Newcastle United‘s Jacob Murphy scored twice in the opening 11 minutes as his side beat a dismal Leicester City 3-0 away to move fifth in the Premier League on Monday.

Eddie Howe’s side were ruthless in boosting their Champions League qualification hopes while 19th-placed Leicester became the first side in English Football League history to suffer eight successive home league defeats without scoring.

Murphy was unmarked to slot in the opening goal from Tino Livramento’s low cross in the second minute and another easy finish made it 2-0 after Fabian Schar‘s audacious long-range effort bounced down off the crossbar.

Former Leicester player Harvey Barnes increased the misery for the hosts before halftime with a close-range finish.

They showed more resilience after the break but Newcastle cruised to a victory that put them above champions Manchester City on 53 points from 30 games, level with fourth-placed Chelsea and with a match in hand.

Leicester have 17 points from 31 games and look destined to join relegated Southampton back in the Championship next season.