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Northern Football Writer at the Telegraph Luke Edwards joined John Anderson and Simon Pryde on BBC Radio Newcastle to discuss the Magpies' difficult start to the season.

Edwards said: "We do not want Matthias Jaissle to go down as Newcastle United's Ruben Amorim. That is where perceptions are going now.

"You've got a manager from abroad who has had some success, comes in, chest-puffed out at the start - 'this is what we are, how we play, this is my philosophy, vertical football, this is what it means'.

"Vertical football just looks like failing football at the moment. Management is about maximising your strengths and masking your weaknesses."

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We asked for your thoughts after Monday's Premier League game between Newcastle and Everton.

Here are some of your comments:

Newcastle fans

Jill: Dispiriting. The players lack confidence and/or are not good enough. They needed somebody who would grab the game by the scruff of the neck. I feel for the supporters who are going to have to watch this stuff.

Richard: If he hasn't already then Jaissle is certainly about to lose the dressing room. The players were clearly angry and frustrated out there. The Ramsey red card was pure frustration boiling out. Coaching 101 says if a couple of players have a poor game then it's on them. When the whole team don't turn up then it's on the coach and that coach needs to accept responsibility and mean it, and I'm not hearing Jaissle doing anything like this.

John: Newcastle are without star quality but potentially good enough to be doing better. Unfortunately for the team, the fans are not supporting them. The fans want instant results and the team cannot deliver results while they are being jeered by their own crowd. The club is in a doom loop.

Karl: Awful yet again. Unfortunately, the manager is looking to be increasingly out of his depth in the Premier League. The performances are woeful and a relegation battle seems imminent unless changes are made by the board. The club is a shambles off and on the pitch. It's awful to see.

Everton fans

Greg: A very solid performance. Really thought Newcastle would come out all guns blazing but we silenced them and the crowd. Should have put it to bed in the first half but we played really well as a team. Thought Tarkowski and Dewsbury-Hall were fantastic. True leaders. Special mention for Rohl, whose pace causes other teams problems.

Jeff: I didn't expect to beat Newcastle twice in five days, but I'll take it. Let's not get carried away, however. Newcastle were poor. Very poor.

Dusty: A good, solid display of teamwork and determination. Barry looked confident after some recent big misses. Garner was on form too. Defensively we were strong - again. These are the games we need to win to ensure a European place. Displays like this fill me with confidence. Well done.

Matty: Best performance of the season. Should have been 3-0 up at half-time. The togetherness of this small squad is truly amazing. Every player turned up for the Blues. The sold-out away end played their part as usual. Such an important win. In Moyes, we trust.

Neil Johnston
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If Matthias Jaissle was unsure what Newcastle fans thought of his team's latest error-strewn performance, he certainly knew at full-time after a second defeat by Everton inside a week.

Despite another miserable showing, the Toon Army had stuck by the team from start to finish before a chorus of boos echoed around St James' Park at the final whistle.

No Premier League side has lost more home games in 2026 than Newcastle's seven, while they have now lost 16 of their past 18 league games when conceding first.

The unwanted stats do not stop there.

The Magpies have failed to keep a clean sheet in their past 14 home league games - the longest run in their league history.

It all points to worrying times, with former Red Bull Salzburg boss Jaissle just three months into a four-year contract.

"I fear a little for Newcastle," former Liverpool and England defender Jamie Carragher said on Sky Sports.

"They have a young manager and young players. You are always going to question the manager when the team is not winning.

"It is going to be a tough season. At home, especially, it feels flat and boring, and I never expected to say that about Jaissle's Newcastle. You expected it to be front-footed and exciting, coming from the Red Bull model."

Newcastle are in the bottom half of the table, with 11 points from nine games.

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John Anderson and Matthew Raisbeck have been analysing Newcastle's 0-1 loss to Everton on BBC Radio Newcastle.

"Booed off at half-time and even bigger boos at full-time. Fans are not buying into this," Raisbeck told listeners.

Ex-Newcastle and Ireland defender Anderson said: "There is not a structure to what they are trying to do. You get the impression nobody knows what anyone is doing.

"I just don't get what they're trying to do, what the game plan is? It's not pretty, it's not good to watch, it doesn't get you off your seat or excited.

"After this international break there's some tough games, but at this moment in time, they're awful. So it doesn't matter who you're playing, they are all tough games."

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Newcastle United captain Dan Burn has been speaking to BBC Radio Newcastle after Everton nicked a 1-0 win at St James' Park: "It was frustrating and disappointing. It wasn't a performance that we expect at Newcastle United, especially after what we have seen in the past three or four years.

"It is still fine margins. We have obviously been undone by a quick free-kick that we didn't defend well. It is a similar story to what I've been talking about over the past few weeks where we are lacking that cutting edge in the attacking box and we aren't defending our box well enough. You get punished at this level if you don't do those things well.

