Joelinton of Newcastle United battles for possession with Youri Tielemans of Leicester City during the Premier League match between Newcastle United and Leicester City at St. James Park on January 03, 2021 in Newcastle upon Tyne, England.
NEWCASTLE - Leicester City moved up to third place in the Premier League as second-half goals by James Maddison and Youri Tielemans secured a 2-1 victory away at Newcastle United on Sunday.
Substitute Andy Carroll’s strike for the hosts set up a tense finale but Leicester were worthy winners.
Leicester hang on to go 3️⃣rd in the #PL table 📈#NEWLEI pic.twitter.com/F4BTm9Gwsm
— Premier League (@premierleague) January 3, 2021
They moved above Tottenham Hotspur with 32 points from 17 games played, one point behind co-leaders Liverpool and Manchester United, who have played one game less.
Maddison blasted Leicester in front in the 55th minute, and when the outstanding Tielemans produced a great finish to double the lead after 72 minutes it seemed that Leicester’s seventh away win in the league was in the bag.
Carroll’s first Premier League goal for Newcastle for 10 years offered a late twist.
