Newcastle team against Brighton gets fans excited as Benitez benches Shelvey again

NEWCASTLE have named an unchanged team to face Brighton this afternoon (4pm), and Magpies fans are delighted to see Jonjo Shelvey on the bench yet again.

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Newcastle fans react as Jonjo Shelvey is benched against Brighton

Newcastle travel to Brighton today looking for their fourth consecutive Premier League victory, having seen off West Ham, Swansea and most recently Stoke.

Manager Rafael Benitez has kept faith in the same XI that won 2-1 against the Potters at St James’ Park last weekend, drawing praise from Magpies fans on Twitter.

In particular, the majority of supporters are pleased to see Jonjo Shelvey remain out of the starting line-up, having lost his place to Mikel Merino after being sent off against Tottenham.

Scroll through the gallery above to see some of the best reactions from Newcastle fans to their team set to face Brighton.

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