Newcastle United suffered their first Premier League defeat of the season over the weekend as Fulham prevailed 2-1 at Craven Cottage.
The Cottagers had been properly price their victory as Eddie Howe’s males delivered arguably their worst efficiency of the season, though it had been coming.
A number of of the beginning XI had been disappointing through the defeat, most notably Anthony Gordon, who has been glorious in current weeks.
Anthony Gordon’s recreation in numbers vs Fulham
The Englishman was deployed on the correct wing with Harvey Barnes given an opportunity to shine on the alternative flank.
Whereas the previous Leicester Metropolis shone, scoring the membership’s solely aim, Gordon largely struggled to create any significant alternatives through the conflict.
Whereas he made two key passes and succeeded with two of his three dribble makes an attempt, the winger struggled to make inroads into the Fulham defence, trying like a shadow of the participant he has been in current weeks. So poor was the England worldwide that journalist Luke Edwards prompt it was “his worst efficiency for Newcastle.”
4 crosses had been delivered into the opposition penalty space, but solely two had been profitable. Gordon even managed to lose possession a staggering 16 occasions whereas on the pitch, together with profitable 5 of his 11 floor duels, exhibiting that he was crushed most of the time in his one-on-one battles.
He was even given a match score of simply 5/10 by Newcastle World for his show, showcasing how poor he actually was.
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Anthony Gordon’s stats vs Fulham |
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Objectives |
0 |
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Assists |
0 |
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Key passes |
2 |
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Massive possibilities created |
0 |
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Dribble makes an attempt (profitable) |
3 (2) |
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Possession misplaced |
16 |
Whereas the League Cup conflict towards AFC Wimbledon is postponed, Howe might definitely make a change to his beginning XI for the league match towards Manchester Metropolis, particularly to freshen issues up.
Would possibly this see a summer season signing given his first begin for the membership?
The very best alternative for Gordon
William Osula is clearly able to make an impression. The Dane was signed for a charge of £15m through the summer season switch window, becoming a member of from Sheffield United with hopes of changing into a first-team common at St James’ Park.
Primarily a centre-forward, the teen has operated on the wing quite a few occasions all through the embryonic levels of his profession and this might see Howe make just a few tactical tweaks to his workforce.
Final time period, he made 24 appearances for the Blades, scoring three objectives and his performances clearly caught the attention of Howe, who wasted no time in bringing him to the north-east.
Beforehand hailed as a “critical participant”, Osula has all of the required attributes to be a hit on the Magpies, about that there isn’t any doubt.
What he wants now’s some minutes within the first workforce to reveal his skills to the supervisor.
What higher event than a match towards the four-time reigning Premier League champions this weekend? It may be a giant gamble, however contemplating how poorly they’ve performed just lately, it could possibly be one which reinvigorates the workforce.
It could be a shock to see the Toon declare something towards Metropolis, however stranger issues have occurred.