Leicester ended a hard week with a much-needed 4-0 Premier League win over Newcastle, who now must navigate a nightmare run of fixtures in December.
With Jamie Vardy benched and Jonny Evans forced off with a hamstring injury inside a few minutes, it was looking like another tricky afternoon for Leicester, who endured a Covid outbreak in midweek followed by their Europa League exit in Naples.
But Youri Tielemans’ controversial penalty gave them the lead after James Maddison was adjudged to have been tripped by Jamaal Lascelles.
It was soft, but there was nothing contentious about Leicester’s second goal as Patson Daka tapped into an empty net to off a fine team move started by a sublime Maddison flick
Newcastle’s back line got higher and Leicester capitalised; Tielemans got a second, finishing off from an unselfish Maddison pass, before Maddison himself got in on the act, slotting past Martin Dubravka following a one-two with Daka
It was Leicester’s first Premier League clean sheet since the opening day win over Wolves, moving them up to eighth, while Newcastle stay 19th