Magpies head coach Steve Bruce might have been left bemoaning his luck had his captain not intervened after substitute Jacob Murphy had hit the bar minutes earlier and while his side have now won only twice in 19 games in all competitions, they sit two points clear of the drop zone with 10 fixtures to play. On a night when he and opposite number Dean Smith might ordinarily have hoped the likes of Allan Saint-Maximin or Jack Grealish might have lit up the contest, it failed to ignite in their abs…
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