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Anthony Gordon double fires Newcastle to easy win at Union Saint-Gilloise

Eddie Howe had reason to be wary. Up against a young hotshot coach and his high-flying Belgian champions, Newcastle’s manager must have felt a certain pressure at kick-off.Given Newcastle were still coming to terms with the departure of Alexander Isak and had been struggling for form, a balmy early October night in Brussels seemed far from the ideal time or place to meet Sébastian Pocognoli’s vibrant Union Saint-Gilloise. A loss at Anderlecht’s Lotto Park – Uefa deems Union SG’s own ground unsuitable for Champions League games – would have led some to consider Newcastle as being in crisis going into Sunday’s Premier League date with a similarly stuttering Nottingham Forest on Tyneside. Continue reading...

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