Referee Darren England interacts with Joe Willock, Fabian Schaer and Anthony Gordon of Newcastle United. (Photograph by Eddie Keogh/Getty Photos)
The small print of what Newcastle United sporting director Paul Mitchell did following Saturday’s draw with Crystal Palace have now emerged.
The Magpies took the lead within the 53rd minute due to a Marc Guehi personal aim and appeared to have the factors wrapped up.
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That was till Daniel Munoz popped as much as rating a heart-breaking equaliser within the fourth minute of second-half stoppage time.
To say Newcastle deserved a win could be a large stretch. In any case, the Magpies managed only one shot in the whole match and none heading in the right direction, in comparison with 16 makes an attempt from Crystal Palace. The xG stakes had been additionally skewed closely in Palace’s favour, 1.76 to 0.04.
Even so, there was immense frustration amongst gamers and supporters on the late equaliser, denying Newcastle a spot within the prime seven and seeing them caught down in eleventh place.
Paul Mitchell visits Newcastle dressing room after Palace draw
Curiously, Newcastle sporting director Mitchell was in attendance at Selhurst Park and determined to pay a go to to his workforce’s dressing room at full-time.
Nevertheless, in line with the Chronicle, Mitchell was not there to ship any harsh phrases or ship a message to supervisor Eddie Howe.
As an alternative, the previous Monaco chief supplied his sympathy to Newcastle’s gamers, who can have been feeling utterly deflated after making a gift of a late aim.
“After the sport, Newcastle’s sporting director Paul Mitchell and efficiency chief James Bunce made their method from the manager seats to the dressing room space,” the Chronicle report said. “Nevertheless, this was a case of Newcastle being united throughout the backroom with Mitchell believed to have sympathised with the workforce after virtually holding out for 3 factors.”
Newcastle will look to recuperate from their current setbacks — together with a 2-0 defeat at dwelling to West Ham United on Monday — once they host Premier League leaders Liverpool on Wednesday.