'Belief' is the word Nuno Espirito Santo repeated before this game, but his players looked drained of it. Newcastle did not have anywhere near as much riding on this game, and Eddie Howe's side have had vulnerabilities of their own this season. No wonder a number of supporters walked out after Newcastle went 3-0 up.
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