Bafetimbi Gomis and Andre Ayew scored as Swansea City beat 10-man Newcastle United 2-0 on Saturday to leave the visitors without a win after two Premier League games.
Gomis struck in the ninth minute to give Garry Monk's side the lead and after Newcastle full-back Daryl Janmaat had been sent off for a second yellow card, in the 41st minute, Ayew claimed his second goal of the season.
The result left Monk's men in fourth place in the nascent standings, while the performance at the Liberty Stadium suggested that they can aspire to even greater heights than last season's eighth-place finish.
Having helped themselves to a valuable point at champions Chelsea seven days previously, Swansea began this game with real confidence, with Jonjo Shelvey once again dictating the pace of the game.
The former Liverpool man delivered pass after pass, with genuine menace, and played the leading role as Swansea took an early lead against Steve McClaren's side.
Having featured twice in an intricate passage of play around the half-way line, Shelvey delivered an exquisite pass to leave Gomis with only goalkeeper Tim Krul to beat.
Last weekend, Thibaut Courtois was forced to upend the Frenchman and suffered the ignominy of not only being sent off, but conceding the penalty that would earn Swansea a laudable point.
This time, Krul avoided contact with the French striker, but was powerless to prevent Gomis from rounding him and rolling the ball into an empty net.
Newcastle, who spent more than £35 million during the transfer window, looked anything but capable of breaking down a resolute Swansea back four.
When they finally eased their way into the final third, Gabriel Obertan nipped inside full-back Kyle Naughton and brought out a decent save from Lukasz Fabianski.
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