Newcastle climbed back to the Championship summit today with a 4-0 demolition of bottom of the table, Rotherham United.

The Magpies were dominant from start to finish and deservedly picked up all three points to re-establish themselves at the top of the league.

It took the Toon until 48 minutes to break the deadlock, but Daryl Murphy was the man to open the scoring, ensuring Newcastle went in leading at half time.

Matt Ritchie extended the Magpies lead to 2-0 just after half time and Ayoze Perez made it three on the hour, which ended the game as a contest

Ritchie made it four on 77 minutes to heap even more misery onto a dejected Rotherham side.

Newcastle have asserted their authority at the top of the league today and it was an important three points after Brighton's win last night meant the Magpies had to win to keep up the pressure on the Seagulls.

Newcastle fans were clearly delighted to see their side go back to the top of the league and here's how they reacted on twitter...