Three goals up by half-time, thanks to a couple from Charlie McCann and a very special solo effort from Anthony Elanga, the visitors rarely looked in trouble in the latter stages and secured a result that sustains the club's title challenge in the Under-18 Premier League North.
Conditions in the North East were anything but ideal with heavy rain having soaked the pitch. Such was the pre-match concern that Newcastle officials organised an inspection to confirm that the playing surface was safe and suitable.
That must have come as a huge relief to the Reds' players and staff who had made an early start for the lengthy trek to Tyneside.