Newcastle United vs Norwich City 4-3 ● All Goals & Highlights ● EFL Championship 2016 HQ

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Newcastle United vs Norwich City 4-3 ● All Goals & Highlights ● EFL Championship 2016 HQ Newcastle United fought back from 3-1 down to win a seven-goal thriller with two goals in stoppage time at home to Norwich City in the Championship. Dwight Gayle scored a hat-trick for the hosts, his third coming dramatically in the sixth minute of added time after Yoan Gouffran levelled on 95 minutes. After Gayle's opener, goals from Graham Dorrans, Cameron Jerome and Jacob Murphy had put Norwich two goals clear. But Gayle's second quickly made it 3-2 to set up a stunning Magpies fightback. The hosts applied intense pressure in the closing stages and were rewarded, first with Gouffran's close-range finish from DeAndre Yedlin's cross and then Gayle's even later winner. Victory lifted Newcastle up to third in the table from ninth and denied Norwich top spot, which they were set to occupy as they took a 3-2 lead into stoppage time. Gayle could have put the hosts in front at least twice before he opened the scoring from Matt Ritchie's first-half cross, but Norwich - who had rarely threatened - levelled through Dorrans' penalty moments before half-time after Gouffran had fouled Robbie Brady in the box to concede the spot kick. The visitors then became increasingly dangerous on the counter-attack and Jerome curled them into the lead before Murphy's deflected strike looked sure to have sealed a Canaries victory. But Rafael Benitez's side fought back to earn an eighth win from their past 10 games in all competitions. The defeat, only their second of the season, ended Norwich's five-match winning streak and leaves them second in the table, two points behind Huddersfield.