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- Updated: December 14, 2016
Newcastle bounced back to the Sky Bet Championship summit with a clinical 2-0 victory over struggling Wigan Athletic.
Brighton’s win over Blackburn on Tuesday had lifted them to the top but it would be for 24 hours only as goals from Mohamed Diame and Christian Atsu won the points.
The Toon have now won 15 of their last 19 league matches and have the best away record in the division having secured 25 points on the road.
This latest blank at home for Wigan means they haven’t scored in five games at the DW Stadium and remain 23rd in the league, four points from safety.
Despite the busy festive period approaching, Rafa Benitez decided against changing a winning formula as he kept the same XI that saw off …
