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21 December 2016

By Bronwen

Last week, Newcastle United played two games and fortunately for the team, they managed to win both of them. The first game, played on the 14th, was against Wigan Athletic who are ranked 23rd. This was predicted to be an easy win for Newcastle and the speculation was correct, as they won 2-0. The first goal, scored at the 26th minute, was by Diame then at minute 78, Atsu scored.

On Saturday the 17th December, Newcastle played Burton Albion and won 2-1. Newcastle’s goals were scored at the 15th and 34th minute while Burton managed to score at the 20th minute.

Both of these victories keep NUFC at the top of the table with Brighton still one point behind after their 1-2 win against Birmingham on Saturday.

Rafa Benitez, Newcastle United manager, had some positive words to say about the match and also a little Christmas message to fans. He told reporters this:

“We have shown the team is strong enough and showed that we have confidence in ourselves. This is really good for the future. Now, we enjoy Christmas, our fans will be happy and I wish everyone a Merry Christmas. I’m really pleased, they can spend time with their families and watch the table and enjoy.”

 

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