Newcastle United went five points clear at the top of the Championship with a 3-1 win over Huddersfield Town, a result which puts them 11 points clear of the third placed Terriers.
The home side started really well and were putting a lot of pressure on Newcastle, but it was Rafa Benitez’s men who took an early lead when Matt Ritchie scored from the spot after he was fouled by Nakhi Wells in the box.
Huddersfield continued to press but Daryl Murphy beat their offside trap and beat goalkeeper Danny Ward to the ball to put the Magpies 2-0 up.
The game stayed 2-0 until the 72nd minute when the visitors got a penalty of their own when Jonjo Shelvey fouled Elias Kachunga and Aaron Mooy converted.
In the dying moments of the game, substitute ‘keeper Joel Coleman was caught out by Dwight Gayle who made it 3-1.
Here our my Newcastle player ratings from the game:
