Leicester 0-3 Newcastle: Foxes make unwanted history

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Things just continue to go from bad to worse for Leicester as they move even closer to relegation from the Premier League.

Their fate is not yet mathematically sealed, but it is just a matter of weeks until it will be confirmed they will be playing Championship football next season.

After a bright start from Jamie Vardy in the opening 20 seconds, things quickly went downhill as Jacob Murphy latched on to Tino Livramento's fine cross to make it 1-0.

Murphy then quickly made it 2-0 after tracking the rebound from Fabian Schar's attempted goal of the season from inside his own half.

To rub salt into Leicester's wounds, former Foxes winger Harvey Barnes netted the third in what was a rampant first half from Eddie Howe's side.

For Leicester, they made their way into the history for all the wrong reasons as they became the first side in Football League history to lose eight home league games in a row without scoring.

On top that, Leicester also became the first in the club's history to lose 11 games at home in a single league campaign in their 141-year history.

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