Leicester get never-done-before record that no team wants and equal another poor feat during Newcastle loss
Leicester City have put themselves on the wrong side of history with a 3-0 home defeat against Newcastle United.
Jacob Murphy scored two goals in the first 11 minutes to essentially put the game out of reach for the relegation-threatened Foxes.
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Harvey Barnes added a third for Newcastle before half time to haunt his former club and inflict another dismal result on them.
Ruud van Nistelrooy's side remain 19th and have now been beaten for the 22nd time in 31 Premier League matches this season.
The defeat has also seen them make unwanted history as a return to the Championship becomes inevitable.
Leicester have become the first side in football league history to lose eight consecutive home league games without scoring a goal.
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Watford lost seven in a row between December 1971 and March 1972, but the Foxes have now overtaken them.
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As well as this, they have equalled Sunderland's run in the 1976/77 season of losing eight matches in a row without scoring.
A damning statistic that arose on 49 minutes on Monday night showed that Leicester haven't scored in the Premier League for over 12 hours.
Their most recent goal came on January 26 in a 2-1 victory away to Tottenham.
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Everton, Arsenal, Brentford, West Ham, Chelsea, Manchester United, Manchester City and now Newcastle have all beaten them since then.
With seven matches left to play this season, Leicester find themselves 15 points behind 17th-placed Wolves.
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Only Southampton are below them in the standings, with the Saints' relegation to the Championship confirmed on Sunday.
Leicester are all but certain to follow them into the second tier and it looks as though they will be joined by Ipswich Town too.
This means that all three sides who gained Championship promotion last season will make instant returns for the 2025/26 campaign.
And manager Van Nistelrooy raised questions over his future at the club in his post-match press conference.
After being asked about whether he remained committed to the club, he said: “The most important thing is the club and these players, that’s what I would say for now.”
When pressed again on the matter, he added: “The most important thing is the club and the players, that is my reaction.”
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Later on in the post-Newcastle conference, Van Nistelrooy admitted that things haven’t worked out since he arrived.
The Dutchman said: “What I want to say is that it’s very disappointing. If I speak for myself, coming here with the intent to bring the club forward. So far it didn’t work.
“I tried different things, different players, different structures, without results. That’s what I can say about how I feel at this moment.”
The season run-in doesn't get any easier for Leicester.
A trip to Brighton is up next on Saturday, with the Seagulls still in the race for European qualification.
League leaders Liverpool then travel to the King Power Stadium before Wolves potentially seal their Premier League safety at their relegation rivals.
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Southampton and the Champions League-chasing Nottingham Forest continue the challenging schedule.
Ipswich and Bournemouth will be their final two opponents, by which time Leicester's relegation is likely to already be confirmed.
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