Newcastle United lost 3-2 to Norwich City in the Barclay’s Premier League on Saturday.
Third choice goalkeeper Karl Darlow made his second league start of the season at Carrow Road, after Rob Elliot and Tim Krul both suffered serious knee injuries.
While Serbian striker Aleksandar Mitrovic was relegation to the bench, despite scoring against Sunderland during the previous round of fixtures.
Papiss Cisse was chosen to start ahead of the former Anderlecht man, and he missed an excellent first half opportunity.
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However, when Mitrovic was brought on in the second half it yielded instant results, as he headed in Andros Townsend’s cross and scored from the penalty spot.
He now has three goals in two games, and eight for the season, and looks to be coming into form at the right time.
Click through the slides below to see the best pictures from the striker’s encouraging performance against the Canaries.
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