Spanish forward Perez put Leicester ahead nine minutes before the break with his fifth goal since swapping Newcastle for the King Power Stadium in the close-season. Leicester's seventh away league win this season maintained their mastery of Newcastle, who lost 5-0 to the Foxes earlier this season after also losing their League Cup second round clash. Despite Leicester's early pressure, Newcastle should have taken the lead when Joelinton ran onto Jonjo Shelvey's defence-splitting pass. With a numerical advantage to go with their two-goal lead, Leicester effectively used the second half as a practice session. Dubravka kept the score down with saves from Perez and Iheanacho, but Choudhury capped an imperious Leicester display in the 87th minute.

Source: Daily Nation January 01, 2020 17:12 UTC