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Newcastle rue missed chances as Welbeck seals win for Brighton
Move signals ceasefire in civil war that had broken out in the game
Newcastle 0-1 Brighton
by Roger Domeneghetti
at St. James' Park
BART VERBRUGGEN fell on the ball. Referee Peter Bankes pointed to the centre circle and blew his whistle. Eddie Howe and Jason Tindall stared in disbelief. How did that one slip away, lads?
It was the archetypal game of two halves.
Newcastle were dominant in the first. It was arguably the best they’d played so far this season, and they should really have had the three points safely stashed away in their dressing room at the break. Yet, somehow, they found themselves behind courtesy of a cute Danny Welbeck goal.
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