Ten-man Newcastle extended their lead at the top of the Championship after a tough win over a spirited Watford team.
Newcastle went ahead in the 20th minute when Craig Cathcart's weak backpass allowed Marlon Harewood to set up Peter Lovenkrands for a simple opener.
But the hosts lost Kevin Nolan when he was shown his second yellow card for a foul in the 49th minute.
But as Watford pushed forward, Fabrice Pancrate sealed the win with a stunning left-footed strike in the 83rd minute.
Although not one of their most convincing performances of the season, Chris Hughton's side managed to earn their sixth successive victory of the campaign.
Newcastle manager Chris Hughton:
"There will be bad times to come, I am sure, but we have shown a lot of resilience and that is the mark of any side which is doing well, that resilience resulting in clean sheets.
"I am absolutely delighted with that.
"What we do know is we are going to have good days and bad days, and what we have so far shown is a resilience to cope with the bad days and, at times, get something from them.
"There are times when you can't speak highly enough of the group of lads you have, and that applies today.
Watford boss Malky Mackay:
"Being clinical is maybe the difference.
"Their guy gets a chance with a couple of minutes to go and puts the ball in the top corner.
"But that's where we are at and that's the group we have got."
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