Newcastle United news: Ritchie ban blow for Benitez, Mitrovic opens up

Newcastle United made it a perfect October with a 2-1 win over Preston North End at Deepdale.
Aleksandar MitrovicAleksandar Mitrovic
Aleksandar Mitrovic

The club has won all six of this month's league and cup fixtures.

Aleksandar Mitrovic scored both of Newcastle's goals against Preston on Saturday.

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Mitrovic, starting in the absence through injury of leading scorer Dwight Gayle, feels he has given United manager Rafa Benitez an "easy" decision to make for Saturday's home game against Cardiff City.

We also have writer Miles Starforth's match analysis from Deepdale here.

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The game, however, did come at a cost, with winger Matt Ritchie having picked up his fifth booking of the season.

Ritchie's yellow card means he will miss the Cardiff game through suspenson.