English top-flight team Leicester City were on point as they emerged 4-0 victors over Newcastle. The game remained a tightly contested encounter until sometime in the 38th minute when Youri Tieleman's stepped up to the plate.
The goal for the Belgian midfielder came from the spot. And he was always going to put such an opportunity away.
Highlights on the penalty decision
The penalty decision was made courtesy a trip of James Maddison in the 18-yard box.
At first glance, the decision to grant it a penalty looked like the perfect one. However, a close look at it from the replay makes it seem like the referee's decision was quite questionable.
Credit to Brendan Rodger's lads
After enduring a disappointing display in the Europa League, Leicester City came to the game against Newcastle with the belief that they could poor all woes on the Magpies. And pour or woes they did.
The scoreline shows that despite the penalty granted to Youri Tielemans, Leicester City were still the favourite of the day. Particularly the likes of James Maddison, Youri Tieleman's and Patson Dakar all gave a good account of themselves.
Conclusion
One major point to note in the victory of Leicester was that the foxes looked tight at the back.
That had been a major problem leading to their exit from the Europa League. However, it is great to see that Brendan Rodgers and his lads are considering that
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