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Deaf fans to feel part of match with vibrating kit

New "haptic" kits will help Newcastle United fans who are deaf or have hearing loss to better experience the atmosphere at St James' Park.

The shirts use sensors which vibrate when action takes place on the pitch.

Supporters Ryan Gregson and David Wilson will be trying out the new kits on Saturday during Newcastle's game against Tottenham Hotspur.

They told BBC Radio Newcastle through an interpreter that it would be "really good to feel connected" and a part of the match.

"It's really good for the deaf to be able to feel included," they said.