Record signing Miguel Almiron impressed on his full debut as Newcastle United eased past 10-man Huddersfield Town to move four points clear of the Premier League relegation zone.
Ayoze Perez drilled in the second although Paraguay forward Almiron could not add the goal his display deserved.
After Newcastle missed several chances in the first half, striker Salomon Rondon swept in the opener 59 seconds into the second period.
Huddersfield, who stay marooned at the bottom of the table, had skipper Tommy Smith sent off after 20 minutes for a high tackle on Almiron.
Newcastle recorded their third successive Premier League win at St James’ Park – for the first time since last April – to move up to 14th.
United boss Rafael Benitez’s only gripe may be that they should have won by a more convincing margin against a Huddersfield side that managed only one shot on target.
Newcastle’s Kenedy and Sean Longstaff both hit the woodwork in the final half-hour, while Huddersfield goalkeeper Jonas Lossl produced some superb saves as the home side peppered the away goal with 29 shots.
Town have lost all four of their matches under new manager Jan Siewert and remain 14 points adrift of safety.
Source: BBC News
