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There was controversy in the dying stages of Newcastle United’s 2-1 win over Preston after DeAndre Yedlin claimed he was struck in the face from a coin.

Rafa Benitez was forced to replace Yedlin with Grant Hanley after an accidental head collision, and he was struck by a 20p coin while receiving treatment.

Nonetheless, Yedlin refused to let the incident overshadow what was a hard fought win and brilliantly trolled whoever was responsible on Twitter.

After tweeting: “Hard fought battle today.. good to come away with another 3 points.. thanks to the fans for the incredible support,” Yedlin followed it up with this brilliant riposte.

He added: “And to whoever threw the coin at me... thanks for the 20 pence.”

Magpies fans also got in the act as NUFCThreatLevel tweeted: “Apparently somebody lodged a transfer bid for (Preston striker) Jermaine Beckford and it’s hit DeAndre Yedlin.”

On a serious note, Newcastle United fans and the majority of Preston fans were vocal in their condemnation of the incident on social media and PNE Police have confirmed they will be “reviewing CCTV images and any culprits will be dealt with accordingly.”

Yedlin made his third successive start for United as an Aleksandar Mitrovic brace helped seal a valuable three points in Lancashire.