OPINION
Ayoze Perez has enjoyed a great spell in front of goal in the second half of the Premier League. Rafael Benitez has given his front three a great sense of freedom allowing them to reap havoc on opposition defences. This trend continued as Newcastle travelled to the AMEX to take on relegation threatened Brighton. The partnership between Perez and Salomon Rondon has flourished as the season has gone on and it paid off once more. A cross from Paul Dummett was chested down by Rondon and the Spaniard Perez unleashed a great strike past Mat Ryan to put the Magpies 1-0 to the good. The goal was Perez’s seventh goal in as many games and the Newcastle fans reacted with joy to their side going one goal to the good, “any chance of a Perez statue being built?” Another fan went for an even more jubilant tweet claiming Perez is better than Lionel Messi. It is a bold suggestion but the way the forward has been playing of late, he could well be as influential as the Argentine is at the Nou Camp. Worryingly he was forced off with injury – the hope will be it is nothing too serious.
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