Leicester City 3-0 Newcastle: Flying Foxes leave Toon in trouble with eighth defeat in a row

Newcastle United slumped to their eighth defeat in a row as fellow strugglers Leicester City beat them 3-0 at the King Power Stadium, which also saw them finish the match with nine men.
The Foxes, who have now won five of their last six games, have moved themselves four points clear of safety with the victory ahead of a packed weekend of Premier League action, thanks to Leonardo Ulloa’s double, which sandwiched a rare Wes Morgan goal.
But Toon boss Carver will now be fearing relegation as his side failed to show any spirit in the east Midlands, with Mike Williamson and Daryl Janmaat sent off.
Any plans Carver had of getting his strugglers back on track went out of the window almost immediately after the kick off as, just 36 seconds into the match, Leonardo Ulloa lost marker Moussa Sissoko and flicked Marc Albrighton’s corner beyond Tim Krul.
The troubled Toon weren’t given any chance to settle as Jamie Vardy caused havoc for their backline but the Foxes second strike of the afternoon came from an unlikely source.
It was Albrighton once again with the delivery, although this time a free-kick from the left, and defender Wes Morgan, with not a Newcastle player in sight, was able to nudge home from close range with 16 minutes gone.
Emmanuel Riviere attempted to get the Magpies back on track but slammed a shot into the sidenetting before kicking thin air when well-placed but while Carver’s side briefly looked like battling their way back into the game things soon got worse.
French striker Riviere is yet to score a Premier League goal for Newcastle and his time on Tyneside hit a new low as, three minutes into the second half, he shoved Marcin Wasilewski in the box to concede a penalty, which Ulloa converted emphatically.
Carver looked to get his men a goal back by thrusting Siem De Jong onto the pitch alongside the luckless Riviere and Ayoze Perez but he was immediately hit by another blow as Williamson was sent off for a second booking after 62 minutes.
Tim Krul was doing his best to ensure the scoreline did not get any bigger as he denied Ulloa a hat-trick, but to complete a miserable afternoon Magpies Dutch right-back Janmaat also received a red card in stoppage time after landing himself a second yellow card for a trip.