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by Roger Domeneghetti
at St James Park
NEWCASTLE made heavy weather of their first day back at the office since their cup-winning heroics.
A Sandro Tonali wondergoal sealed three important points for a team with Champions League aspirations, but at times they looked like they were nursing a collective hangover; all sore heads and bleary eyes.
The XI that started the historic League Cup final some two-and-a-half weeks ago, started this game. The team essentially picking itself, after all, why fix something that isn’t broken?
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