Newcastle thump Leicester to inflict 1st defeat of Van Nistelrooy's reign

Newcastle handed Ruud van Nistelrooy his first defeat as Leicester boss with a 4-0 rout at St James' Park on Saturday.

Former Manchester United striker Nistelrooy had taken four points from his first two games since replacing the sacked Steve Cooper.

But Newcastle ended that encouraging start as Jacob Murphy drilled a clinical finish into the bottom corner from the edge of the area in the 30th minute.

Bruno Guimaraes nodded in Newcastle's second goal in the 47th minute after Lewis Hall headed Anthony Gordon's free-kick toward the Brazilian.

Alexander Isak bagged the Magpies' third two minutes later with a close-range finish and Murphy struck again on the hour to leave Leicester two points above the relegation zone.