Salomon Rondon\u2019s strike secured Newcastle their first victory in four matches as they won 1-0 at Huddersfield, who have now lost four in a row.<\/b>
\nBy Phil Medlicott, Press Association Sport
December 15 2018 5:52 PM
Salomon Rondon\u2019s strike secured Newcastle their first victory in four matches as they won 1-0 at Huddersfield, who have now lost four in a row.
Rondon finished off a Newcastle break in the 55th minute at a rain-sodden John Smith\u2019s Stadium having been teed up by Javier Manquillo.
Rafael Benitez\u2019s men \u2013 celebrating a win for only the fourth time this season, the day after it emerged they had cancelled their Christmas party \u2013 are up a place to 14th in the Premier League table.
FULL-TIME Huddersfield 0-1 Newcastle The visitors cling on to secure a vital three points with Salomon Rondon scoring the only goal #HUDNEW pic.twitter.com\/88Zipl5nPv
They are six points clear of the relegation zone, in which David Wagner\u2019s 18th-placed Huddersfield remain two adrift of safety.
The hosts made a fairly lively start to the contest, with Laurent Depoitre volleying over in the fourth minute and Chris Lowe sending a bouncing shot wide in the 10th.
At the other end, Jonas Lossl took studs to the leg as he came out to meet Christian Atsu and push the ball away on the quarter-hour mark. The Terriers goalkeeper was fine to continue after receiving treatment.
Counterpart Martin Dubravka subsequently made a fine save as he tipped Philip Billing\u2019s free-kick over the bar, before Lossl did well to block a Fabian Schar shot.
FULL TIME Huddersfield Town 0-1 Newcastle United Big @salorondon23 ‘s fourth goal in his last six games gives the Magpies a vital second away win of the season! Match report: https:\/\/t.co\/JPMiWSzyZG #NUFC pic.twitter.com\/ocB82rsK5C
It was Huddersfield then doing most of the attacking for the remainder of the first half, during which the stadium floodlights dimmed briefly on two occasions.
Dubravka collected a tame Billing shot and smartly kept out a Lowe strike \u2013 although the flag was up for offside \u2013 while the most notable action besides from Newcastle was Jamaal Lascelles\u2019 waist-high challenge on Depoitre, for which he was booked.
Early in the second half Atsu twice tried his luck on goal, seeing one shot caught and another parried by Lossl.
A brilliant 3 points @NUFC and a great team goal finished by @salorondon23. Watch it on @BBCMOTD later!! #HUDNEW ????????????????????????????????\u200d\u2642\ufe0f
The Dane was then beaten as an incisive Newcastle move saw the ball worked from Ayoze Perez to Manquillo and on to Rondon, who slotted in.
As Huddersfield looked to hit back, Lowe brought a decent save out of Dubravka with a strike just before the hour mark and Depoitre then had a header saved.
Wagner\u2019s side could muster little further than that, while Newcastle substitute Matt Ritchie\u2019s effort was saved by Lossl late on.
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