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Newcastle moved to within one point of Premier League safety with an impressive win over Champions League-chasing Leicester City.
Joe Willock put the visitors ahead with a cool finish after pouncing on an error from Foxes defender Caglar Soyuncu.
Paul Dummett doubled the Magpies’ lead, rising above Wesley Fofana to head past Kasper Schmeichel from Matt Ritchie’s corner.
Callum Wilson’s second-half double wrapped up the three points, before late goals from Marc Albrighton and Kelechi Iheanacho for the hosts.
The result moves Steve Bruce’s side up to 13th, 12 points ahead of 18th-placed Fulham who have four games left.
Leicester, in third, remain five points ahead of fifth-placed West Ham but have now played a game more.
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Leicester City
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Squad number1Player nameSchmeichel
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Squad number27Player nameCastagne
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Squad number3Player nameFofana
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Squad number4Player nameSöyüncü
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Squad number21Player nameRicardo Pereira
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Squad number8Player nameTielemans
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Squad number25Player nameNdidi
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Squad number11Player nameAlbrighton
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Squad number10Player nameMaddison
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Squad number14Player nameIheanacho
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Squad number9Player nameVardy
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Squad number17Player nameAyoze Pérez
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Squad number24Player nameMendy
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Squad number33Player nameThomas
Newcastle United
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Squad number1Player nameDubravka
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Squad number23Player nameMurphy
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Squad number17Player nameKrafth
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Squad number18Player nameFernández
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Squad number3Player nameDummett
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Squad number11Player nameRitchie
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Squad number28Player nameWillock
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Squad number8Player nameShelvey
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Squad number24Player nameAlmirón
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Squad number13Player nameWilson
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Squad number10Player nameSaint-Maximin
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Squad number9Player nameJoelinton
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Squad number16Player nameHendrick
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Squad number36Player nameS Longstaff
Line-ups
Leicester
Formation 3-4-1-2
- 1Schmeichel
- 27Castagne
- 3Fofana
- 4Söyüncü
- 21Ricardo PereiraSubstituted forThomasat 69′minutes
- 8Tielemans
- 25NdidiSubstituted forPérezat 63′minutes
- 11Albrighton
- 10MaddisonSubstituted forMendyat 77′minutes
- 14IheanachoBooked at 72mins
- 9Vardy
Substitutes
- 12Ward
- 17Pérez
- 18Amartey
- 19Ãœnder
- 20Choudhury
- 24Mendy
- 26Praet
- 28Fuchs
- 33Thomas
Newcastle
Formation 5-3-2
- 1Dubravka
- 23Murphy
- 17KrafthBooked at 56mins
- 18Fernández
- 3Dummett
- 11Ritchie
- 28WillockSubstituted forS Longstaffat 77′minutes
- 8Shelvey
- 24AlmirónSubstituted forHendrickat 88′minutes
- 13Wilson
- 10Saint-MaximinSubstituted forJoelintonat 84′minutes
Substitutes
- 2Clark
- 7Carroll
- 9Joelinton
- 12Gayle
- 15Lewis
- 16Hendrick
- 19Manquillo
- 29Gillespie
- 36S Longstaff
Live Text
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Match ends, Leicester City 2, Newcastle United 4.
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Second Half ends, Leicester City 2, Newcastle United 4.
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Attempt saved. Callum Wilson (Newcastle United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Federico Fernández with a headed pass.
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Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Wesley Fofana.
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Attempt blocked. Jonjo Shelvey (Newcastle United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
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Foul by Youri Tielemans (Leicester City).
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Joelinton (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Attempt missed. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) header from a difficult angle on the left is too high. Assisted by Marc Albrighton with a cross.
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Attempt saved. Ayoze Pérez (Leicester City) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Luke Thomas.
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Attempt missed. Luke Thomas (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
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Nampalys Mendy (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Emil Krafth (Newcastle United).
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Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Paul Dummett.
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Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Paul Dummett.
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Substitution, Newcastle United. Jeff Hendrick replaces Miguel Almirón.
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Goal! Leicester City 2, Newcastle United 4. Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ayoze Pérez.
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Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Emil Krafth.
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Attempt blocked. Ayoze Pérez (Leicester City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marc Albrighton with a cross.
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Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Matt Ritchie.
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Ayoze Pérez (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
