Newcastle United won 1-0 away to Stoke City in the Premier League on Monday.
Newcastle United started the new year on a high after earning a crucial 1-0 win against Stoke City in the Premier League on Monday.
The Magpies put up a solid defensive performance and took their chance as well to pick up all three points at the bet365 stadium.
Ayoze Perez scored the only goal of the match when he coolly slotted home from close range in the 73rd minute of the match.
Ciaran Clark missed a golden opportunity to score in the first half when he fired over from two yards out, while Christian Atsu missed several good chances as well.
With this victory, Newcastle have jumped up to 13th in the Premier League table. Also, Rafa Benitez’s side have won back to back away games in the Premier League for the first time since November 2014.
Newcastle was solid in defence against Stoke, and the credit should go to skipper Jamaal Lascelles for his wonderful performance. Goalkeeper Karl Darlow was equally brilliant for the visitors.
The Magpies skipper took to social networking site Twitter after the match to express his reaction. He tweeted:
Newcastle fans praised him highly on Twitter while responding to his tweet. Here are some of the selected tweets:
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