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Better from the visitors as they play a great ball in behind the defence across to Niang, who sees his first-time cross put behind.

Union win another corner and it ends with the ball coming out to Zorgane, who sees his shot go through a sea of bodies but straight to Nick Pope.

The visitors are very settled now, knocking it around confidently as they look for a second.

They sweep it wide to Elanga, who delivers another teasing cross that Gordon hits over at the near post. Another promising move though.

The first real bit of pressure from the visitors and it pays off instantly!

Elanga’s early cross is headed away at the near post and it runs straight to Tonali. He hits it first-time and it takes an unfortunate deflection off Mac Allister, ricocheting into the bottom corner for 1-0!

Newcastle are the latest side looking to utilise the long throw, though Burn’s latest effort is put behind for a corner.

That set-piece is put behind again before another Tonali delivery is headed away by Khalaili at the near post.

Woltemade does well to win a free-kick off Burgess as he holds up play in the Union half.

Tonali delivers it but it’s headed away for a corner, and the Italian makes his way over to deliver another set-piece.

No luck on the second attempt either, before Joelinton eventually hooks an effort over after Scherpen punched clear.

No clear-cut chances yet for either side, though Newcastle are beginning to settle into the match in possession.

It looks like the hosts will try and strike on the counter as their main tactic, even this early on.

Newcastle have produced some lovely combinations down the right, with Tonali also involved this time, but the final pass has been lacking so far. Plenty of time to remedy that though.

The visitors need to get Woltemade into the game more early on, as the hosts clears Newcastle long throw.

Now Joelinton is down and there’s a brief break in play.

Decent pressure from the hosts as they close down Botman and the defender is forced to clear out for a corner.

Ait El Hadj delivers and it’s headed on from just outside the six-yard box, though Rodriguez can only direct his header over the bar from three yards. Half a chance there!

The visitors haven’t been able to settle yet, with both sides guilty of losing possession a little too easily on occasion.

Newcastle work the ball well on the edge of the Union box as Guimaraes tries to slide a pass to Elanga, but it was slightly mis-placed.

An early chance for the hosts to swing a cross into the box after Joelinton barges over Khalaili.

Newcastle eventually get rid of it after some decent defending from Botman.