"We are probably lacking a little bit of confidence as well - I think you can feel that a little bit. When we were trying to get a goal towards the end, I feel like we lacked a bit of confidence and decisiveness. We needed someone to play that killer pass or take the shot, but we were sort of snatching a little bit.

"I understand the fans' frustrations at half-time and full-time, I don't think St James' Park is an easy place to play when that's happening though. You can feel a nervousness from the crowd and that translates on to the pitch. We have to give them something to cheer about, so I completely understand the frustration. I've been there as a fan myself, but it didn't make it easy for us."

On whether his message to the fans is about unity: "Yes, I would just call for unity and stability at the moment, that's what I think we need. It isn't the time to panic, we are always best when we're together. We have to give the crowd something to cheer about first and foremost, but we all know we are a momentum team. When the crowd is behind us, we can feel them dragging us on."

On whether the shirt feels heavy at the moment: "No, not really. It doesn't from my point of view anyway. I know it's easy for me to sit here and say this, but it isn't from a lack of effort. I see the amount of work everyone is putting in every day, we just aren't putting in the performances needed to get results at this level."

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Joe Rindl
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Newcastle are 13th in the Premier League table and seriously out of form, with four defeats from their past five games in all competitions.

And a lot of their struggles have come at St James' Park, where they have only won one of their five league matches this season and are yet to keep a clean sheet.

In their 1-0 loss on Monday night, Newcastle's defenders were caught napping for Everton's opener, allowing a free Tyrique George to drive into the box before he unleashed a shot which should have been handled better by keeper Lukas Hornicek.

Nobody was close to Thierno Barry, who tapped in on the rebound.

Going forward the home side were poor for the first hour before a late flurry of chances as they pushed for an equaliser.

They will be without Jacob Ramsey for their next match, away to Fulham on Saturday (15:00 GMT), after the midfielder was shown a second yellow for a high challenge on Harrison Armstrong 84 seconds after being booked for a late tackle on Hayden Hackney.

Ramsey and his team-mates were booed off by pockets of their supporters at both half-time and full-time, with their side four points above the bottom three.

Matthias Jaissle spoke to Sky Sports after Newcastle's defeat against Everton: "Unfortunately we couldn't deliver actually over the whole 90 minutes it was not our game and our style of playing. That is something we are very frustrated and disappointed about. If you cannot deliver when it counts then you don't deserve to win. We were not brave enough in possession, too many long balls."

On individual mistakes: "There are certain moments with not too much confidence not only with the young lads but also with the more experienced ones. We can work hard, we worked hard and it looked good but unfortunately we couldn't deliver today. We analyse tomorrow in detail and try and make things better against Fulham."

On Everton's goal: "In my eyes it is clearly a foul so a disallowed goal. Everything comes together. There's a foul then we are not awake and they can penetrate our box. Also a referee decision where I think he was wrong."

On booing from fans: "After a performance like that I can understand. That's the reality and I am responsible for that. We need to work on the things we need to improve and after today that is a lot."

Defender Dan Burn spoke to Sky Sports: "Disappointed, frustrated. Much of the same in the last few games - between the boxes we do OK but we're not ruthless enough going forward or defending our own box.

"When you're not winning games there's always a lack of confidence. The fans weren't happy. They have shown that at half-time and full-time. That doesn't make it easy to build confidence when you're in that atmosphere.

"But I've been a fan so i understand the frustrations when they're not getting what they're expecting. That wasn't a Newcastle performance like we've expectedin the last three or four years so I can completely understand the frustrations. It doesn't make it easier for us as players. You can sense that nervousness in the ground."

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• Newcastle United have failed to keep a clean sheet in each of their past 14 home league games, which is the longest run in their league history.

Neil Johnston
BBC Sport journalist

Starting XI:

Lukas Hornicek: Horrible mistake to allow Tyrique George's routine attempt to squirm under his body and present Thierno Barry with the goal. 4

Amar Dedic: A passing accuracy of 59.1% in the opening 70 minutes says it all. 4

Fabian Schar: Got forward and had three attempts but unable to help his side to a clean sheet. 5

Dan Burn: The Newcastle captain was booked for a foul on Barry right on the edge of the box. Fortunately for Burn, the set-piece came to nothing. 6

Lewis Hall: The kind of tidy performance we have come to expect from the England player. 7

Nico Gonzalez: Substituted as Newcastle slipped to an alarming fourth defeat in six Premier League games. 5

Joelinton: Produced one clever shot on the turn which looked to be heading for the net before James Tarkowski got in the way. Went close with another from distance. 6

Anthony Elanga: Came close to equalising when he kneed the ball on to the post before Everton just about got it clear. 5

Joe Willock: Replaced by Yoane Wissa. A long way short of his finest form. 5

Harvey Barnes: Lively start and the former Leicester winger went close to marking his 100th Premier League appearance for Newcastle with the 100th goal of his career. 6

William Osula: Was doubtful after twisting his ankle at Everton last week. Started but just seven touches in the first half. 5

Substitutes:

Yoane Wissa (on 64, Joe Willock): Unable to find an equaliser. 4

Sean Steur (on 64, Nico Gonzalez): Could not influence the game. 4

Jacob Ramsey (on 75, Joelinton): Sent on to rescue the game. Got sent off. 3

Jacob Murphy (on 75, Anthony Elanga) Little impact. 3

Subs not used: Nick Pope, Sven Botman, Aladji Bamba, Malick Thiaw, Bazoumana Toure.

