Toon stun Norwich late on

Dwight Gayle hit a hat-trick as Newcastle scored twice in second-half stoppage time to beat Norwich 4-3 in an epic Sky Bet Championship encounter at St James’ Park.

Rafael Benitez’s side were behind heading into the closing stages on Wednesday night, but Yoan Gouffran levelled with a header in the fifth of six added minutes before Gayle notched his third of the night with virtually the final kick of the game.

Norwich would have returned to the top of the table if Alex Neil’s side had secured victory, and they had a 3-1 lead with 20 minutes to go after recovering from an early Gayle goal.

But Gayle pulled Newcastle back into the game in the 71st minute, before Newcastle’s late, late show sent the home fans wild and lifted the club up to third in the table. 

Newcastle dominated the early stages at St James’ Park and could have been a few ahead before they took the lead. Gayle had a trio of opportunities to put the home side in front within a matter of minutes, but a mixture of poor finishing …

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