Soccer-Newcastle outclass Leicester to climb to second

Soccer Football - Premier League - Leicester City v Newcastle United - King Power Stadium, Leicester, Britain - December 26, 2022 Newcastle United's Joelinton celebrates scoring their third goal REUTERS/Molly Darlington

LEICESTER, England (Reuters) -Newcastle United striker Joelinton won a penalty and netted a first-half header in a 3-0 thrashing of Leicester City that took his side up to second in the Premier League table on Monday.

Leicester defender Daniel Amartey got the match off to a terrible start for the hosts, gifting Newcastle a penalty when he chopped down Joelinton after 86 seconds, and striker Chris Wood blasted the spot-kick into the middle of the net.