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Asked if the win could prove a turning point in Swansea’s season, Curtis said: “You hope it would be but you quickly come down to earth, we’ve got Palace on Monday and then Manchester United next week

However, it was Newcastle who took the lead after just 10 minutes against the early run of play as Daryl Janmaat’s inch-perfect cross found Papiss Cisse for the strike to head home his first goal since the opening day of the season amid questions of offside

The Reds appear to have turned a corner under Jurgen Klopp, drawing three and winning three, but the eccentric German still has plenty of work to do to turn his side into real top-four challengers

The hosts came into the match on the back of the three-game losing streak but it was they who started the brighter, and they had a chance to open the scoring inside the first minute when Matteo Darmian’s poor touch allowed Dwight Gayle to fire at David de Gea from the edge of the box

If all the boxes are ticked, then Lennon is looking to get a deal done in the upcoming international window, with Shola Ameobi already having failed to agree terms and/or impress whilst on trial with Wolves, Huddersfield and most recently, Sheffield Wednesday, according to reports

Having finished in the top half of the table last season, the manager will be hoping that his side are back on winning terms quickly, but the team will need to improve on last year’s home form if they are to match or better last year’s 10th-place finish