Newcastle United were comfortable 2-0 winners over Huddersfield Town on Saturday.

A 2-0 victory was ultimately secured by goals from Salomon Rondon and Ayoze Perez inside the opening seven minutes of the second half with the home side having spent much of the first hammering away at Jonas Lossl's goal as the visitors attempted to re-group following skipper Tommy Smith's 20th-minute dismissal.

Toon boss Rafa Benitez stated, "We did well so I was pleased with the performance of the players. It was difficult for them with 10 men but they still had chances. We had a lot of chances and we hit the post or bar three or four times.

"It was really important to win. It was a pity to go in at half time without scoring but we were doing well. The sending off was a big problem for them but we carried on, kept pushing, and started the second half well.

"It's difficult to understand how, after 29 attempts - so clear - that we can only score two goals. But, credit to their 'keeper."