Captain Kevin Nolan plundered a derby hat-trick to hand manager Chris Hughton the perfect ending to an eventful week as Newcastle routed Sunderland.
The midfielder put the home side 2-0 ahead within 34 minutes and completed his treble 15 minutes from time, after striker Shola Ameobi had helped himself to two goals, the first of them from the penalty spot.
It was the first hat-trick in the fixture since Peter Beardsley achieved the feat for Newcastle in January 1985.
Sunderland, who had former Magpies defender Titus Bramble sent off for an ill-judged challenge on Andy Carroll in the 53rd minute, were never at the races on a day when their promoted neighbours won at St James' Park for the first time in five attempts.
Darren Bent's last-minute strike was no consolation for the travelling fans, many of whom had already left.
It proved a sweet afternoon for Hughton following a week during which speculation over his future at the club reached fever pitch.
The 51-year-old was serenaded by the delighted home contingent in a crowd of 51,988 as his side completely outplayed their most bitter rivals, who rarely troubled goalkeeper Tim Krul until Bent's late effort, despite Geordie manager Steve Bruce sending on record signing Asamoah Gyan before half-time to add firepower.
Sunderland had conceded only seven goals in their first nine Barclays Premier League games, but were repeatedly torn apart by a committed Magpies side even before Bramble's premature departure.
The Black Cats arrived on Tyneside in an optimistic mood on the back of a seven-game unbeaten Barclays Premier League run to meet a side which had not won on their own pitch in four attempts.
But Sunderland's goals-against total was to rise significantly inside a rousing opening 45 minutes during which Newcastle took the game by the scruff of the neck.
The Magpies were on the front foot from the off as the game started at a lively pace, and they steadily built momentum before exploding into life with 24 minutes gone.
It took a fine reaction save from Simon Mignolet to keep out Andy Carroll's bullet header, and the Belgian had to be equally alert two minutes later to claw Joey Barton's stinging drive away from the bottom corner.
But the deadlock was finally broken from the resulting corner when central defender Mike Williamson got up well to head down Barton's corner and Nolan sent the ball into the roof of the net with an acrobatic overhead kick.
The noise level at St James' Park reached ear-splitting levels as Nolan was mobbed by his team-mates, and it was to get much, much better for the home fans before the half-time whistle sounded.
Newcastle increased their lead within eight minutes when Carroll's scuffed volley fell perfectly for the criminally unmarked Nolan, who controlled before slipping the ball past the advancing Mignolet.
Bruce's game plan was simply not working, with lone striker Bent almost redundant, and the manager made his tactical move five minutes before the break when he sent on £13million-plus man Gyan in place of Ahmed Elmohamady and switched to a 4-4-2 formation.
But before the new arrival could make an impact, his side fell further behind after Nedum Onuoha's clumsy injury-time challenge on Jonas Gutierrez prompted referee Phil Dowd to point to the spot.
Ameobi, who converted a penalty in the corresponding fixture two seasons ago, repeated the feat to pile the pressure on Bruce and his players.
Sunderland's reshuffle had seen Steed Malbranque drop into a midfield four and Jordan Henderson move out to the right, and while that gave them a better shape, they caused few problems for their hosts in the opening minutes of the second half.
Their woes deepened with 53 minutes gone when in his eagerness to prevent Carroll from racing in on goal, Bramble launched himself into a desperate challenge which sent the striker sprawling, and was punished with a straight red card.
Carroll sent a towering header over the bar two minutes later with the visitors rocking, and Bruce introduced Kieran Richardson as a replacement for Danny Welbeck with things going from bad to worse.
Krul, who had been a virtual spectator for much of the game, had to get down well to turn away Phil Bardsley's 65th-minute strike, but the Magpies were coasting to victory.
They increased their lead with 20 minutes remaining when Carroll's powerful header came back off the crossbar and Ameobi rifled home spectacularly.
There was worse to come five minutes later when Nolan met Ameobi's flick-on two yards out to complete his hat-trick, and Bent's last-minute strike repaired none of the damage inflicted on the demoralised visitors.
