Norwich City 3 Newcastle United 2: Newcastle manager Rafael Benitez maintains his team can survive in the Barclays Premier League despite a “painful” loss at Norwich.

Crystal Palace 5 Newcastle 1: Steve McClaren hopes Mike Ashley will back him to the hilt so he can command the dressing-room respect needed to win Newcastle’s relegation dogfight.

Newcastle 0 Leicester City 3

A vicar has preached his way into the record books by delivering a sermon lasting 28 hours and 45 minutes.