The Mag
·20 ottobre 2024
The Mag
·20 ottobre 2024
Saturday’s match ended Newcastle 0 Brighton 1.
Ahead of each match we ask one of our writers to come up with three positives and three negatives following the game.
Plenty to talk about after this one…
On this occasion it is ‘Matt Busby said to Joe Harvey…’:
POSITIVES
We was robbed
Looking at the stats, we dominated possession, had more shots (both on and off target), had more touches in our opponents box, and a better XG tally. We shouldn’t have lost.
Chelsea (twice) up next
In the space of ten days we play Roman Abramovich’s former club twice and that’s a great opportunity to exorcise today’s demons. Back to back wins against the Londoners and today’s disappointment is surely forgotten.
Yankubah Minteh didn’t score
Yankubah Minteh was sold by Newcastle United in the summer to avoid a PSR disaster.
The youngster from Gambia has impressed since joining the Sussex outfit and I was relieved that he didn’t even make the bench today after picking up a knock whilst on international duty.
Had he played, I just know he would have scored.
NEGATIVES
Eddie, Eddie, Eddie, OUT, OUT, OUT
Okay, I’m being deliberately provocative but is Eddie still the man?
Tactically, I don’t see much in the way of progress and maybe he’s taken us as far as he can.
There aren’t many serial winners around, which is my point. Maybe Eddie should have been peddled after failing to win the League Cup?
It’s worth pausing to think where we’d be this evening if Unai Emery had been persuaded to come to St James back in 2021.
We can’t score for toffee
Not many teams have scored fewer goals in the league than NUFC and this was our fourth consecutive match where we didn’t score from open play.
Alex Isak looks off the pace.
Anthony Gordon missed sitters again and as for Callum Wilson, will he ever don the black and white shirt again?
It’s been well documented that our recognised strikers miss plenty of matches and so we bought someone for £10 million in the summer who Eddie has no intention of playing.
My Saturday was spoiled
Saturday night after a home win is special.
The town is bouncing and the feel good factor radiates out across Tyneside.
Losing makes Saturday evening pretty miserable.
Newcastle 0 Brighton 1 – Saturday 19 October 3pm
Goals:
Newcastle United:
Brighton:
Welbeck 35
Possession was Newcastle 60% Brighton 40%
Total shots were Newcastle 21 Brighton 10
Shots on target were Newcastle 6 Brighton 5
Corners were Newcastle 9 Brighton 4
Touches in the box Newcastle 45 Brighton 12
Newcastle United team v Brighton:
Pope, Livramento, Schar, Burn, Hall (Osula 90+2), Joelinton, Bruno (Almiron 85), Tonali (Willock 65), Gordon (Longstaff 85), Jacob Murphy (Barnes 65), Isak
UNUSED SUBS:
Krafth, Kelly, Lewis Miley, Vlachodimos
Newcastle United upcoming matches confirmed to end of January 2025:
Sunday 27 October – Chelsea v Newcastle (2pm) Sky Sports
Wednesday 30 October – Newcastle v Chelsea (7.45pm) Sky Sports+
Saturday 2 November – Newcastle v Arsenal (12.30pm) TNT Sports
Sunday 10 November – Forest v Newcastle (2pm) Sky Sports
Monday 25 November – Newcastle v West Ham (8pm) Sky Sports
Saturday 30 November – Crystal Palace v Newcastle
Wednesday 4 December – Newcastle v Liverpool (7.30pm) Amazon
Saturday 7 December – Brentford v Newcastle (3pm)
Saturday 14 December – Newcastle v Leicester (3pm)
Saturday 21 December – Ipswich v Newcastle (3pm)
Thursday 26 December – Newcastle v Villa (3pm) Amazon
Monday 30 December – Man U v Newcastle (8pm) Sky Sports
Saturday 4 January – Tottenham v Newcastle (12.30pm) TNT Sports
Wednesday 15 January – Newcastle v Wolves (7.30pm) TNT Sports
Saturday 18 January – Newcastle v Bournemouth (12.30pm) TNT Sports