Newcastle United defeated Rotherham United 1-0 in Yorkshire.
Sky Sports News pundit Neil Mellor has written on Twitter that Newcastle United have plenty of Championship quality and says expectations for promotion are high following yet another win on the road.
The Magpies consolidated their place in the top six at this early stage with a 1-0 victory over Rotherham United at the New York Stadium, Christian Atsu grabbing the only goal of the game.
Many have tipped Newcastle to make an immediate return to the Premier League, but as Aston Villa are finding out, the Championship is not an easy league and takes some getting used to.
Rafa Benitez’s men suffered two defeats in their opening two matches, but since then they have won seven of their last nine and victory over Rotherham was fourth success on the road from their last five.
Writing on Twitter after the game, Mellor feels the Magpies showed great resilience to beat the Millers and adds that Benitez has plenty of Championship quality at his disposal.
Newcastle’s win momentarily put them in the top two heading in to the international break, yet Norwich City’s late afternoon win at Wolverhampton Wanderers sees them drop back to third.
Both Norwich and Newcastle have now seemingly adapted to life in the second tier, and it would not come as a great surprise to see those two grab the automatic spots come the end of the season.
Next up for the Tyneside club is a home game with Brentford before a midweek away clash at Barnsley.
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