Newcastle 3-0 Reading

Reading were soundly dispatched by an in-form Newcastle at St. James Park, although the Royals squandered their chances in the first half to make more of an impact.

Obafemi Martins put Newcastle ahead when he controlled Nicky Butt's pass and buried it beyond Marcus Hahnemann.
John Oster had a chance to level as Reading looked to respond but saw his header tipped away before Michael Owen hooked Habib Beye's cross into the net. Beye set up Mark Viduka, who completed a confident win for Kevin Keegan's men with a sure-footed second-half strike.

Match reports
Royals well beaten at Newcastle (Reading FC)
Magpies cruise to Reading win (Sky Spprts)
Newcastle 3-0 Reading (BBC Sport)
Three and easy for Newcastle (Setanta)
Keegan on a roll with treble hit (Daily Mail)
Newcastle keep the recovery going (The Independent)
Newcastle in ruthless mood (The Times)
Newcastle ease to another win (Northern Echo)
Toon dismiss drop fears with three and easy win over Reading (Shields Gazette)
Red Hot Newcastle Hit Royal Three (Goal.com)