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Huddersfield 1-3 Newcastle: Magpies extend their lead at the top of the Championship thanks to Matt Ritchie, Daryl Murphy and Dwight Gayle goals

Fuelled by a sense of injustice, Huddersfield manager David Wagner could only find good things to say about his players.

The same could not be said about referee Roger East's decisions, which rankled with Wagner and certainly annoyed the half-time pitch announcer.

Serving the second of a two-match touchline ban, the German was forced to watch from the stand as two early controversial incidents set the scene for what followed.

Matt Ritchie (right) and Daryl Murphy (left) fired Newcastle into a 2-0 half-time leadu00a0
Matt Ritchie (right) and Daryl Murphy (left) fired Newcastle into a 2-0 half-time lead
Ritchie and his team-mates celebrate his goal in front of the travelling Newcastle supporters
Ritchie and his team-mates celebrate his goal in front of the travelling Newcastle supporters
Dwight Gayle completed the scoring as Newcastle moved five points clear at the topu00a0
Dwight Gayle completed the scoring as Newcastle moved five points clear at the top

His club could be in trouble with the Football Association too after assistant referee Dan Cook handed East an object thrown following Darryl Murphy's goal.