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title: "Benitez unlikely to leave, Slimani receives praise and more: Newcastle news round-up"
canonical: "https://readnewcastle.com/2018/04/25/benitez-unlikely-to-leave-slimani-receives-praise-and-more-newcastle-news-round-up/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Brian Gosden"
section: "Feature Writers"
published: "2018-04-25T07:30:00Z"
modified: "2018-04-25T07:30:00Z"
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# Benitez unlikely to leave, Slimani receives praise and more: Newcastle news round-up

The news cycle surrounding Newcastle never stops and as such, it can be difficult to keep up to date with everything that’s going on. Therefore, we’ve rounded up everything you might have missed from yesterday into one place.

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### [Newcastle United Player Ratings: Everton (A)](https://readnewcastle.com/2018/04/24/newcastle-united-player-ratings-everton-a/)

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Rafa Benitez’s 100th game as Newcastle boss ended in misery as Everton's Theo Walcott scored the only goal of the game to defeat the Magpies 1-0 at … [Read More](https://readnewcastle.com/2018/04/24/newcastle-united-player-ratings-everton-a/)

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### [Rafa Benitez is not a serious contender for Arsenal job](https://readnewcastle.com/2018/04/24/rafa-benitez-is-not-a-serious-contender-for-arsenal-job/)

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According to HITC, Newcastle manager Rafael Benitez is not a serious contender to takeover at Arsenal when Arsene Wenger leaves.

When the news … [Read More](https://readnewcastle.com/2018/04/24/rafa-benitez-is-not-a-serious-contender-for-arsenal-job/)

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### [Benitez hails striker following Everton defeat](https://readnewcastle.com/2018/04/24/benitez-hails-striker-following-everton-defeat/)

![](https://media.readnewcastle.com/readnewcastle/sites/20/2018/04/950401698-300x300.jpg)

Newcastle United manager Rafa Benitez has spoken of his happiness with Islam Slimani's performance against Everton on Monday.\
The Algerian … [Read More](https://readnewcastle.com/2018/04/24/benitez-hails-striker-following-everton-defeat/)

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