Newcastle's surge up the Sky Bet Championship table gathered momentum as they won 2-0 at the iPro Stadium to claim a fourth straight victory and condemn Derby to a first home defeat of the season.
A goal in each half from Yoan Gouffran and DeAndre Yedlin gave Newcastle a deserved three points in front of a 30,000 plus crowd and underlined their promotion credentials.
Derby had their moments but never really threatened and have now scored only once in six Championship games.
The Rams gave full debuts to James Wilson, Matej Vydra and Ikechi Anya and there was also a change of referee with fourth official Darren Bond replacing James Linington who pulled a hamstring before kick-off.
Yoan Gouffran, DeAndre Yedlin goals seal Newcastle win over Derby
