While the odds on the Magpies winning the Premier League and Champions League may seem like a dream too far for Newcastle fans right now, the price of them achieving at least 103 points this season is certainly a tempting one. We are really pleased because he’s the kind of winger we were looking for.
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Newcastle played with a style and swagger that suggests they are comfortable with their tag of promotion favourites, and Shelvey expects the rest of the Championship to have paid close attention to his side’s exploits.
Shelvey was at the heart of the action throughout, spraying long-range passes around the field and constantly looking to score from the edge of the area.
The 24 year-old now has 3 in 3 for the Tyneside club this season, after failing to get off the mark in his first 19 games, and is beginning to show glimpses of why Newcastle paid £ 12 million for him.
“For the second, I quite often try that sort of effort in training and 99 per cent of the time they don’t come off!” A 2-0 win over Derby last weekend marked their most recent success, with goals from Yoan Gouffran and DeAndre Yedlin securing the win for Rafa Benitez’s side.
Benitez was delighted with the display, but stressed it is still only three points. We also managed to get the clean sheet.
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ALEKSANDAR MITROVIC will make his first league start of the season after Rafael Benitez made four changes for Newcastle’s Championship game at QPR.
