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Loads of Newcastle fans have been reacting to the win that effectively makes them safe from relegation, and they’re running out of superlatives for Fabian Schar.
Newcastle recovered from some woeful away form to take three points away from The King Power Stadium on Friday night, as Ayoze Perez’s first half strike was enough for all three points.
The Magpies hadn’t won away from home since December when they beat Huddersfield 1-0, but Perez darted in front of Wes Morgan to flick a wonderful Matt Ritchie cross beyond the gloves of Kasper Schmeichel in the first half.
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From then onwards it was the perfect away performance from Rafael Benitez’s side, defending admirably and counter-attacking whenever possible. Of course, the next step is to turn some of those counters into a second and third goal.
And while the whole team was organised and diligent in their defensive duties, no one impressed more than Schar, who has gone from strength to strength since joining for just £3m last summer.
The 27 year-old made four tackles, six interceptions and seven clearances per Whoscored, and while Mike Ashley is infamous for his penny-pinching transfer tactics, fans are heaping praise on the masterful £3m swoop for Schar.
You can find some of the best Twitter reactions down below…
