Joelinton marked his 100th Premier League appearance with two goals as Newcastle moved up to ninth and sent Norwich closer to relegation.

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Kieran Dowell skied two good chances with first-time efforts for the hosts, who are now eight points adrift with five games to go.

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Joelinton scored the opener when he swept a lovely finish into the top corner from Allan Saint-Maximin's pass.

He added a second when he slotted in at a tight angle from Jacob Murphy's ball after Newcastle got in behind Norwich's defence.

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Those were only his third and fourth goals of the season.

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Another Brazilian in Bruno Guimaraes scored United's third, chipping Tim Krul after the Norwich keeper had passed the ball directly to him.

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Only Liverpool have picked up more Premier League points in 2022 than Newcastle's 32.

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This is the first time since May 2014 that Newcastle have been as high as ninth this far into a season - and that is despite them spending 150 days in the relegation zone.

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