Danish teenager Elias Fritjof Sorensen made his debut for Newcastle after getting his international clearance but was powerless to prevent defeat for the young United stars, allowing Manchester City to replace NUFC at the top of the table.
At least six extra options for Rafa Benitez and at least one thing is for sure… Newcastle United will have a seriously strengthened bench of options on Saturday when facing Derby County.
Daryl Murphy, Aleksandar Mitrovic, Ayoze Perez or Mohamed Diame – who would you play alongside Dwight Gayle this Saturday in Derby v Newcastle match? Vote now.
Monday afternoon saw another red card for Newcastle, only 24 hours after the Sunderland disaster, also 10 goals shared between Derby and the United reserves