Fabio Borini gave the Black Cats the lead from the spot after Vurnon Anita's clumsy challenge on Phil Bardsley.
Adam Johnson doubled the advantage after a deflection took Jack Colback's shot away from goalkeeper Tim Krul.
Newcastle improved in the second half, but were hit on the counter-attack by Colback's smart finish.
In the week they lost Yohan Cabaye to Paris St-Germain, the Magpies, who were booed at half-time and the final whistle, extended their recent run of disappointing results to only one win in seven games.
They have failed to score in five of their last six league games and were again short of ideas.
Too often they were slow to get bodies forward, particularly in a first half that saw Ameobi brothers Shola and Sammy start together for the first time.
The hosts at least came to life after Sammy was withdrawn in favour of debutant Luuk de Jong at half-time.
Cheick Tiote's long-range drive drew a flying save from visiting keeper Vito Mannone and, from the resulting corner, Shola Ameobi should have done better than heading wide from six yards out.
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