“We deserved to win,” said Benítez who watched his team rise to fourth on a day when Joselu missed three good chances. Often sitting back and permitting Stoke a degree of possession before catching them out on the counterattack, this was a Newcastle win crafted on the training ground. Facebook Twitter Pinterest Rafa Benítez, left, and Mark Hughes get animated on the touchline. How Hughes must have wished the same could be said of the much vaunted Jesé, who proved particularly disappointing. It seemed a watershed moment as, shortly afterwards, Newcastle felt they should have had a penalty when Kurt Zouma appeared to trip Atsu.

Source: The Guardian September 16, 2017 16:22 UTC