Hughton keen to maintain gap

Newcastle manager pleased with win over Swansea

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Hughton keen to maintain gap

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Chris Hughton told his players to keep up the good work following Newcastle's 3-0 victory over Swansea.

The Magpies did the damage inside 28 minutes at St James' Park as Marlon Harewood struck twice, either side of a Peter Lovenkrands header.

The result kept them top of the Championship table and eight points clear of third-placed Leicester, who conceded a late equaliser at Scunthorpe.

Hughton said: "We are very pleased. It is the most important gap for anybody who is occupying the top two places.

"All we can do is continue to do what we are doing and be hopeful that the other results go for us."

Sousa reaction

Swansea manager Paulo Sousa was left to rue his side's slow start but praised their response in the second half.

"In my opinion, we deserved much more than this result, but it can be a great experience for us," he said.

"We started afraid and we conceded twice from counter-attacks, but we made some corrections before half-time and then in the second half, we had better control of the game.

"But this is Newcastle, it's very difficult for anyone to catch them.

"West Brom have a great squad with great quality and they could do, but I think Newcastle have more claims on the championship."

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