Factfile - Newcastle United vs. Leicester City

Ahead of the 8pm kick-off at St. James' Park, take a closer look at some of the fixture's key statistics and figures from years gone by...

Last league encounter

Leicester City 0 Newcastle United 3 (Wood, Almirón, Joelinton)
Premier League
26/12/2022

Last FA Cup encounter

Leicester City 1 (Ulloa) Newcastle United 0
Third Round
03/01/2015

Last League Cup encounter

Newcastle United 2 (Burn, Joelinton) Leicester City 0
Quarter-Final
10/01/2023

The last time

Last Leicester City hat-trick: David Kelly | 01/12/1990 | Second Division | Filbert Street
Last Newcastle United hat-trick: Alan Shearer | 02/02/1997 | Premier League | St. James' Park

All Leicester Leicester post-war hat tricks: David Kelly
All Newcastle Newcastle post-war hat tricks: Len White, Mick Quinn, Andy Cole, David Kelly, Alan Shearer

Last Leicester City penalty scored: Youri Tielemans | 12/12/2021 | Premier League | King Power Stadium
Last Newcastle United penalty scored: Chris Wood | 26/12/2022 | Premier League | King Power Stadium

All Leicester City post-war penalties: Sep Smith, Bernie Kelly, Ian King (2), Bobby Smith (2), Ian Banks, David Kelly, Leonardo Ulloa, Jamie Vardy, Youri Tielemans
All Newcastle United post-war penalties: Bobby Mitchell, Pop Robson, Terry McDermott, Alan Shoulder (2), Neil McDonald, Mick Quinn, John Barnes, Chris Wood

Last Leicester City own goal conceded: Gerry Taggart | 07/02/2004 | Premier League | St. James' Park
Last Newcastle United own goal conceded: Paul Dummett | 29/09/2019 | Premier League | King Power Stadium

All Leicester City post-war own goals: Steve Walsh, Gerry Taggart
All Newcastle United post-war own goals: Bobby Corbett, George Dalton, John McNamee, Ayoze Pérez, Paul Dummett

Last Leicester City debutant: Kasey McAteer | 12/12/2021 | Premier League | King Power Stadium
Last Newcastle United debutant(s): Ľubomír Šatka & Callum Roberts | 03/01/2015 | FA Cup Third Round | King Power Stadium

All Leicester City post-war debutants: Dave Richardson, Richie Norman, Alan Tewley, Brian Potts, Andy Lochhead, Steve Yates, Steve Bicknell, Mark Bright, Kevin Jobling, John Buckley, David Oldfield, Nicky Mohan, Mark Draper, Danny Thomas, Steffen Freund, Nolberto Solano, Tom Lawrence, Kasey McAteer
All Newcastle United post-war debutants: Ron Anderson, Andy Donaldson, Frank Houghton, Ivor Allchurch, John McGrath, George Hope, Stuart Robinson, Malcolm Brown, Paul Goddard, Mark Stimson, Roy Aitken, Gavin Peacock, Gavin Maguire, Marc Hottiger, Phillipe Albert, Michael Bridges, Ryan Donaldson, Patrick van Aanholt, Ľubomír Šatka, Callum Roberts

Last Leicester City player sent off: Ritchie Wellens | 30/01/2010 | Championship | King Power Stadium
Last Newcastle United player sent off: Isaac Hayden | 29/09/2019 | Premier League | King Power Stadium

All Leicester City dismissals: Tommy Williams, Kevin MacDonald, Emile Heskey, Ritchie Wellens
All Newcastle United dismissals: Kevin Sheedy, Pavel Srnicek, Mike Williamson, Daryl Janmaat, Isaac Hayden

Last transfer to Leicester City: Ayoze Pérez | 04/07/2019 | Undisclosed 
Las transfer to Newcastle United: Islam Slimani | 31/01/2018 | Loan 

Other connections include: Carl Cort, Nikos Dabizas, Les Ferdinand, Keith Gillespie, Andy Graver, Steve Guppy, Mike Hooper, Steve Howey, David Kelly, Paul Kitson, Ken Leek, John Mitten, Paul Moran, Keith Robson, Danny Simpson, Jackie Sinclair, Norberto Solano and Patrick van Aanholt.

Leading Leicester City goalscorer: Arthur Chandler | 15 goals
Leading Newcastle United goalscorer: Mick Quinn | 8 goals