Rafael Benitez's Newcastle returned to the top of the Championship with a 2-0 victory over struggling Wigan at the DW Stadium.
A first-half goal from former Latics midfielder Mohamed Diame was added to by a strike from substitute Christian Atsu after the break as the Magpies displaced Brighton again following the Seagulls' win at Blackburn on Tuesday.
It had been a similar scenario when Brighton won last Friday and, while Newcastle responded with a 4-0 success on that occasion, this was less spectacular against the lowest scorers in the division, whose 16-goal total is the same as Dwight Gayle's own haul for the campaign.
Wigan Athletic 0-2 Newcastle United
