Newcastle moved out of the bottom three after a 3-1 win against similarly relegation-threatened Everton, with Frank Lampard losing his first Premier League game as manager
The first-half goals were scored in quite extraordinary fashion
 Jamal Lascelles (36) and Mason Holgate (37) scored respective own goals within 107 seconds of one another - the shortest gap between both sides netting an own goal in a match in Premier League history
But Newcastle took control of the tie in the second half
 Ryan Fraser scrambled Newcastle ahead in the 56th minute before a superb Kieran Trippier free-kick 10 minutes from time added a late third
Lampard did hand debuts to Dele Alli and Donny van de Beek, but both were ineffectual as Everton remain in 16th on 19 points
After the game, the Everton boss told : "If anyone thought this was going to be easy because we beat Brentford in the cup, it was never going to be that
 It puts a real sharp focus on it for us, but I've got real belief in the squad but we must build that confidence
"Where we saw confidence go through the roof on Saturday and in not much time, we saw it go down the opposite way, and that's work for us to do
"Eddie Howe's side have registered back-to-back Premier League wins for the first time this season and move into the relative safety of 17th on 18 points
In a sign of what was to come, Everton looked nervous in the opening minutes with Alli making a sooner-than-expected debut as Demarai Gray limped off with an injury
 It was Newcastle who soon saw an opening as Joelinton scuffed an effort goalwards, but Jordan Pickford was down low to make the save
 Jonjo Shelvey was arguably lucky to not be sent off just after, chopping Anthony Gordon down in midfield
 However, referee Anthony Taylor only produced a yellow card
Despite another enforced substitution - Yerry Mina replaced by Jarrad Branthwaite - Everton took the lead just after
 A free-kick was delivered into the area, which Holgate tried to sweep home
 Matt Targett cleared it off the line, but the rebound hit Lascelles in the goal mouth and went into the back of the net
It looked to be a huge blow for Newcastle, but another own goal followed less than two minutes later
 It came from another set-piece too as Lascelles headed Trippier's corner onto the crossbar
 As it came back out, it hit Holgate on the thigh and past his own goalkeeper
Eleven minutes after the break, Newcastle took the lead with another scrappy goal
 Alli was penalised for giving the ball away in midfield, allowing Joe Willock to drive forward
 It was Saint-Maximin who eventually sent in the cross, with Fraser bundling the ball home past Townsend, who tried to keep it out on the goal line
Lampard rolled the dice with his final substitution not long after, bringing on Van de Beek, but much like Alli he did not have an impact as the Magpies continued to dominate
Newcastle added a deserved third in the 80th minute with the pick of the evening's goals
 Trippier lined up a free-kick just to the right of centre and curled a sumptuous effort into the bottom corner for his first goal for the club
The Magpies could have ran away with it too
 Late on, Saint-Maximin squared the ball unselfishly for Jacob Murphy, but the latter saw his header smack against the crossbar
Bruno Guimaraes was introduced in the 90th minute to a raucous reception, and he almost set up Saint-Maximin for a late fourth
 However, three goals was enough for Newcastle to secure a vital victory
The Newcastle playmaker showed just why he is their key to surviving the drop
 He was at the heart of everything Newcastle did going forward and was simply unplayable
He topped the charts for dribbles (13), 10 of which were successful and won 14 of his 22 duels
 There was a nice moment at the end of the game where, with a big smile on his face, Saint-Maximin led the jubilant Newcastle fans in a chorus of 'Hey Jude', already cementing himself in Magpies folklore
Newcastle manager Howe told: "He's such a special player
 We've seen in the last few weeks that he's got better and better since I've been here
 I'm delighted with his performance today, he's a real threat and he's someone I'd hate to play against personally because you just can't predict what he's going to do
"But he's a match winner and we're going to need him at this level for the rest of the season
""It will not be a debut to remember for either player
 Having been cup-tied on Saturday, they started on the bench but an early injury to Gray saw Alli introduced in the 25th minute
"But he never quite looked at the races
 Admittedly, this is a player who has played just 10 times in the Premier League this season, but there were a number of errors
"He was at fault for Newcastle's second goal, losing out to Joe Willock in midfield and not quite having the speed to make up for it
 Overall, he lost possession 18 times
"Van de Beek has also not been blessed with game time this season, and after two injury substitutions, was turned to by Lampard to help Everton get back into the game
 But he did not have the desired impact as Everton edge closer to the relegation places
"It was always going to take more than a week for both to get up to speed, but they are big players who come with big reputations and in Alli's case, a big price tag
"No one in the Everton side can profess to have had the game of their lives, so it is admittedly a bit early to be judging too harshly
 But both will need to start finding their form if the Toffees are going to pull themselves away from danger and the players avoid going down as more suspect transfer business
""It is a big result for us because it was back-to-back wins
 Consecutive wins in the Premier League are rare - they can change your status and elevate the club
 We have to stay calm and focus on the next game
"There were lots of different things [that were pleasing] - coming from a goal down, the spirit in the group, the togetherness and the fight shown on the pitch
"And the quality as well, I thought in the second half, we created a lot of chances
 It was a little bit nervy at the end because you want the points, but we had a two-goal cushion and that was nice because we haven't had that in a while
"We try and take the game to every opponent in and out of possession
 I thought the lads delivered what we asked of them really well
 We won a lot of duels today, a lot of second balls, all the ugly stuff that you have to do well at this level and our quality showed as well
"I think we are in a better place, but football has a way of twisting and turning, so we are not getting ahead of ourselves, we know how tough this league can be
""It was a difficult game
 The performance, after a good performance on Saturday, it wasn't at the levels that we want
 We get in front and then concede quickly, inviting pressure
"I think we have to be balanced about it
 I've been here a week, we've come to a very difficult match against Newcastle, who are very effective in some of their direct play, the second balls and a player on the pitch like Saint-Maximin, who is pretty unplayable to be fair
"There were elements of their game that were good and ours that weren't so good but we must keep our heads up for sure because there's a long way to go
"People made a lot of out this game
 I was very aware of the difficulties of this game, coming in fresh and I learnt some bits about the team as well
"The lack of confidence smacks you in the face because I came into the club when they were on a run of results that has left them in the position that we're in
"So it's my job to change that but there isn't a magic wand on that front because this is the Premier League so the only thing to do is work, focus, look back at the game and then look forward to what we can do in the next games coming up