Newcastle have revenged themselves for their somewhat shaky start to the Premier League this season with an impressive 5-0 thumping of Tom Lokhoff's NAC. The 'Magpies', who have been lacking up-front fireworks this season, went into the break with a 2-0 advantage after Welsh international Craig Bellamy  bagged a brace in the 31st and 27th minute of the game.
In the second act Newcastle bumped up the tempo pinning NAC down on their own half and so it was no surprise when Titus Bramble netted in the 59th minute for the 3-0. In the 77th minute, veteran striker Alan Shearer blasted home a free-kick into the back of the net and with just two minutes remaining on the click, Darren Ambrose bagged his first goal for Newcastle.
After the match Newcastle boss Sir Bobby Robson expressed his delight with his club's impressive win.  "It was obviously a very important win and we were back to something like our best that you saw many times last season. I always felt we had the ability to do that. It was always a question of time, patience and support and we'd be okay. It was important that we finally won in front of our home public, and to score goals. But the important thing in the first half, for me, was Shay Given, who made two wonderful saves. At half-time, we went in 2-0 and it could have been 2-2. We've all been under pressure. We needed to win and we needed to win well, and we've done it. It can only do us a power of good."