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Wigan 0 Newcastle 2
United got the job done against Wigan on Wednesday night to climb back to the top of the table.
A determined Latics side produced a performance which belied their lowly league position, and Warren Joyce's side made life tough for the Magpies.
But Rafa Benitez's side were still relatively comfortable once Mohamed Diame had opened the scoring against his old club.
Christian Atsu added a second late on to send the sizeable away contingent wild, and Club Photographer Serena Taylor brought nufc.co.uk this gallery.