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Leicester up to third after beating Newcastle

Leicester City's Belgian midfielder Youri Tielemans (right) celebrates with Leicester City's English midfielder Marc Albrighton (left) after scoring their second goal during their English Premier League match at St James' Park in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, north east England on January 3, 2021.

Photo credit: Michael Regan | AFP

What you need to know:

  • Having taken maximum points from a visit to Newcastle for the fifth successive season, Leicester have now won seven of their nine away league games this term.
  • They were hardly tested by Newcastle, who are without a win in six games in all competitions as the pressure mounts on Magpies boss Steve Bruce.

Newcastle

Leicester climbed to third place in the Premier League as goals from James Maddison and Youri Tielemans sealed a 2-1 win against Newcastle on Sunday.