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NEWCASTLE UNITED’s post-season trip to Australia ended in embarrassment as a young side were thrashed 8-0 by the A-League All Stars.
Eddie Howe’s squad made the 3,000-mile plus journey after beating Brentford 4-2 on Sunday.
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That secured them a seventh-placed finish in the Premier League – which could lead to European football next term if Man utd beat City in the FA Cup Final.
Newcastle drew 1-1 with Tottenham in their first friendly Down Under on Wednesday before beating them on penalties at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
But it was a brutal experience for a host of Toon’s teenagers in front of 53,000 fans at Marvel Stadium in Melbourne today.
And it even left some supporters demanding a refund as Howe left out all of his big-hitters for the friendly.
More to follow…
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