Magpies striker in dreamland

Hughes notched his third treble of the season in just nine minutes as County sank Burton 4-1 at the Pirelli Stadium to maintain their play-off push. Hughes said: "It's turning into a dream season for me. "I said at the start that I would like to get 20 goals - but to get three hat-tricks and 18 goals before the turn of the year is unbelievable. "Hopefully I can continue along the same lines in 2010 as long as the lads keep giving me such great service."