Newcastle United dominated Leicester City with a comfortable 3-0 victory, highlighted by Jacob Murphy's two goals within the first 11 minutes. This win propelled Newcastle to fifth place in the Premier League, enhancing their Champions League qualification ambitions. Leicester City, now 19th, etched their name in history by becoming the first team to suffer eight consecutive home league defeats without scoring, indicating a dire need for improvement. Former Leicester player Harvey Barnes added to the host's woes with a goal before halftime. Newcastle's solid performance places them amongst the top contenders in the league.
Eddie Howe's side were ruthless in boosting their Champions League qualification hopes while 19th-placed Leicester became the first side in English Football League history to suffer eight successive home league defeats without scoring.
Murphy was unmarked to slot in the opening goal from Tino Livramento's low cross in the second minute and another easy finish made it 2-0 after Fabian Schar's audacious long-range effort bounced down off the crossbar.
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