Newcastle close in on Champions League spot with resounding win over Brighton

Eddie Howe’s men will be assured of a top-four finish if Liverpool lose to Aston Villa on Saturday

NEARLY THERE: Newcastle celebrate after the Premier League match at St. James' Park. Pic: Owen Humphreys/PA Wire.

Callum Wilson and Bruno Guimaraes served up a grandstand finish to take Newcastle to the brink of Champions League football with a resounding victory over Brighton.

Having seen Deniz Undav drag the Seagulls back into the game after his own goal and Dan Burn’s towering header had given the Magpies a 2-0 half-time lead, Wilson scored his 18th of the season and then set up Guimaraes to wrap up a 4-1 win at the death in front of a delirious crowd of 52,122 at St James’ Park.