Ayoze Perez scored his first goal in a Newcastle United shirt to give Alan Pardew's side a 1-0 win over Sheffield Wednesday in a pre-season friendly this evening.
After a quiet start, the visitors had a half-chance in the 16th minute when Cheick Tiote looked for Emmanuel Riviere, but Chris Kirkland raced out to clear before the new signing reached the ball.
Wednesday tried to catch out their Premier League opponents with a quick counter-attack, but Chris Maguire fired well over from a Gary Madine header forward.
Riviere had another opportunity for Newcastle later in the first half, and this time seemed to get the better of Kirkland only to poke his finish a fraction wide.
The visitors looked to make a quick start after the break, but Adam Armstrong's powerful finish failed to trouble Kirkland.
Once again, the Owls were quick to push down the other side, forcing a save from Rob Elliot when Michail Antonio attempted to head in from a corner.
The deadlock was finally broken in the 66th minute when Gabriel Obertan picked out Perez with a through-ball, allowing the striker to lift the ball over Kirkland for his first Newcastle goal.
Paul Dummett tried to add a second from distance a few minutes later, but his finish drifted just wide.
The hosts tried to force an equaliser late on as Frank Betra smashed the ball just wide, before another effort was kept out by Elliot inside the final 10 minutes.
Sian Cowper
