Jamaal Lascelles headed the winner for Newcastle United 15 minutes after clearing an almost certain goal off his own line in a 1-0 win over Swansea.
The home team dominated the possession stats, with debutant Renato Sanches seeing a lot of the ball but often wasting it.
His failure to create any real openings summed up Swansea's day as they failed to really test Rob Elliot in the Newcastle goal.
The best chance fell to the on-loan Tammy Abraham as he rounded Elliot after being played through by Leroy Fer. He looked certain to score but Lascelles did brilliantly to get back and make a block.
Tammy Abraham of Swansea City goes around Robert Elliot of Newcastle United during the Premier League match between Swansea City and Newcastle United at Liberty Stadium on September 10, 2017 in Swansea, Wales.
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The Newcastle skipper then rose above Alfie Mawson in the Swansea box to power a header past Lukasz Fabianski and give his team the lead.
It was tough on Fabianski, who had reacted brilliantly earlier to tip away a header from Joselu.
Swansea City's Lukasz Fabianski saves from Newcastle United’s Joselu
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The result sees Newcastle, who were without manager Rafa Benitez as he recovered from surgery, move above Swansea and up to 10th in the league.
TALKING POINT
Renato Sanches will need time: A lot of people were very quick to dismiss Sanches after his debut for the Swans but that seems incredibly harsh. This is a player who has barely had any football over the past year and is still getting his match sharpness back. That will take time to come and Paul Clement needs to have patience with the youngster. There was flashes of brilliance and once he gets back up to speed he should be a very useful player.
Swansea City's Portuguese midfielder Renato Sanches (C) controls the ball
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MAN OF THE MATCH
Jamaal Lascelles (Newcastle United): One of the easier picks for a man of the match award. Lascelles was not only excellent defensively but he was the difference at both ends of the pitch. His determination to block Abraham's shot was crucial and his leap for the goal was remarkable. The captain is going to be a vital figure this season for the Magpies.
Jamaal Lascelles of Newcastle United celebrates after he scores his sides first goal during the Premier League match between Swansea City and Newcastle United at Liberty Stadium on September 10, 2017 in Swansea, Wales.
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PLAYER RATINGS
Swansea City: Fabianski 7, Naughton 4, Fernandez 5, Mawson 4, Olsson 5, Clucas 4, Carroll 4, Sanches 4, Fer 5, Abraham 5, Ayew 5. Subs: Bony 5, Narsingh 5.
Newcastle United: Elliot 6, Manquillo 5, Lascelles 8, Clark 5, Gamez 4, Hayden 5, Merino 7, Ritchie 6, Perez 4, Murphy 4, Joselu 5. Subs: Atsu 5, Diame 5, Gayle 5.
KEY MOMENTS
34' - WHAT A SAVE THAT IS! The first corner is cleared but it's sent back in by Ritchie and Joselu looks certain to score as he flicks it on but Fabianski throws himself at it to flick it behind, terrific stop.
39' - CLOSE! This time the ball from Carroll is good and Mawson gets up well but he heads it narrowly wide. Now it's Swansea who are knocking on the door.
60' - WHAT A BLOCK! Wonderful pass through to Abraham by Fer and he rounds Elliot. He looks certain to score but Lascelles does wonderfully to get back and make the block.
76' - GOAL! SWANSEA CITY 0-1 NEWCASTLE UNITED (LASCELLES) And the captain has given Newcastle the lead. He beats Mawson in the air and powers home a header from a corner from Ritchie. What a crucial interception after blocking Abraham's effort earlier.
Jamaal Lascelles of Newcastle United scores his sides first goal during the Premier League match between Swansea City and Newcastle United at Liberty Stadium on September 10, 2017 in Swansea, Wales.
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KEY STATS
All three of Jamaal Lascelles goals for Newcastle in the Premier League have been headers via a corner - two coming vs Swansea.
Newcastle have won away in the Premier League for the first time since December 2015; ending a run of 12 games without a win.
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