You Won't See A Mackem Shirt Today - That's Certain!

Kevin Nolan scored a hat-trick in Newcastle's 5-1 humiliation of the Mackems . before backing under-fire Chris Hughton. Kevin Nolan: "I'm delighted for the fans and delighted for Chris after what he was put through this week. "Obviously it's fantastic. "We knew it would be tough – and I think it was, I think we got lucky with a couple of the goals. We're delighted, we've worked so hard this week and it's paid off today." "My first Premier League hat-trick . it's unbelievable. I made my debut against these [Sunderland] and to score a hat-trick will live with me forever."

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