McClaren’s blushes saved as Downing grabs winner

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McClaren’s blushes saved as Downing grabs winner

The 20-year-old grabbed all three points for the visitors with a neat low finish with just 12 minutes left.

Downing had been left out of the starting line-up - along with Jimmy-Floyd Hasselbaink and Gaizka Mendieta - as McClaren looked to keep legs fresh for Sunday’s Barclays Premiership clash with Portsmouth,

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