Premier League 2: Newcastle beat Stoke City in close encounter

Newcastle defeated Stoke City, 1-2, on Friday, on matchday 20. In this competition, Ryan Shawcross's team came from a defeat, and Newcastle came from two defeats.

After 10 minutes, Dylan Stephenson opened the scoring for Newcastle. After 11 minutes, Kyle Crossley doubled the lead for Newcastle. Jack Griffiths netted the last goal in the 28th minute. Shortly before the interval, Tommy Simkin left the game early after seeing a red card.

With 68 minutes on the clock, Stoke City saw Jaden Dixon get a straight red card

After the result Stoke City are 18th in the table, with 23 points, while Newcastle sit 21st place, with 19 points. In the next fixture, Newcastle will host Aston Villa.