Newcastle made it six wins in a row in all competitions when they thumped Queens Park Rangers 6-0 at Loftus Road.
Rafa Benitez’s impressive Magpies appear to be hitting form after a slow start to the season and they stay second, one point behind leaders Huddersfield.
It was a third defeat of the season for Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink’s Hoops, but an embarrassing one in west London. Jonjo Shelvey scored twice, while Ciaran Clark, Ayoze Perez, Aleksandar Mitrovic and Grant Hanley were also on the score sheet for the Magpies.
Meanwhile, Huddersfield’s unbeaten run ended at Brighton, with Anthony Knockaert scoring ten minutes from time at the Amex.