TOON v MACKEMS - HISTORY: 2011/2012 Sat 20 Aug Sunderland 0 - 1 Newcastle Utd. Premier League 2010/2011 Sun 16 Jan Sunderland 1 - 1 Newcastle Utd. Premier League Sun 31 Oct Newcastle Utd. 5 - 1 Sunderland Premier League 2008/2009 Sun 01 Feb Newcastle Utd. 1 - 1 Sunderland Premier League Sat 25 Oct Sunderland 2 - 1 Newcastle Utd. Premier League 2007/2008 Sun 20 Apr Newcastle Utd. 2 - 0 Sunderland Premier League Sat 10 Nov Sunderland 1 - 1 Newcastle Utd. Premier League 2005/2006 Mon 17 Apr Sunderland 1 - 4 Newcastle Utd. Premiership Sun 23 Oct Newcastle Utd. 3 - 2 Sunderland Premiership 2002/2003 Sat 26 Apr Sunderland 0 - 1 Newcastle Utd. Premiership Sat 21 Sep Newcastle Utd. 2 - 0 Sunderland Premiership 2001/2002 Sun 24 Feb Sunderland 0 - 1 Newcastle Utd. Premiership Sun 26 Aug Newcastle Utd. 1 - 1 Sunderland Premiership 2000/2001 Sat 21 Apr Sunderland 1 - 1 Newcastle Utd. Premiership Sat 18 Nov Newcastle Utd. 1 - 2 Sunderland Premiership 1999/2000 Sat 05 Feb Sunderland 2 - 2 Newcastle Utd. Premiership Wed 25 Aug Newcastle Utd. 1 - 2 Sunderland Premiership 1996/1997 Sat 05 Apr Newcastle Utd. 1 - 1 Sunderland Premiership Wed 04 Sep Sunderland 1 - 2 Newcastle Utd. Premiership 1992/1993 Sun 25 Apr Newcastle Utd. 1 - 0 Sunderland League Division One Sun 18 Oct Sunderland 1 - 2 Newcastle Utd. League Division One 1991/1992 Sun 29 Mar Newcastle Utd. 1 - 0 Sunderland Second Division Sun 17 Nov Sunderland 1 - 1 Newcastle Utd. Second Division 1989/1990 Wed 16 May Newcastle Utd. 0 - 2 Sunderland Football League Play-Offs (Lvl 2) Sunderland won 2-0 on aggregate Sun 13 May Sunderland 0 - 0 Newcastle Utd. Football League Play-Offs (Lvl 2) Sun 04 Feb Newcastle Utd. 1 - 1 Sunderland Second Division Sun 24 Sep Sunderland 0 - 0 Newcastle Utd. Second Division 1984/1985 Mon 08 Apr Sunderland 0 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division Tue 01 Jan Newcastle Utd. 3 - 1 Sunderland First Division 1979/1980 Sat 05 Apr Sunderland 1 - 0 Newcastle Utd. Second Division Tue 01 Jan Newcastle Utd. 3 - 1 Sunderland Second Division Wed 05 Sep Newcastle Utd. 2 - 2 Sunderland League Cup after extra time, aggregate 4-4, Sunderland won 7-6 on penalties Wed 29 Aug Sunderland 2 - 2 Newcastle Utd. League Cup 1978/1979 Sat 24 Feb Newcastle Utd. 1 - 4 Sunderland Second Division Sat 14 Oct Sunderland 1 - 1 Newcastle Utd. Second Division 1976/1977 Fri 08 Apr Sunderland 2 - 2 Newcastle Utd. First Division Mon 27 Dec Newcastle Utd. 2 - 0 Sunderland First Division 1969/1970 Fri 27 Mar Sunderland 1 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division Sat 08 Nov Newcastle Utd. 3 - 0 Sunderland First Division 1968/1969 Sat 22 Mar Newcastle Utd. 1 - 1 Sunderland First Division Sat 31 Aug Sunderland 1 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division 1967/1968 Sat 30 Dec Sunderland 3 - 3 Newcastle Utd. First Division Tue 26 Dec Newcastle Utd. 2 - 1 Sunderland First Division 1966/1967 Sat 04 Mar Sunderland 3 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division Sat 29 Oct Newcastle Utd. 0 - 3 Sunderland First Division 1965/1966 Sat 05 Mar Newcastle Utd. 2 - 0 Sunderland First Division Mon 03 Jan Sunderland 2 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division 1963/1964 Sat 14 Mar Newcastle Utd. 1 - 0 Sunderland Second Division Wed 09 