Newcastle have been here before this season. After back-to-back wins over Arsenal and Nottingham Forest in early November, it looked like Eddie Howe's side had turned the corner after an inconsistent start to the campaign.

Newcastle cruised to a 4-0 victory over Leicester at St James' Park to end a run of four games without a win. A rampant Newcastle claimed their first victory in a month, with a Jacob Murphy brace and goals from Bruno Guimaraes and Alexander Isak giving Ruud van Niselrooy his first defeat as Leicester boss.