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Matty Hewitt

Alan Shearer sums up every Newcastle supporter with Magpies one win away from Champions League

Newcastle United legend Alan Shearer has perfectly summed up the views of black and white supporters after their 4-1 win over Brighton. The result means Eddie Howe's side are just one win away from Champions League football heading into the final two games of the season.

The Toon could relegated the Foxes with a win over them on Monday night and secure a return to battling it out with Europe's elite clubs. Shearer could hardly contain his excitement at the full time whistle.

He tweeted: "E I E I E I Ooooo up the @premierleague we go ….. I f****** love it"

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A Deniz Undav own goal opened the scoring for the Magpies before Dan Burn added another in the first-half. Undav halved the deficit after the break in a nervy second-half at St. James' Park with Brighton pushing for an equaliser.

The Magpies could and should have been out of sight, but finally found the goal that would settle their nerves with Callum Wilson scoring in the 89th minute. The Toon frontman turned provider for Bruno Guimaraes who added another in the 91st minute to wrap up a huge three points.

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