Oct Sunderland 2 - 1 Newcastle Utd. Second Division 1962/1963 Sat 02 Mar Sunderland 0 - 0 Newcastle Utd. Second Division Sat 13 Oct Newcastle Utd. 1 - 1 Sunderland Second Division 1961/1962 Sat 21 Apr Sunderland 3 - 0 Newcastle Utd. Second Division Sat 02 Dec Newcastle Utd. 2 - 2 Sunderland Second Division 1957/1958 Sat 01 Feb Newcastle Utd. 2 - 2 Sunderland First Division Sat 21 Sep Sunderland 2 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division 1956/1957 Sat 22 Dec Newcastle Utd. 6 - 2 Sunderland First Division Sat 25 Aug Sunderland 1 - 2 Newcastle Utd. First Division 1955/1956 Sat 03 Mar Newcastle Utd. 0 - 2 Sunderland F.A. Cup Tue 27 Dec Newcastle Utd. 3 - 1 Sunderland First Division Mon 26 Dec Sunderland 1 - 6 Newcastle Utd. First Division 1954/1955 Sat 26 Feb Newcastle Utd. 1 - 2 Sunderland First Division Sat 09 Oct Sunderland 4 - 2 Newcastle Utd. First Division 1953/1954 Sat 19 Dec Sunderland 1 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division Sat 22 Aug Newcastle Utd. 2 - 1 Sunderland First Division 1952/1953 Wed 17 Sep Sunderland 0 - 2 Newcastle Utd. First Division Wed 10 Sep Newcastle Utd. 2 - 2 Sunderland First Division 1951/1952 Wed 26 Dec Newcastle Utd. 2 - 2 Sunderland First Division Tue 25 Dec Sunderland 1 - 4 Newcastle Utd. First Division 1950/1951 Mon 26 Mar Sunderland 2 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division Fri 23 Mar Newcastle Utd. 2 - 2 Sunderland First Division 1949/1950 Sat 04 Mar Sunderland 2 - 2 Newcastle Utd. First Division Sat 15 Oct Newcastle Utd. 2 - 2 Sunderland First Division 1948/1949 Sat 05 Mar Newcastle Utd. 2 - 1 Sunderland First Division Sat 09 Oct Sunderland 1 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division 1933/1934 Sat 03 Mar Sunderland 2 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division Sat 21 Oct Newcastle Utd. 2 - 1 Sunderland First Division 1932/1933 Sat 08 Apr Newcastle Utd. 0 - 1 Sunderland First Division Sat 26 Nov Sunderland 0 - 2 Newcastle Utd. First Division 1931/1932 Sat 09 Apr Newcastle Utd. 1 - 2 Sunderland First Division Sat 28 Nov Sunderland 1 - 4 Newcastle Utd. First Division 1930/1931 Sat 28 Mar Newcastle Utd. 2 - 0 Sunderland First Division Sat 22 Nov Sunderland 5 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division 1929/1930 Sat 22 Feb Newcastle Utd. 3 - 0 Sunderland First Division Sat 19 Oct Sunderland 1 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division 1928/1929 Sat 09 Mar Newcastle Utd. 4 - 3 Sunderland First Division Sat 27 Oct Sunderland 5 - 2 Newcastle Utd. First Division 1927/1928 Sat 17 Mar Sunderland 1 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division Sat 05 Nov Newcastle Utd. 3 - 1 Sunderland First Division 1926/1927 Sat 19 Mar Newcastle Utd. 1 - 0 Sunderland First Division Sat 30 Oct Sunderland 2 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division 1925/1926 Sat 27 Feb Sunderland 2 - 2 Newcastle Utd. First Division Sat 17 Oct Newcastle Utd. 0 - 0 Sunderland First Division 1924/1925 Sat 21 Feb Newcastle Utd. 2 - 0 Sunderland First Division Sat 18 Oct Sunderland 1 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division 1923/1924 Sat 22 Dec Newcastle Utd. 0 - 2 Sunderland First Division Sat 15 Dec Sunderland 3 - 2 Newcastle Utd. First Division 1922/1923 Sat 