38 mins Martin Dubravka played a goal kick short to Jamaal Lascelles inside the penalty area. His ball to Jonjo Shelvey wasn't great, but Shelvey's touch on the edge of the box was worse and the onrushing Youri Tielemans beat colleague Kieran Dewsbury-Hall to reach the Toon midfielder.

Shelvey unloaded in the direction of Lascelles towards the corner of the area, but James Maddison nipped in and took advantage of a hanging foot from the United captain to convincingly send himself into orbit.

Referee Peter Bankes promptly pointed to the spot, with no official review signalled on the stadium screens - VAR official Paul Tierney seemingly happy with the briefest of replays and not minded to send Bankes to review the tackle via a pitchside monitor.

An absence of protest from the visiting side may have been a factor; witness the prolonged moaning that ultimately saw the award of a penalty kick to Newcastle at home to Norwich City last month after repeated reviews.

Tielemans stepped up and gave Dubravka no chance from the spot in front of the Family (North) Stand. 0-1

Half time: Foxes 1 Magpies 0

57 mins The first of three examples of a defence appearing to be well set-up only for it to melt away with alarming ease as the opposition waltzed through the heart of it: the proverbial hot knife through butter.

City attacked down their left and a ball infield to Maddison midway through the United half was flicked on first time, disabling the entire back line in the process. Harvey Barnes was completely unattended on the left hand side of the box, scooping the ball infield as Dubravka came out to meet him and seeing Patson Daka walk it into an empty net. If there was a VAR check for a possible offside, on Barnes then there was no reference to it in the stadium. 0-2

81 mins Javier Manquillo's attempted forward pass over halfway on the United right was cut out by Luke Thomas, who set Daka away. He reached the edge of the box and threaded a simple pass to Maddison, who had time to control it and turn before helping it on to the untracked Tielemans. He steadied himself before lashed it past Dubravka, Fabian Schar and Javier Manquillo high into the net from just outside the six yard box. 0-3

85 mins Joelinton was easily dispossessed midway inside the Newcastle half and the ball fell to Maddison, who exchanged passes with Daka before firing across Dubravka from the left hand side of the box. Far too easy. 0-4

Full time: Foxes 4 Magpies 0

Eddie Howe said:

"It was a strange game because I thought we were OK for large parts.

"We were OK in the first half and were a threat at times. We conceded a goal with the penalty - which was debatable whether it was. The scoreline looks like a heavy defeat but I didn't think it felt like that at all.

"It wasn't ideal for our situation. The manner of [the penalty] as well is one that the referee gives at the time and it's no way it will be overturned. It's harsh for us. The scoreline is not reflective. Statistics show us that and my gut feeling tells me that but we have to regroup very quickly.

"Every game is an opportunity. We're hugely frustrated by some of our moments in the game. If we'd have shown more composure in the attacking third we could have made more of the moments. We just let the game slip away from us.

"I thought for all the ball we had around their box, we didn't really open them up. Then in the big moments we didn't deal with them well enough.

"The players won't have felt inferior. They will have felt competitive and hopefully they reflect in the right way. Every game is difficult. Obviously Anfield (against Liverpool on Thursday) is a tough assignment for us but we will do everything to try and win the match."

On the penalty decision....:

"When you see it live you fear the worst but when you see it in detail you see the player is going over before contact is made. For me, it's not a penalty. The goal came at a bad moment for us when we were on top."

...and the failure of the referee to consult VAR:

"It's what it's there for. I don't understand why referees are so reluctant. I think if he does, he reverses the decision."

Brendan Rodgers said:

"I’m absolutely delighted. It was a fantastic win for us. The performance, first of all, we played very well. We had lots of young players and changes in the team, but we showed real cohesion. It was a test of our mentality today.

"I’ve always felt and I’ve said before, we’ve looked creative. We’ve been scoring goals and creating chances. We needed to rediscover that mentality in our defending and we were able to do that with the clean sheet.

"Obviously with Jonny Evans going out early... When you see the young team and the experience they are gaining. To keep a clean sheet against very dangerous players, I am very pleased.

"It shows you the collective spirit the team has, the attitude, the energy... especially coming back after a long midweek and the disappointment of losing that game. We arrived back at 2:30am on the Friday and Newcastle had a full week to intensely prepare and be ready.

"For us, it was a big performance and a big result and I’m just so happy for the players that they got the rewards.

"The spirit and the team is great and they are unselfish. The first goal is brilliant in terms of our pressing that leads to the penalty. The others are really good team goals. Once we got our second goal the players got confidence and played to a good level.

"We have an unbelievable striker in Jamie Vardy but he is human so we have to look after him. Patson Daka is very important for us. He is a great goalscorer and he showed that. Youri Tielemans' all round game... To come back, play Thursday and today showed his quality. He was very impressive.

"When you come off the back of a disappointing result during the week, it's been a huge challenge. But we've always tried to develop a culture which supports players and gives others an opportunity. We discovered that mobility.

"I'm delighted for the players to get a clean sheet and score four goals."