Having both hit the headlines with magnificent midweek victories, Newcastle United and Luton Town seek to prolong their respective feel-good factors in Saturday's Premier League encounter at St James' Park.
The Magpies knocked down the walls of the Villa Park fortress by beating Aston Villa 3-1 last time out, while the Hatters blew Brighton & Hove Albion to smithereens in a 4-0 battering.
Akin to passengers waiting an age for a bus before two come at once, Newcastle defender Fabian Schar had attempted 73 shots without success in the Premier League before Tuesday's clash with Villa, where he needed just two sights of goal to bag an unlikely brace.
The Swiss centre-back firstly met Kieran Trippier's corner with an instinctive strike before being in the right place at the right time to prod home from Anthony Gordon's crossbar-rattling strike, and within just seven minutes of the restart, Alex Moreno's own goal put the result beyond any doubt.
An Ollie Watkins finish would set up an intriguing finale, but unlike in the animal kingdom, the Magpies came up trumps against the Lions to subject Unai Emery's side to their first Premier League home defeat of the season, while also marching to a third successive away win in all tournaments.
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