Newcastle United under-21s' winless run continues as they suffered a heavy home defeat to West Brom. Reyes Cleary netted the winner in the reverse fixture, and returned to haunt the Magpies once again, scoring twice as the visitors romped to a 5-2 victory.
Ben Dawson made one change to the starting eleven who earned a 2-2 draw at Stoke City in their last outing, courtesy of a stoppage-time equaliser from Ben Parkinson. Max Thompson replaced Will Brown in goal, with summer signing Alex Murphy named on the bench following a spell on the sidelines.
Amadou Diallo opened the scoring after just five minutes following fine work from Michael Ndiweni. However, the Magpies lead proved to be short-lived, even with Max Thompson producing a fine save to deny Jamie Andrews from the penalty spot.
