Newcastle moved fifth in the Premier League and condemned Leicester City to a record-breaking eighth successive home defeat without scoring courtesy of two Jacob Murphy goals and one by Harvey Barnes at the King Power Stadium.
“Far too easily!”
Boos all around the King Power as Jacob Murphy gives Newcastle an early lead
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Murphy tapped in Tino Livramento’s cross after two minutes, drawing boos from the home fans and a dismayed demeanour from Foxes manager Ruud van Nistelrooy at the start of the latest dispiriting performance in Leicester’s slide towards relegation.
WOW! What an effort from Fabian Schär!
Jacob Murphy is there to put it away
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Their dreadful start continued when visiting defender Fabian Schar’s shot from the halfway line smacked the crossbar, bounced down and was slotted in by Murphy, with City’s outfield players conspicuous by their absence.
Harvey Barnes scores against his former club and Newcastle are THREE up in just over 30 minutes
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Former Leicester winger Harvey Barnes added a third in the 34th minute, striking from the rebound after goalkeeper Mads Hermansen pushed Joelinton’s curling effort into his path.
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A day after Southampton became the earliest ever team to suffer Premier League relegation, Leicester’s landmark of lamentability is arguably a greater embarrassment after Ruud van Nistelrooy’s players became the first team in English Football League history to record no points and no goals in eight straight home games.
Van Nistelrooy is the favourite to be the next top-flight manager to leave – Southampton’s Ivan Juric exited hours before this timid defeat – and his record is now 15 defeats in 18 league games in charge.
Patson Daka almost spared Leicester that record when the forward’s shot hit both Newcastle posts three minutes before the break, but the severity of their form adds insult to injury and they are now 15 points from safety with 21 to play for.
Perhaps the only bright spot for last season’s Championship winners was the late introduction of 15-year-old Jeremy Monga, making the academy left-winger the second youngest player in Premier League history.
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