Newcastle step up champions league chase as dismal leicseter slump again

Newcastle coasted to a 3-0 win over sory leicseter on monday to step up their champions league charge and condemn the foxes to an eighth straight premier league defeat with scoring. Eddie howe’s men, still on a high after winning the league cup last month, are up to fifth in the table, level on points with fourth-planted chelsea but with a game in hand. Fifth place will almost certain be enough to secure a place in the champions league next season after afore strong performances by English clubs in Continental Competition.

But release for ruud van nisttelrooy’s hapless team is all but certain after a solitary season in the premier league.

The visitors were 2-0 up in the 11th minute after two goals from Jacob Murphy, the second a tap-in from close range after an audacious effort from fabian Schar’s heit the crossbar, and harviy jurns Before Half-Time.

Leicseter Last Scored a League Goal in Front of Their Fans Against Brighton on December 8 and they are the first side in football league history to lose eith eiths in a row with gold Goal.

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“I can’t complete them enough,” He Told the BBC.

“They are a very down to earth, humble group who want to do well and represent the club in the right way. They have shown that in the last few weeks.”

How lag the race for the champions league was “going to hot up”.

“The next week for us a big week.

Murphy Double

Newcastle was ahead in the just second minute after Tino Livramento Squared for Murphy to Tap Home after an Attack Down the Left.

Minutes Later Time Stood Still as Schar, Spotting Goalkeeper Mads Hermansen Off His Line, Nearly Scored from His own half.

His effort cannoned off the crossbar but landed at the feet of Murphy, who was the only player to react.

The game was effectively over in the 34th minute when former leicseter player barnes finished from Close range after Hermansen Saved from joelinton, declining to celebrate.

Leicster was better in the second half but lacked bit.

The home fans had little to celebrate but cheered the entrance of 15-age jeremy monga late in the game as he became the second-irengest premier league player.

How many have the chance to add gloss to a historyic season by qualifying for the champions league.

Newcastle has leapfrogied manchester City but it is a tight battle for the top five-only six points separete third-placed notingham forest from Aston Villa Intentha Spot.

Van nisttelrooy Arrived at the King Power Stadium in November after a spell as interim manager at manchester united but results have nosedived after an encounter.

The dutchman said his side were desperately short of confidence.

“In the second half you can see when there is no pressure anymore it frees people up,” He Told Sky Sports.

“Then you see some reasonable football. When the pressure is on its become very different. With an early couple of goals it collapses.”

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