Newcastle 4-4 Luton: Player ratings as Magpies come from behind in eight-goal epic
Newcastle United duked out a breathless 4-4 draw at home to Luton Town on Saturday afternoon. It was a jab-jab thrust-thrust bout where each blow landed on their opponent's glass chin. Playground kick-abouts have exerted more defensive discipline. Luton twice fell behind to a pair of Sean Longstaff goals in the first half but roared back each to go in level at the break. Shortly after the hour mark, Luton found themselves with a 4-2 lead. Kieran Trippier halved the deficit before the returning Harvey Barnes fired Newcastle level with 17 minutes of normal time still to play. Both sides had chances to snatch all three points but the spoils, eventually, would be shared. How the game unfolded Longstaff needed less than seven minutes to crank up the volume on Tyneside, crashing into the box to drill Trippier's cutback into the bottom corner. The visitors didn't wilt in the face of Newcastle's commanding start. Gabriel Osho swiftly equalised for Luton midway through the first...