- The only goal came from a direct free kick taken by Jonjo Shelvey in the final stretch of the match.
Newcastle rediscovered the victory, beat Marcelo Bielsa’s Leeds United at Elland Road (0-1) and is close to remaining in the Premier League, which this weekend reaches the twenty-third day.
Eddie Howe’s cadre logged in away from salvation. With two draws in a row as baggage in their last commitments. Five games without winning accumulated the ‘magpies’ until his arrival in Leeds. Bielsa’s team, however, had shown signs of recovery. The two wins in their two recent commitments had eased the outlook for the ‘Peacocks’ after a stage full of doubts with relegation as a threat.
The match did not break until the final quarter hour. The only goal came in a set piece action. A direct free kick executed by Jonjo Shelvey, low, attached to a stick, which beat Frenchman Illan Meslier.
There was no option for more goals and Newcastle left with valuable loot that places them, even with one game in hand, just one point behind Norwich, which marks salvation.