Leicester City have become the first Premier League team to lose eight Premier League games in a row without scoring a single goal.
Their latest defeat, a 3-0 loss to Newcastle United at the King Power Stadium in which they were two goals down inside 11 minutes, left them above only already-relegated Southampton in the table.
Leicester are the only team to lose eight consecutive games without scoring in the top-flight since Sunderland managed it in 1976-77.
“We lost another game starting with the best intentions. We lost another early goal. It’s very disappointing and worrying,” Leicester head coach Ruud van Nistelrooy told the BBC.
“It’s a big challenge. We all know the run of form we’re in. It’s extremely difficult. Especially if there aren’t light points to build on.
“The most difficult thing is we are in a place for such a long time and there are no results. The most important thing is the club and to bring it forward. That’s the worrying part.”
Leicester will be relegated if 17th-placed Wolverhampton Wanderers win their next two games, or the Foxes lose their next two.
“I want the club to do well. The club is first and that is something to consider. It is hard because I came to the club to help it forward but it is clear there haven’t been enough results to get points on the board and that’s not good enough.”
Leicester travel to face Brighton in their next fixture on Saturday.
Information from ESPN’s Global Sports Research contributed to this report
