Premier League (Week 8) : Newcastle beats Leicester 1-0
ENGLAND, Oct. 18, 2014 (AMP) — Premier League / Match day 8: After their 2-2 draw against Swansea on October 4, the Magpies bounced back with a 1-0 victory over Leicester this Saturday.
Leicester made Newcastle doubt themselves for forty-five minutes. 0-0 at half time. Everything was decided in the second period with a saving goal by French forward Gabriel Obertan in the 71st minute.
Leicester City are down in 13rd place with 9 points from 8 games, tie on points with Everton.
View : Full Premier League table (as of October 18, 2014) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chelsea | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 8 | 15 | 22 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 17 |
| 3 | Southampton | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 5 | 14 | 16 |
| 4 | West Ham | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 13 |
| 5 | Manchester United | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 11 |
| 6 | Arsenal | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 11 |
| 7 | Swansea | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 11 |
| 8 | Tottenham | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | -1 | 11 |
| 9 | Hull | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 10 |
| 10 | Liverpool | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| 11 | Aston Villa | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 12 | -8 | 10 |
| 12 | Everton | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 9 |
| 13 | Leicester | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 13 | -2 | 9 |
| 14 | West Brom | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | -1 | 8 |
| 15 | Stoke City | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -2 | 8 |
| 16 | Crystal Palace | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 14 | -3 | 8 |
| 17 | Sunderland | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 15 | -7 | 8 |
| 18 | Newcastle | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 14 | -6 | 7 |
| 19 | Burnley | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | -9 | 4 |
| 20 | QPR | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 15 | -11 | 4 |
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Overview
Newcastle United
- Position: 18
- Best performance of the season:Newcastle 1-0 Leicester (18 Oct.)
- Previous game:Swansea 2-2 Newcastle (4 Oct.)
- Next game:Tottenham - Newcastle (26 Oct.)
Leicester City
- Position: 13 -1
- Best performance of the season:Leicester 5-3 Manchester United (21 Sep.)
- Previous game:Leicester 2-2 Burnley (4 Oct.)
- Next game:Swansea - Leicester (25 Oct.)
Newcastle
1:0
Leicester
1:0 (0:0)
- 18 October 2014
- 16:00
- Newcastle
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Chelsea | 22 |
| 2 |  Manchester City | 17 |
| 3 |  Southampton | 16 |
| 4 |  West Ham | 13 |
| 5 |  Manchester United | 11 |
Week 8 Results
| Saturday 18 October 2014 | ||||
| Manchester City | 4-1 | Tottenham |  |
| Southampton | 8-0 | Sunderland |  |
 | Burnley | 1-3 | West Ham | |
 | Arsenal | 2-2 | Hull |  |
 | Everton | 3-0 | Aston Villa |  |
 | Crystal Palace | 1-2 | Chelsea | |
| Newcastle | 1-0 | Leicester | |
| Sunday 19 October 2014 | ||||
 | QPR | 13:30 | Liverpool |  |
 | Stoke City | 16:00 | Swansea |  |
| Monday 20 October 2014 | ||||
 | West Brom | 20:00 | Manchester United | |