Newcastle United managed to pick up a 2-2 draw with Norwich City last night.
Newcastle United boss Rafael Benitez has told Sky Sports that Dwight Gayle was fit enough to start against Norwich City, but he selected Aleksandar Mitrovic over the former Crystal Palace man.
Gayle has not played for Newcastle since the middle of January, after picking up an injury.
However, after impressing in training, he was brought back into the Magpies’ team at Carrow Road.
Gayle had to settle for a place on the substitutes’ bench, as Mitrovic’s form has been good recently.
The Serbian scored the winner, as Newcastle got past Wolverhampton Wanderers last weekend, and was given the nod to start against Norwich.
“He was fit to start the game but [Aleksandar] Mitrovic has been playing well and we had him on the bench,” Benitez said.
“It’s great news that he is back because he gives us something different up front and I thought he did well when he came on.”
Gayle helped Newcastle pick up an important point against an in-form Norwich side.
Newcastle had fallen 2-1 down against the Canaries, but a late Jamaal Lascelles volley earned Benitez’s men a draw.
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