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Newcastle boss Pardew pleased with Ben Arfa form

Newcastle United boss Alan Pardew is pleased with the form shown by Hatem Ben Arfa.

Pardew says he was starting to look the part and the French ace is likely to be unleashed at Brighton's impressive Amex Stadium.

He told the Evening Chronicle: "Ben Arfa was good. He does give the ball away occasionally in difficult situations, but he creates so much.

"He's actually more of a positive than a negative - he wasn't a problem.

"Those type of players weren't a problem - it was our defending."

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