Newcastle's winless start to the season continued as Odion Ighalo's double led Watford to a second successive victory.

Newcastle1

Janmaat 62′

Watford2

Ighalo 10′, 28′

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Nigeria international Ighalo, who has now scored 20 goals in 24 league games in 2015, beat Tim Krul at the near post for the 26-year-old's first early on.

The striker then took Troy Deeney's pass to round Krul before the break. Daryl Janmaat gave Newcastle a lifeline from close range but Steve McClaren's side struggled to create chances despite moving off the bottom.

The Magpies overtook fellow strugglers Sunderland after their 2-0 defeat by Bournemouth,representing one of the few positives on another miserable day for home supporters at St James' Park.

They have seen their team win only three of 25 Premier League games in 2015 and despite a second-half improvement led almost single-handedly by Dutch right-back Janmaat, they have only scored three goals in six league games this season.

Their depressing form matches last term when Newcastle were winless in their first seven league games before winning five in succession under former boss Alan Pardew.