Murphy nets double as Newcastle thrash Leicester

Newcastle United forward Jacob Murphy netted a goal in each half as his side hammered Leicester City 4-0 in their Premier League clash at St James' Park on Saturday when the visiting Foxes suffered a defensive collapse early in the second half.

Newcastle dominated throughout, keeping Leicester keeper Mads Hermansen busy in the first half, and it took a well-worked set piece for the home side to go ahead, with Aaron Gordon teeing up Murphy from a short corner for the latter to drill home from the edge of the box.

Hermansen was replaced in goal by Danny Ward at the break, prompting Leicester's resistance to crumble as Bruno Guimares and Alexander Isak both scored with close-range headers before Murphy grabbed his second goal of the afternoon to make it 4-0 on the hour mark.

Newcastle continued to attack but had to be content with a 4-0 win that lifts them to 11th place in the table on 23 points, while Ruud van Nistelrooy's Leicester are 16th on 14 points.