Newcastle United picked up right where they left off before the World Cup break as Monday's impressive 3-0 win at in-form Leicester City moved Eddie Howe's side up to second in the Premier League table.
Newcastle, who won five successive matches prior to the break for Qatar 2022, cruised to victory at King Power Stadium courtesy of a 29-minute spell of dominance in the first half.
Chris Wood, starting in place of the absent Callum Wilson, opened the scoring with a confident third-minute penalty, before Miguel Almiron extended his scintillating form with a well-worked move and cool finish just four minutes later.
It was the Paraguayan forward's eighth goal in his last nine Premier League games. "Confidence is so important and he has been lifted by the form of the players around him," Newcastle manager Howe said.