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Newcastle Player Ratings: Leicester City (A)

Luke WeirLuke Weir
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Newcastle Player Ratings: Leicester City (A)

Newcastle United secured a big 1-0 win at Leicester City to all but cement their Premier League status for another year.

These three points take the Magpies up to 13th in the Premier League table and 10 points clear of the relegation zone with only four games to play.

The win is made all the better by the fact that Leicester had won their last four games but had limited chances to score this evening.

Salomon Rondon came the closest in the opening stages after rattling the crossbar from a long-range free-kick.

The crucial goal came after half an hour as a Matt Ritchie cross was brilliantly diverted home by Ayoze Perez.

United’s game plan was working to great effect with the side well-organised, disciplined and dangerous on the counter-attack.

Despite being put under pressure in the latter stages of the game, Newcastle held firm to claim the points.

Here’s how we rated the players:

#TeamPGDPts
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11
SunderlandSUN
33-446
12
FulhamFUL
33-345
13
Crystal PalaceCRY
32-143
14
Newcastle UnitedNEW
33-342
15
Leeds UnitedLEE
34-740
16
Nottingham ForestNFO
33-936
17
West Ham UnitedWHU
33-1733
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