FOOTIE ace Dwight Gayle lost his front teeth when he was punched unc­onscious during a night out.

The £10million Newcastle striker was with a group celebrating Toon skipper Jam­a­al Lascelles’ 23rd birthday.

6 Magpies striker Dwight Gayle had his front teeth knocked out when he was punched in the face on a night out Credit: Getty Images

They had visited several bars and clubs in Liverpool when one of the party reportedly took exception to Gayle discussing his £35,000-a-week earnings.

He took a swing at the ex-Crystal Palace man and hit him twice in the face.

Gayle — dubbed Teeth by team-mates, apparently due to his gold crowns — was KOd and lost four gnashers.

6 Gayle was knocked out by the punch to the face and lost 4 teeth, the Sun can reveal Credit: Getty Images

6 Gayle was on a night out to celebrate teammate Jamal Lascelles' 23rd birthday Credit: Getty Images

The 4am street scrap on Sunday came as Wayne Rooney and England pals staged a bender following their victory over Scotland.

A source said: “The night had started fine, but the champagne was flowing and things got out of hand.

“One lad took exception to Dwight talking about his pay and took a swing at him. It was a real shock.

“He hit him hard and, as Dwight went down, hit him again. He was out cold.”

6 A source said the night was going well until Gayle started talking about his pay, and someone took exception to it Credit: Getty Images

Merseyside Police said they were called to a report of two men fighting but ar­rived to find no one there.

The source added: “Everyone was in shock. Dwight was texting people the next day saying he’d lost four teeth. He was really angry.”

Gayle, 26, has netted 11 times since joining Newcastle in July, making him the Championship’s top scorer.

6 Gayle has netted 11 times since joining the Magpies in July, making him the Championship's top scorer Credit: Reuters

6 Gayle, known to teammates as simply 'teeth', used to play for Crystal Palace Credit: Getty Images

When he was given the match ball for a hat-trick against Norwich in September one team-mate wrote on it: “Well done teeth.”

Gayle, who has since had his smile repaired, had not reported the assault to the police. Newcastle United declined to comment.