Neil Lennon was co-commentator for BBC 5-Live’s coverage of tonight’s Newcastle United v Aston Villa fixture.
The Celtic boss made a brief raid across the border to St James’ Park and seemed entertained by the 1-1 draw.
Scouting moves can almost certainly be ruled out but Lennon would have got a good idea of the protocol involved in staging matches behind closed doors from the commentary area behind the dug-outs.
GOAL – EL MOHAMADY
???? Newcastle 1-1 Aston Villa ?
Ahmed El Mohamady equalises with a glancing header at the near post
“Martin Dubravka will be disappointed” – Neil Lennon
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— BBC 5 Live Sport (@5liveSport) June 24, 2020
“What an exciting player he is to watch” ?
Neil Lennon is a BIG fan of #NUFC‘s number ?, @asaintmaximin.
68′ – ???? Newcastle 0-0 Aston Villa ?
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— BBC 5 Live Sport (@5liveSport) June 24, 2020
Dwight Yorke looked to have given Newcastle full points when he netted in the 68th minute but with 10 minutes left to play Ahmed Elmohamady equalised to earn Villa a pint in their battle to avoid relegation.
The 6pm kick-off allowed Lennon a daylight drive back to Glasgow in plenty of time to get along to Lennoxtown for training tomorrow.
Jack Grealish caught the eye of the Celtic boss but enjoying a close up look of the midfielder will be as near as Lennon gets to the midfielder who has recently been linked with a move to Manchester United.