chris hughton's newcastle on song despite central flaws

... as the stadium turned into a wall of sound, one of newcastle united's ­backroom staff emerged from the dugout and whispered something in chris hughton's ear ... "only one chris hughton," sang newcastle fans previously reluctant to pay homage to the man who has lifted them to the championship summit ... indeed hughton is so accustomed to geordie indifference that, initially, he did not ­realise he was being serenaded ... "although an outward study in modesty and humility, hughton has never lacked inner self-belief ... "football people understand the great job chris has done," said darren ferguson whose preston north end side were undone by peter lovenkrands's chipped cross turned fluke opener, kevin nolan's late dash into the box and sidefoot finish and ryan taylor's powerful final-minute shot ... "chris took over at an extremely difficult time but he's brought stability back, improved individuals and restored the work ethic ... yet this absence of incisive invention largely explains why no one, least of all hughton, assumes promotion is assured ... "so it was fantastic to hear them giving chris the recognition he deserves; it's something we'd like to see more of

newcastle three points clear in championship after thrashing coventry

... until chris coleman's coventry came completely undone in the face of routledge's pace and precision, they had threatened to upset the geordie applecart – so much so that, across in the adjacent dug-out, an anxious chris hughton alternately cursed and cajoled his players to a deceptively hard-fought win that lifts newcastle back to the top of the championship ... hughton had long been a bundle of technical area tension and he exploded with fury when carl baker deceived danny simpson before crossing for morrison to swivel and chest down

hughton sets targets

... chris hughton has called on newcastle to keep churning out results after a 4-1 win over 10-man coventry, as chris coleman felt his side were punished for small mistakes

derby's three-goal salvo ends newcastle's 15-game unbeaten run

... three goals in 23 minutes either side of half-time made nonsense of both records, leaving clough to hail a "pretty special" win and newcastle's chris hughton bemoaning a "big blow" and admitting his players were "very hurt"

cardiff crumble against newcastle and a rampant wayne routledge

... "it was the most enjoyable game of the season," said chris hughton, newcastle's manager ... jones's side might have pulled a goal back had the substitute chris burke not dragged his shot wide after being cued up by the former newcastle forward michael chopra in a menacing move instigated by a defence-bisecting long pass from stephen mcphail

richie wellens sees red over leicester's and newcastle's respect agenda

... chris hughton wanted to "make sure we were solid in the middle" ... "nigel's a very good football person," said hughton of pearson, recalling advice he had from a former caretaker at the club ... "chris is a guy i've a lot of time for and he's done an outstanding job," said pearson

newcastle strengthen defence, eye moses swoop

... newcastle boss chris hughton is also hoping to sign a left-back and a striker before the transfer window closes on monday as he seeks to bolster his squad for the final push for a return to the premier league ... "it's one we have a very, very keen interest in," hughton confirmed

nile ranger's late goal deepens crystal palace gloom at newcastle

... it was the home side's first league win since 20 december and on this evidence chris hughton will have his work cut out to keep them top of the championship ... perhaps inspired by verbal exchanges between warnock and hughton's bench, palace rallied and ambrose's volley was brilliantly touched on to a post by steve harper

graham dorrans dents newcastle's aura of invincibility

... like [chris] brunt, [jonas] olsson, [chris] wood and [ishmael] miller, he's signed a new contract and that just shows the commitment ... the newcastle manager, chris hughton, found a degree of solace in carroll's expert finishing

the premier league beckons as west brom head up to newcastle

... the fa cup draw has thrown these two teams together at the hawthorns next saturday but you can be sure roberto di matteo and chris hughton would prefer a win in this one ... chris hughton has a host of attacking options available including andy carroll, linked with a move to bolton in recent days, as well as nile ranger and shola ameobi ... the baggies have been boosted by the availability of both gianni zuiverloon and chris brunt with only james morrison unavailable from the west brom squad