With Rafa Benitez at the helm, the Magpies returned to the top-flight at the first attempt and to remember that memorable night at St James’s Park, we’ve pulled together a short quiz.
Can you name the starting 11 named by Benitez against the Lilywhites? The answers are revealed at the end:
9. CLUE 9
HINT: I signed on loan before eventually joining the club permanently Photo: Stu Forster
10. CLUE 10
HINT: I scored a brace on this evening Photo: Stu Forster
11. CLUE 11
HINT: I have a knack of scoring against Preston Photo: Ian MacNicol
12. Answers - how many did you score?
1) Rob Elliot, 2) Vurnon Anita, 3) Jamaal Lascelles, 4) Ciaran Clark, 5) Paul Dummett, 6) Matt Ritchie, 7) Jonjo Shelvey, 8) Isaac Hayden, 9) Christian Atsu, 10) Ayoze Perez, 11) Aleksandar Mitrovic. Photo: Owen Humphreys