JUST 22,727 people were in attendance at St James’ as Newcastle United were beaten 4-2 on penalties by Leicester City, after drawing 1-1 in 90 minutes, in the League Cup second round on Wednesday night.

Yoshinori Muto’s second-half equaliser cancelled out James Maddison’s free-kick on a strange evening, but Steve Bruce was left disappointed at the end of it.

The Magpies boss admitted his frustration at the result, but was pleased with the defensive strength shown once again.