Leicester are inching towards a second successive win that assures them of retaining their second-place spot ahead of Manchester City for another round of fixtures.
89'
Newcastle's passive approach came back to bite them as they retreated deeper and deeper, ceding territory to Leicester and allowing them to rest on the ball before springing an attack and upping the tempo at the moment of their choosing.
87'
H. Choudhury has scored a goal for Leicester City! Assist by W. Ndidi.
Ndidi's first-time layoff for Choudhury was a deft touch and allowed the goalscorer to set himself and fire in a spectacular third goal!
GOAL!! WHAT A STRIKE FROM CHOUDHURY!! Gray works the ball back to Ndidi on the edge of the box and he lays it off for Choudhury. The substitute strikes it first time and guides an excellent effort in off the woodwork in the top-right corner! Dubravka had no chance with that! It's 3-0 to Leicester!
86'
Leicester are simply passing it safely between themselves at the back. There's no hint of a press from Newcastle near the halfway line and the Foxes are being allowed to keep the ball.
84'
W. Morgan enters the game and replaces J. Evans.
Evans is replaced by Morgan at the back in Leicester's final change of the game.
81'
The tempo of the game has been gradually slowing in the second period and there's a lull as Leicester rest in possession, confident of their imminent win.
79'
Perez and Pereira link up cleverly down the right, but Amiron uses his searing pace to get back and make a vital challenge on the right-back as he headed for the byline.
77'
H. Choudhury enters the game and replaces J. Maddison.
Maddison goes off for Choudhury in midfield in Rodgers' second change of the day.
75'
Pereira lunges to meet a cross as Dubravka comes to claim in his box and the goalkeeper has gone down in a heap. He looks like he should be able to continue, however.
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71'
A Leicester attack breaks down as the final ball is intercepted by Almiron. He tries to dribble his way out of the box, but ends up inexplicably getting his feet in a muddle and inadvertently backheeling out of play for a corner!
69'
Tielemans drives to the byline on the right and cuts back for Gray, who is unmarked in the box. However, Perez gets in his way and the winger scuffs his shot wide!
67'
Pereira tries to play Perez in behind, but the forward went a fraction early and the flag goes up.
65'
Leicester are patiently probing with the ball. They have the lead, the man advantage, and have been the superior side from the first whistle.
63'
D. Gray enters the game and replaces K. Ịheanachọ.
Rodgers makes his first change of the game, bringing Iheanacho off for Gray. Leicester now have no natural centre-forwards on the pitch.
59'
Y. Tielemans gets yellow.
Tielemans' challenge on Fernandez is clumsy and he earns himself a yellow card as a result.
57'
Krafth is now filling in for Schar as the right-sided centre-half, meaning Almiron is being forced to play as a left wing-back, with Muto tucking into midfield on the other side to make a 3-5-1.
49'
Schar has come back onto the pitch but he is not moving entirely freely. One to watch as the half progresses.
46'
S. Longstaff enters the game and replaces J. Shelvey.
We're back under way for the second half!
Remarkably, Bruce uses his final substitution during the break, replacing Shelvey with Sean Longstaff at half-time.
45' +4
HALF-TIME: NEWCASTLE UNITED 0-2 LEICESTER CITY
45' +3
E. Krafth enters the game and replaces Javier Manquillo.
On the opposite flank Manquillo joins Willems in having to be withdrawn before the break, with Krafth coming on in his place.
45'
D. Yedlin enters the game and replaces J. Willems.
Willems is forced to trudge off the field with an injury. Natural right-back Yedlin replaces him.
39'
J. Maddison has scored a goal for Leicester City! Assist by Ayoze Pérez.
GOAL!! WHAT A HIT FROM MADDISON! Newcastle get caught trying to play out from the back again and Perez works it to Maddison on the edge of the box. He cuts onto his weaker left foot but unleashes a powerful strike that flies into the top-right corner! What a strike! It's 2-0 to Leicester!
Willems tried and failed to dribble down the left in his own half and the ball broke kindly for Perez, who laid Maddison off to strike from distance.
36'
Ayoze Pérez has scored a goal for Leicester City!
GOAL!! PEREZ OPENS THE SCORING AGAINST HIS FORMER CLUB! Lejeune passes the the ball across the back and straight to Perez, who cuts inside Schar far too easily before shooting through Fernandez's legs and into the far corner! It's 1-0 to Leicester!
31'
F. Fernández gets yellow.
Fernandez has a hold of Maddison on the wing and picks up a yellow card as well as giving away a free-kick in a dangerous position.
29'
Newcastle are looking dangerous on the break and Joelinton uses his strength well to hold off Ndidi before sliding the ball through for Muto. However, Leicester regroup quickly to force the ball wide and then repel the eventual cross.
23'
Newcastle, despite being at home, are more than content to sit back and look to hit Leicester on the break when they can.
21'
Leicester win a free-kick, which results in a corner, but they can't find a way through from either as Newcastle pull everyone back to defend.
19'
Schar ambles forward from the back and has a go at goal from distance, but Schmeichel takes in the low drive and holds on ahead of Muto.
11'
Chilwell has started the game in a left wing-back role, ahead of Fuchs as the left-sided centre-back in a back three.
9'
Perez takes a long ball down well and lays it back to Pereira. The right-back plays the ball off Iheanacho in the box and the striker tries to slip Perez back in, but the final ball just evades the Spaniard, who was just offside anyway.
7'
Hayden tries his luck from some distance and his fierce effort hits Evans and spins up into the air, allowing Schmeichel to make a simple catch.
5'
Newcastle win a succession of set-pieces in response, but Leicester hold firm and repel each delivery.
1'
We're under way at St. James' Park!
Hello and welcome to our LIVE coverage of the Premier League fixture between Newcastle United and Leicester City at St. James' Park.
Second-placed Leicester will be hoping to build on their 2-1 win over West Ham last time out with another victory on Tyneside to enure they stay ahead of Manchester City, who are just a point behind in third.
Newcastle United substitutes: DeAndre Yedlin, Karl Darlow, Andy Carroll, Emil Krafth, Christian Atsu, Sean Longstaff, Dwight Gayle.
Leicester City substitutes: Wes Morgan, Marc Albrighton, James Justin, Danny Ward, Demarai Gray, Hamza Choudhury, Harvey Barnes.
Newcastle United XI (3-4-3): Martin Dubravka; Fabian Schar, Federico Fernandez, Florian Lejeune; Javier Manquillo, Isaac Hayden, Jonjo Shelvey, Jetro Willems; Yoshinori Muto, Joelinton, Miguel Almiron.
Leicester City XI (3-1-4-2): Kasper Schmeichel; Caglar Soyuncu, Jonny Evans, Christian Fuchs; Wilfred Ndidi; Ricardo Pereira, Youri Tielemans, James Maddison, Ben Chilwell; Ayoze Perez, Kelechi Iheanacho.
As well as Leicester have played so far, Bruce will be concerned with how sloppy his side have been. Aside from the two errors for the goals, they have been wasteful at the other end, with Joelinton somehow failing to convert when faced with an empty net. Improvement is needed from the hosts at half-time.
Newcastle travel to face Rochdale in the FA Cup next, while Leicester have been drawn against Wigan Athletic.
Thank you for joining our coverage, we hope you enjoyed the game. Until next time, goodbye!
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