Newcastle ease past Rotherham to top Championship

Matt Ritchie fired a second-half double as Newcastle climbed back to the top of the Sky Bet Championship with a 4-0 home win against Rotherham.

Newcastle ease past Rotherham to top Championship
Sat, 21 Jan, 2017 - 18:11

Matt Ritchie fired a second-half double as Newcastle climbed back to the top of the Sky Bet Championship with a 4-0 home win against Rotherham.

Winger Ritchie took his goals tally for the season to eight, putting Newcastle 2-0 up after Daryl Murphy's opener in first-half stoppage time and adding his second after Ayoze Perez had put Rafael Benitez's side out of sight in the 59th minute.

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