Premier League: 10 talking points from the weekend's action

A consequence passed Pardew's side off the park during the course of a 3-0 win. If Newcastle's manager has become increasingly pragmatic over the years, Sunderland's Gus Poyet is an ideologically driven purist big on a possession-based passing game. Implementing this philosophy has taken time and progress has been incremental but, like Brendan Rodgers at Liverpool, he is beginning to reap the benefits of having a defined vision. With a key disciple in Liam Bridcutt, newly arrived from Brighton, around to help him implement his ideas, Poyet's team looked poised to pull well clear of relegation waters. Pardew could do worse than remember his much more purist past at Reading and challenge his players to prove they really can still pass and move fluently - even without the departed Yohan Cabaye. Principles matter; moreover if Newcastle's manager sticks to them Hatem Ben Arfa will surely become re-invigorated in broadly the same manner that Adam Johnson has been re-born under Poyet's blueprint.
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