Christian Atsu happy with 'hard-fought' Newcastle win

ruth 18:57 - 17 December 2016

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The Ghana international was excited to help Newcastle earn a vital win at Burton.

Newcastle winger Christian Atsu was relieved to take all three points from their meeting with Burton Albion on Saturday.

First-half goals from Dwight Gayle and Mohamed Diame ensured that Newcastle would sit atop the Championship standings at Christmas following a 2-1 win at Burton.

Atsu started the match and played the entire minutes as his side maintain their impressive performances with another win.

After the match, the Ghana international tweeted: "Hard fought for the 3 points today. Fantastic support from the fans as always.@NUFC #GodIsTheReason #GodWin"

The win maintains Newcastle's lead at the top of the table as they seek to make the English top flight next season