11 Nov Sunderland 2 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division Sat 04 Nov Newcastle Utd. 2 - 1 Sunderland First Division 1921/1922 Sat 26 Nov Sunderland 0 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division Sat 19 Nov Newcastle Utd. 2 - 2 Sunderland First Division 1920/1921 Sat 16 Oct Sunderland 0 - 2 Newcastle Utd. First Division Sat 09 Oct Newcastle Utd. 6 - 1 Sunderland First Division 1919/1920 Sat 29 Nov Newcastle Utd. 2 - 3 Sunderland First Division Sat 22 Nov Sunderland 2 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division 1914/1915 Sat 26 Dec Sunderland 2 - 4 Newcastle Utd. First Division Fri 25 Dec Newcastle Utd. 2 - 5 Sunderland First Division 1913/1914 Sat 27 Dec Newcastle Utd. 2 - 1 Sunderland First Division Sat 06 Sep Sunderland 1 - 2 Newcastle Utd. First Division 1912/1913 Mon 17 Mar Newcastle Utd. 0 - 3 Sunderland F.A. Cup Wed 12 Mar Newcastle Utd. 2 - 2 Sunderland F.A. Cup Sat 08 Mar Sunderland 0 - 0 Newcastle Utd. F.A. Cup Sat 28 Dec Sunderland 2 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division Sat 07 Sep Newcastle Utd. 1 - 1 Sunderland First Division 1911/1912 Sat 17 Feb Newcastle Utd. 3 - 1 Sunderland First Division Sat 14 Oct Sunderland 1 - 2 Newcastle Utd. First Division 1910/1911 Sat 19 Nov Newcastle Utd. 1 - 1 Sunderland First Division Thu 01 Sep Sunderland 2 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division 1909/1910 Wed 13 Apr Newcastle Utd. 1 - 0 Sunderland First Division Sat 18 Sep Sunderland 0 - 2 Newcastle Utd. First Division 1908/1909 Sat 10 Apr Sunderland 3 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division Wed 10 Mar Sunderland 0 - 3 Newcastle Utd. F.A. Cup Sat 06 Mar Newcastle Utd. 2 - 2 Sunderland F.A. Cup Sat 05 Dec Newcastle Utd. 1 - 9 Sunderland First Division 1907/1908 Sat 18 Apr Newcastle Utd. 1 - 3 Sunderland First Division Sat 21 Dec Sunderland 2 - 4 Newcastle Utd. First Division 1906/1907 Wed 20 Mar Sunderland 2 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division Sat 01 Sep Newcastle Utd. 4 - 2 Sunderland First Division 1905/1906 Sat 30 Dec Newcastle Utd. 1 - 1 Sunderland First Division Sat 02 Sep Sunderland 3 - 2 Newcastle Utd. First Division 1904/1905 Sat 22 Apr Newcastle Utd. 1 - 3 Sunderland First Division Sat 24 Dec Sunderland 3 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division 1903/1904 Fri 01 Jan Sunderland 1 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division Sat 26 Dec Newcastle Utd. 1 - 3 Sunderland First Division 1902/1903 Sat 25 Apr Newcastle Utd. 1 - 0 Sunderland First Division Sat 27 Dec Sunderland 0 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division 1901/1902 Mon 31 Mar Sunderland 0 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division Wed 12 Feb Newcastle Utd. 1 - 0 Sunderland F.A. Cup Sat 28 Sep Newcastle Utd. 0 - 1 Sunderland First Division 1900/1901 Wed 24 Apr Newcastle Utd. 0 - 2 Sunderland First Division Sat 06 Oct Sunderland 1 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division 1899/1900 Sat 28 Apr Sunderland 1 - 2 Newcastle Utd. First Division Sat 23 Dec Newcastle Utd. 2 - 4 Sunderland First Division 1898/1899 Sat 22 Apr Newcastle Utd. 0 - 1 Sunderland First Division Sat 24 Dec Sunderland 2 - 3 Newcastle Utd. First DivisionSource: FOOTYMAD
