Newcastle United produced a stellar away performance in their return to Premier League action to beat Leicester City 3-0 at the King Power Stadium.
The Magpies raced into a 2-0 lead after just seven minutes through Chris Wood and Miguel Almiron.
The New Zealand international fired home a penalty past Danny Ward which was won by Joelinton while Almiron cooly slotted home on seven minutes to double Newcastle's advantage.
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On 32 minutes, Joelinton headed home a Kieran Trippier corner to make it 3-0, while Leicester rarely tested Nick Pope.
While the second half was a more muted affair, Newcastle did well not to lose their focus, ensuring they took all three points back to Tyneside.
The win sees Newcastle move to second place in the Premier League, a remarkable achievement given the Magpies struggles this time last year.
And Toon fans took to social media to voice their delight at the Magpies 3-0 display against Leicester...
@thomashammond_ tweeted: "Highest position in 20 years, don’t mind if I do"
@milessteven001 tweeted: "Superb performance, not just the goals in the first half but also the work rate and game management in the second, especially as the lads were clearly tiring as the game went on. Defence was solid again and Botman is unbelievable!"
@Toonfan_Wz tweeted: "Amazing team, I love the work ethic and style of play. Poor second half today seemed like we had players very tired so we need to invest in squad depth as we don’t have it at the minute. Up top and cm we need two young players who can drop in as required."
@fergie2470 tweeted: "Easy win in the end, expected more from Leicester but shows how good we are"
@nicola_cookson tweeted: "Looking forward to the team photo - not just because they’re brilliant but they really wind up other fans."
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