places the ball on the spot! ... He's converted it!! ... GOAL!! ... Leicester City 2-4 Newcastle United... Min. 90 :(new) D_McNeil hits in a shot! ... It hits the defender ... K_Boyd collects the loose ball! ... K_Boyd with the shot! ... It flies wide! ... He should have hit the target at least!! Min. 91 :(lei) Y_Berchiche with electric pace ... He eases past J_Clauss ... But K_Boyd puts it in row Z! Min. 92 :(lei) R_De_Paul has plenty of time and space ... R_De_Paul with the 40 yard drive! ... But T_Strakosha reaches the ball. Good save Min. 92 :(new) J_R_Riquelme with a smart pass to Nuno_Santos ... Nuno_Santos from 20 yards! ... But A_Areola reaches the ball. Good save ... There was a foul on A_Areola anyway ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : King Power Stadium ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Leicester City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : E_Eze Scorers : G_Montiel (8), N_Aguerd (35) Sent Off : N/A Booked : Ronaldinho (13), F_Kessie (89) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Newcastle United Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : C_Pulisic (Man of the Match) Scorers : , C_Pulisic (46 pen,89 pen), J_Clauss (65)D_McNeil (76) Sent Off : N/A Booked : J_Tarkowski (21) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Leicester City | Newcastle United Attempts on Goal : 21 | 21 Off target : 11 | 9 On target : 10 | 12 Possession : 49 | 51 Corners : 4 | 1 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 2 | 1 Subs Used : 0 | 3 Fouls : 6 | 12 Key Tackles : 9 | 12 Key Passes : 21 | 17 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Leicester City 2 - 4 Newcastle United ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Leicester City Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A_Areola GK 25 1 1 1 25 | 97 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 0 0 0 Y_Berchiche DF 1 22 17 14 22 | 97 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 16 34 16 G_Montiel DF 1 22 16 14 27 | 97 0 2 3 0 3 1 0 0 0 32 54 70 F_Kessie DM 1 15 23 10 27 | 97 0 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 21 31 -2 N_Aguerd DF 1 23 14 13 21 | 97 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 15 20 42 L_Dunk DF 1 22 16 11 22 | 97 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 32 36 19 R_De_Paul AM 1 3 22 18 24 | 97 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 N_Kante MF 1 12 20 12 25 | 97 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 56 0 K_Dolberg FW 1 3 15 22 27 | 97 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 38 Ronaldinho FW 1 7 17 20 20 | 97 0 0 2 0 5 0 1 0 0 -2 32 40 E_Eze AM 1 8 20 19 28 | 97 0 2 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 60 74 11 M_Muller GK 21 1 1 1 31 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Angelino DF 1 22 16 9 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B_Pearson DM 1 15 20 13 31 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G_Rutter MF 1 6 20 19 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Woodrow FW 1 3 11 15 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Newcastle United Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- T_Strakosha GK 29 1 1 1 24 | 97 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 0 0 M_Helik DF 1 20 15 14 29 | 97 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 72 19 0 Nuno_Santos DF 1 22 16 12 25 | 97 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 32 18 18 J_Clauss DF 1 23 18 15 26 | 97 0 2 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 30 32 51 J_Tarkowski DF 1 22 13 11 30 | 64 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 30 -2 17 J_Bacuna MF 1 12 20 9 25 | 97 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 19 M_Taverneir MF 1 7 21 16 22 | 74 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 31 13 0 D_McNeil MF 1 10 23 18 28 | 97 0 0 3 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 33 66 T_Reijnders MF 1 3 21 17 27 | 97 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 C_Pulisic FW 1 2 16 23 29 | 97 0 0 3 0 7 2 0 0 0 0 54 73 A_Gudmundsson FW 1 6 18 22 22 | 69 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 16 14 S_Hornby GK 16 1 1 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_E_Green DF 1 18 12 6 31 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_R_Riquelme DF 1 10 20 16 30 | 33 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 12 R_Kauf MF 1 12 18 11 29 | 23 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 K_Boyd FW 1 4 14 18 22 | 28 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 34 0 22 1767633002 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40