Silence was goalden for Newcastle and misfiring striker Joelinton.The Toon ended a 155 day wait for a home goal to complete the double over ten-man Sheffield United and boost their own chances of a top ten finish.And after going 36 hours without finding the net against top flight opposition, Joelinton scored his second league goal of the campaign to round off the Magpies' biggest win under Steve Bruce.Bruce had joked that playing behind closed doors may do the trick for his goal-shy Brazilian.
At this rate, whoever the club's owners are in the future, perhaps they will keep the fans out!The nation may have spent more than three months without live action but for the Magpies, the goals lockdown at St James's Park had stretched back to.
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