(Premier League 2022/2023): Highlights Leicester City - Newcastle

A very warm welcome to Leicester City against Newcastle United. All the players take the knee this one of the special days in the football calendar plotted to make a statement against racism and all forms of discrimination. To be able to keep those fitness up, yes you can play friendlies but there's nothing like match practice. Joe Linton, ooh the challenge is in there, Jarrett Gillett points to the spot. Inside the first 90 seconds of the match, a misjudgement by Amati and a penalty kick for Newcastle. Plead his case which means he probably knows initially it's a touch that almost gets away from Joe Linton but he manages to get the second touch. Wood to take for Newcastle, Wood to score for Newcastle. The perfect return to action for the magpies, a head inside three minutes. It's a fantastic start for Newcastle United. A lot of time to think about it, even when the whistle goes he waits, he steadies himself, goes through his process as most penalty takers do and then straight down the middle. But the position vacated by him has left opportunity for Willock and Newcastle to come forward again. Really open start to this match. Leicester City looking at sixes and sevens, Guimaraes, corner. This man in brilliant form before the World Cup and look at this go, absolutely sensational. That is what you call picking up where you've left off. Miguel Almiron right at it with a spectacular goal. You'll see it here, it looks quite simple initially. Working down the right, Newcastle he cuts in, it's the little then pass but he keeps his move running, that's what I like then. The pass is on one touch so it's so hard for any defender to be able to pick up but look at this, just drops it off, keeps his run going and then the finish past Daniel Ward is exquisite. Like a surgeon's cut through the Leicester City defence. They may feel they could have done better with that but it was a thing of beauty for Newcastle United. Just as the scoreline is 2-0 up. Ward positioning himself on the goalkeeper before coming short. It's a free header, it's Joe Linton and it's three for Newcastle United. Leicester undone from a set piece again and Newcastle United are running away with this on Boxing Day. He doesn't really even get a run on, it's almost a standing jump there. I think it's Samare, he's looking, he's looking. Going zone all there Leicester City, for me I don't really like that. Comes onto it far too easy, Joe Linton. Samare has always got a backtrack, I'd rather him be close to the man to be able to put him off to be able to do something about that jump but look at this. Far too easy. But it's a really good header I must admit from Joe Linton but I think the defending needs a lot to be desired and there's the celebration. Trying to do playing that ball in behind but just overcooks it. A huge Boxing Day show of strength by Eddie Howe and Newcastle United. He'd never brought a side here to the King Power Stadium and won before Eddie Howe but he certainly has now.