It was an evening when Newcastle's white knight emulated the club's knight of the realm. If Eddie Howe keeps this up, Sir Bobby Robson's statue could one day have company at St James' Park.
Thanks to Miguel Almiron's fantastic first-half goal, Howe became the first Toon boss since the late great Robson in 2004 to oversee six-straight Premier League home wins.
It is a remarkable run of results which has seen Newcastle, who were second bottom on only five points when Howe took over in November, hit the magical 40-point mark with five games still to go.