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Newcastle United fan group plans protest against owners at Chelsea game

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A group of Newcastle United fans opposed to the Saudi-Arabian-backed takeover of the club are planning a protest at the home game with Chelsea.

NUFC Against Sportswashing intends to show a banner outside St James' Park on 12 November including "photos of young people who are on death row and some who were executed" in Saudi Arabia.

The group's founder John Hird said it would be a "silent protest".

Newcastle declined to comment on the protest.

The Magpies, who were 19th and winless in the Premier League when the takeover took place last October, have been one of the form teams in the top flight this season.