Leeds United climbed to third in the Premier League with a superb Elland Road performance as they inflicted a heavy 4-1 defeat on a helpless Newcastle United.
A 14-minute burst in the first half proved too much for the Magpies, with an own goal from Lewis Miley following strikes by Jayden Bogle and Dominic Calvert-Lewin, before Noah Okafor netted in the second period.
Leeds now sit third on eight points – just four adrift of champions and leaders Arsenal.
Daniel Farke’s side needed a slice of luck to take the lead when Ao Tanaka’s 32nd-minute strike took a wicked double deflection off Sean Steur and Miley before looping into the bottom corner.
Just two minutes and 42 seconds later, Calvert-Lewin thought he had headed in Leeds’ second but the final touch came off the top of team-mate Bogle’s head for 2-0.
But, a minute into stoppage time, Calvert-Lewin claimed his goal with a composed finish across Lukas Hornicek – taking his career tally against Newcastle to eight.
It went from bad to worse for Newcastle in the second half when substitute Okafor slotted home Leeds’ fourth of the night.
Substitute Bazoumana Toure managed to find a consolation goal for the visitors in the 90th minute, but it was too little too late.
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