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Solid travellers may be tough to break down
Newcastle manager Rafa BenitezCredit: Mike Hewitt
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Back-to-back league wins have helped Rafa Benitez get over a shaky start but Newcastle’s mini-revival in the Sky Bet Championship could stall with a stalemate at home to Brighton this evening.
The Magpies advanced to the EFL Cup third round with a 2-0 success at home to Cheltenham on Tuesday but the win came at a major cost with Rolando Aarons sustaining a foot injury and Ayoze Perez, Dwight Gayle and Aleksandar Mitrovic picking up head injuries.
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