1 min Jones shot 0-1

27 mins Chilvers shot 0-2

44 mins Finneran shot 1-2

Half time: Magpies 1 Canaries 2

66 mins Jones shot 1-3

90+2 mins Harper shot 2-2

Full time: Magpies 1 Saints 2

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United's winless start to the PL2 season lengthened to four games on Monday evening, as they lost by the odd goal in five to the Canaries at Whitley Park.

U21 coach Adam Lawrence took charge of his first league game since arriving on Tyneside, but it was his opposite number Olly Lee - son of SJP hero Rob - who was almost instantly celebrating an opener.

That came after just 15 seconds when Dylan Jones won his one on one with home goalkeeper James Taylor and slotted in.

The visitors doubled their advantage in the 27th minute after a corner from the left was steered home by Toby Chilvers from close range.

United got one back a minute before half-time when Alfie Harrison centred from the left side of the area and the ball was diverted past Rylee Mitchell by Rory Finneran.

Winger Kyle Fitzgerald almost equalised for the Magpies eight minutes after the interval when he smacked a first time effort off the post.

City restored their two goal lead in the 66th minute when Kenneth Adoh broke upfield and held off several illegal challenges before setting up Jones to finish coolly.

Newcastle pushed forward with more conviction in the closing stages and Leo Shahar shot weakly against Mitchell before fellow substitute Fraser Harper found the top corner of the goal in the second minute of time added on after a corner was only half-cleared.

However, the black and whites were unable to find an equaliser in the remaining three minutes and slipped to a third successive home defeat.

Biffa