Vardy and Harry Maguire goals in each half gives Leicester well-deserved win against Newcastle

Newcastle United remained rooted in the relegation zone after a goal in each half by Jamie Vardy and Harry Maguire gave Leicester City a well-deserved away win in their Premier League clash on Saturday.

Newcastle has now lost their opening four home games of the season for the first time and stayed 18th on two points from seven matches, ahead of 19th-placed Cardiff and bottom team Huddersfield on goal difference.

Leicester, who moved two places up to seventh on 12 points, always looked more likely to score and the lively Vardy fired them ahead with a 30th-minute penalty after DeAndre Yedlin blocked Maguire's wayward volley with his arms.

The home side's final pass kept going astray in the second half as they failed to create any chances and Maguire sealed Leicester's victory when he headed home a James Maddison corner in the 73rd minute.