Newcastle secured Champions League football for the first time since 2003 with a goalless home draw against relegation-threatened Leicester.
While a goalless draw rarely suits both sides, Newcastle will feel extremely satisfied with Champions League qualification secure, while Leicester can stay up if they beat Tottenham on the final day and Everton do not beat Bournemouth.
Ad Newcastle took a while to get going, Leicester defending the box fairly well. But as the first half wore on and the dropped ever deeper, the home side began to create, Miguel Almiron and Callum Wilson hitting the post and having shots cleared off the line.
Premier LeagueNewcastle close in on Champions League spot with win over Brighton18/05/2023 AT 17:44 The game took the same pattern after the break, Wout Faes inadvertently sending a front-post header over for Bruno Guimaraes at the back, but fearing he might head the post — with fair reason — he glanced onto it instead.