Newcastle claimed top spot in the Championship on Saturday after picking up three points on the road at Griffin Park and Brighton dropped points at Preston.

The win takes The Magpies a point clear at the top of the table with 20 games still to play, although second place Brighton do have a game in hand.

The Championship's leading marksman, Dwight Gayle, opened the scoring for Newcastle after 20 minutes, but they were pegged back when Lasse Vibe fired home for Brentford.

The game was decided on 79 minutes, when Daryl Murphy struck to ensure all three points went back up north to Newcastle and the Geordie faithful had an enjoyable journey home.

One issue that arose from today's game was Dwight Gayle departing early though injury, after becoming the first Newcastle player since Alan Shearer in 2003/04 to hit 20 goals in a single season.

After the delight of hitting the Championship summit, Newcastle fans took to Twitter to express their delight at their win...