With a delicate swipe of the right foot Ayoze Pérez pushed Newcastle within touching distance of Premier League survival and intensified Huddersfield’s relegation fears. “But I told the players to stay calm and a chance would come.”When it did, it lifted Newcastle to 12th, seven points clear of the drop zone. Benítez’s side now have 35 points, four more than Huddersfield but Wagner remains optimistic that his team can also survive. Newcastle were losing control of the tempo and allowing opponents who had previously appeared incapable of stringing two passes together back into things. Appropriately Pérez had begun the move courtesy of a glorious pass to Atsu dispatched with the outside of his boot.

Source: The Guardian March 31, 2018 16:18 UTC