SWANSEA'S CURRENT FORM ...
Crystal Palace 0 Swansea 1
FEBRUARY 9: Coca-Cola Championship at Selhurst Park.
Swansea 2 Preston 0
FEBRUARY 6: Coca-Cola Championship at the Liberty Stadium.
Swansea 0 Coventry 0
JANUARY 26: Coca-Cola Championship at the Liberty Stadium.
Middlesbrough 1 Swansea 1
JANUARY 23: Coca-Cola Championship at the Riverside.
Swansea 1 Leicester 0
JANUARY 16: Coca-Cola Championship at the Liberty Stadium.
Leicester 2 Swansea 1
JANUARY 2: FA Cup third round at the Walkers Stadium
LAST TIME WE MET...
2009/10 NEWCASTLE 3 SWANSEA 0
NEWCASTLE: Harper (Krul 46), Simpson, Steven Taylor, Coloccini, Jose Enrique, Guthrie (Pancrate 76), Smith, Nolan, Gutierrez, Harewood (Ranger 68), Lovenkrands. Subs Not Used: Khizanishvili, Ryan Taylor, LuaLua, Kadar.
SWANSEA: De Vries, Rangel, Williams, Tate, Bessone, Dyer, Orlandi, Pratley (Allen 74), Britton, Van der Gun (Cotterill 52), Beattie (Pintado 52). Subs Not Used: Cornell, Serran, Butler, Richards.
Att: 42,616
Marlon Harewood and Peter Lovenkrands teamed up to confirm Newcastle's status as Coca-Cola Championship leaders as Swansea's unbeaten run was blown apart.
The Welshmen had not lost in 11 games as they headed for St James' Park, but they were 3-0 down inside 28 first half minutes as Harewood struck twice either side of Lovenkrands' first goal since his return to the club.
Keeper Steve Harper had to pull off fine saves from Cedric van der Gun and Andrea Orlandi to preserve his clean sheet, and his replacement Tim Krul had to keep out Nathan Dyer's second half effort and an injury time piledriver from defender Angel Rangel as the visitors enjoyed long periods of possession.
But they were not as clinical as the Magpies and it was they who eased to victory in front of a crowd of 42,616 as manager Paulo Sousa's trip to the spiritual home of the late Sir Bobby Robson, who signed him during his spell at Sporting Lisbon, ended in disappointment.
The home side were in front within eight minutes after Danny Guthrie played a corner out to skipper Alan Smith and he helped it into the middle.
Central defender Fabricio Coloccini flicked the ball on for Harewood to head firmly past stranded keeper Dorus de Vries.
Guthrie twice blocked Orlandi shots in quick succession after Harewood had impeded Harper as he tried to punch a Darren Pratley free-kick clear, and City responded admirably to the task of trying to force their way back into the game.
But it was 2-0 with 21 minutes gone when Jonas Gutierrez, not for the first time, skipped past full-back Rangel and this time delivered the perfect cross for Lovenkrands to head home.
Harewood got his second just seven minutes later with a deft near post header from Lovenkrands' cross, although it took a fine save from Harper to deny van der Gun on the half hour and a goal-line clearance from Enrique to keep out Nathan Dyer's shot seconds later.
Harper, who had to keep out a raking drive from Orlandi in injury time, failed to appear after the break and his place was taken by Krul.
The young Dutchman was protected by Steven Taylor's fine block within three minutes after the restart after Leon Britton had played Orlandi in.
Spanish midfielder Orlandi was proving a real handful, and it was he who played Dyer through with 55 minutes gone, forcing Krul to make a vital save with his legs.
Danny Simpson had to clear substitute David Cotterill's 63rd minute effort of the line with Taylor off the pitch for treatment, and the midfielder fired just wide three minutes later.
Magpies substitute Nile Ranger headed over from Lovenkrands' 80th minute cross, and for all Swansea's enterprise, they simply could not find a way past Krul and his defenders.
TOON v SWANSEA ... THE HISTORY ...
2009/2010 Sat 28 Nov Newcastle Utd. 3 - 0 Swansea City Championship
1994/1995 Sat 28 Jan Newcastle Utd. 3 - 0 Swansea City F.A. Cup
1983/1984 Sat 31 Mar Newcastle Utd. 2 - 0 Swansea City Second Division
Sun 16 Oct Swansea City 1 - 2 Newcastle Utd. Second Division
1980/1981 Sat 13 Dec Swansea City 4 - 0 Newcastle Utd. Second Division
Sat 18 Oct Newcastle Utd. 1 - 2 Swansea City Second Division
1979/1980 Sat 19 Apr Newcastle Utd. 1 - 3 Swansea City Second Division
Sat 24 Nov Swansea City 2 - 3 Newcastle Utd. Second Division
1964/1965 Sat 27 Mar Newcastle Utd. 3 - 1 Swansea Tn. Second Division
Sat 09 Jan Swansea Tn. 1 - 0 Newcastle Utd. F.A. Cup
Sat 14 Nov Swansea Tn. 3 - 1 Newcastle Utd. Second Division
1963/1964 Tue 17 Mar Swansea Tn. 0 - 1 Newcastle Utd. Second Division
Sat 05 Oct Newcastle Utd. 4 - 1 Swansea Tn. Second Division
1962/1963 Sat 16 Mar Swansea Tn. 1 - 0 Newcastle Utd. Second Division
Sat 27 Oct Newcastle Utd. 6 - 0 Swansea Tn. Second Division
1961/1962 Fri 02 Feb Swansea Tn. 3 - 2 Newcastle Utd. Second Division
Sat 16 Sep Newcastle Utd. 2 - 2 Swansea Tn. Second Division
1952/1953 Sat 10 Jan Newcastle Utd. 3 - 0 Swansea Tn. F.A. Cup
1951/1952 Sat 23 Feb Swansea Tn. 0 - 1 Newcastle Utd. F.A. Cup
1946/1947 Sat 04 Jan Swansea Tn. 1 - 2 Newcastle Utd. Second Division
Sat 07 Sep Newcastle Utd. 1 - 1 Swansea Tn. Second Division
1938/1939 Sat 22 Apr Newcastle Utd. 1 - 2 Swansea Tn. Second Division
Sat 17 Dec Swansea Tn. 0 - 1 Newcastle Utd. Second Division
1937/1938 Sat 30 Apr Swansea Tn. 2 - 0 Newcastle Utd. Second Division
Sat 18 Dec Newcastle Utd. 1 - 0 Swansea Tn. Second Division
1936/1937 Sat 17 Apr Swansea Tn. 1 - 2 Newcastle Utd. Second Division
Sat 12 Dec Newcastle Utd. 5 - 1 Swansea Tn. Second Division
1935/1936 Sat 11 Apr Newcastle Utd. 2 - 0 Swansea Tn. Second Division
Sat 26 Oct Swansea Tn. 1 - 2 Newcastle Utd. Second Division
1934/1935 Sat 16 Feb Newcastle Utd. 5 - 1 Swansea Tn. Second Division
Sat 06 Oct Swansea Tn. 3 - 4 Newcastle Utd. Second Division
1914/1915 Sat 06 Feb Swansea Tn. 0 - 2 Newcastle Utd. F.A. Cup
Sat 30 Jan Newcastle Utd. 1 - 1 Swansea Tn. F.A. Cup