KEVIN Davies and Johan Elmander struck doubles as Bolton blitzed Newcastle and moved into the Champion League places.

Owen Coyle’s side leapfrogged Manchester City to go fourth in the table as they ruthlessly swept aside shell-shocked Newcastle.

It was the first time Wanderers had scored five in the Premier League since beating Leicester on the opening day of the 2001/02 season.

Magpies captain Kevin Nolan handed his old club the lead after needlessly conceding a penalty on a miserable return to the Reebok.

The former Wanderers skipper clearly flicked the ball with his arm inside the area and Kevin Davies made no mistake from the spot on 18 minutes.

Chung-Yong Lee doubled the hosts' advantage seven minutes before the interval when the ball broke to him inside the area after Matt Taylor’s free kick had rattled the crossbar.

Elmander grabbed his seventh of the season and first at home when he skipped round goalkeeper Tim Krul to finish off another slick Wanderers move on 50 minutes.

Andy Carroll pulled one back two minutes later when Stuart Holden’s tackle inadvertently ran into the England striker’s path.

But Elmander restored Bolton’s three-goal cushion when he shrugged off the woeful Fabricio Coloccini before coolly sliding home on 72 minutes.

There was no way of stopping the resurgent Swede, though Coloccini did try when he elbowed Elmander three minutes later and was rightfly shown a red card.

Davies completed the rout in injury time with his second penalty after Jose Enrique had tripped the captain.

Wanderers: Jaaskelainen, Robinson, Cahill, Muamba, Taylor (Petrov 78), Holden, Elmander (Klasnic 80), Knight, K Davies, Rickettes, Lee (Moreno 86). Subs: Bogdan, Steinsson, M Davies, Blake.

Booked: Lee.

Newcastle: Krul, Coloccini, Enrique, Nolan, Williamson, Guthrie (Routledge 70), Carroll, Simpson, Smith, Gutierrez (Campbell 77), Ameobi (Lovenkrands 72). Subs: Perch, Taylor, Ranger, Soderberg.

Booked: Nolan, Enrique. Sent off: Colocinni.

Referee: Howard Webb. Attendance: 22,203.