Gary Lineker has joked of a 'delightful' Boxing Day after watching his beloved Leicester City side dismantled 3-0 by Newcastle United alongside Alan Shearer. The Magpies showed no signs of any rustiness following the six-week World Cup break as they produced a stellar performance to move up to second in the Premier League.
Eddie Howe's side found themselves 2-0 to the good and well in control of proceedings after just seven minutes thanks to Chris Wood's penalty and Miguel Almiron's well crafted goal. Almiron collected a neat one-two from Bruno Guimaraes before sliding a now customary neat finish past Danny Ward for his eighth goal in nine matches.
Joelinton then rounded off the win with his second goal of the season just after the half-hour mark to cap a rampant first half of action. Newcastle then defended resolutely in the second half to keep their clean sheet in tact with Sven Botman once again shining, who is still yet to lose in black and white.