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Joe Rindl
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Newcastle are 13th in the Premier League table and seriously out of form, with four defeats from their past five games in all competitions.

And a lot of their struggles have come at St James' Park, where they have only won one of their five league matches this season and are yet to keep a clean sheet.

Newcastle's defenders were caught napping for Everton's opener, allowing a free George to drive into the box before he unleashed a shot which should have been handled better by keeper Hornicek.

Nobody was close to Barry, who tapped in on the rebound.

Going forward the home side were poor for the first hour before a late flurry of chances as they pushed for an equaliser.

They will be without Ramsey for their next match, away to Fulham on Saturday (15:00 GMT), after the midfielder was dismissed for a poor challenge on the halfway line - seconds after being booked for a late tackle on Hayden Hackney.

Ramsey and his team-mates were booed off by pockets of their supporters at both half-time and full-time, with their side four points above the bottom three.

Whether you were at the game or following from elsewhere, we want to know what you learned.

Have your say on Newcastle's performance

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Matthew Hobbs
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Newcastle United and Everton meet for the second time in five days following the Toffees' Carabao Cup win at Hill Dickinson Stadium on Thursday.

BBC Sport examines some of the key talking points going into Monday's rematch at St James' Park.

The midweek defeat means that Newcastle have lost three of their past four matches. After keeping a clean sheet in the 2-0 win at Crystal Palace last weekend, opposition chances were once again too easy to come by on Merseyside.

Newcastle have faced the most shots of any Premier League team this season, including 15 or more in six of the eight top-flight matches they have played to date.

Monday nights have also proved to be a dispiriting day of the week in 2026-27, with Newcastle losing both games at the beginning of the week, conceding eight goals in defeats by Coventry City and Leeds United.

The difficulty for head coach Matthias Jaissle is that Newcastle are also labouring in front of goal, scoring just once from their past 30 shots in all competitions.

Winger Harvey Barnes was taken off at half-time on Thursday night after a wasteful opening 45 minutes, but he could still be Newcastle's best hope of winning this time around.

Barnes has been involved in seven goals in his past 12 Premier League appearances for Newcastle, scoring two goals and providing three assists in his past six at home. His next outing will be his 100th in the Premier League for the club.

Summer signing Hayden Hackney was the star of the show for Everton with a goal and an assist in Thursday's 3-1 win at Hill Dickinson Stadium, although manager David Moyes played down his involvement in the aftermath.

"He's still learning, like many of the boys I've taken from the Championship," said the Everton manager. "I still think that he's got a lot more to do. I thought he had some good moments but moments where I wanted a bit more from him."

Such a measured response may suggest that Hackney might not start on Tyneside as Everton seek to improve a run of just two wins in 15 Premier League matches going back to last season – the fewest number of victories across a 15-game period in the top flight in either tenure under Moyes.

Everton, though, will take confidence from a cup fixture in which they outworked and out-thought Monday's opponents, with Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall and James Garner back close to their best and Thierno Barry scoring his seventh goal in all competitions.

Barry is now just one goal shy of his total of eight from last season in another welcome boost for Moyes.

The France Under-21 international scored the winner at St James' Park last season, a game in which Everton took the lead. They also scored first against the Magpies on Thursday, and getting the opener has proved to be a crucial factor in winning games under Moyes.

Everton have won just one of the past 21 Premier League matches when conceding first (D7, L13), losing their two most recent outings after doing so against Chelsea and Arsenal.

Everton's age-old problem is how Thierno Barry is going to perform because they rely so heavily on how well he is playing up front.

To be fair to David Moyes's side, they carried more of a threat than I expected in their defeat by Arsenal and I can see them getting chances here, because Newcastle are so open.

The Magpies will absolutely go for it again here and I have a sneaky feeling they will leave the door ajar for Everton to pinch the points.

Sutton's prediction: 1-2

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In this week's edition of The Football Interview, Kelly Somers speaks to former Premier League striker and BBC Sport pundit Alan Shearer.

They speak about his Premier League goalscoring record, leaving his hometown of Newcastle for Southampton as a teenager and winning the Premier League with Blackburn Rovers.

Shearer also chats about his life as a football fan and the feeling when the Magpies won the League Cup in 2025, their first trophy in his lifetime.

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Newcastle boss Matthias Jaissle says his side must "avoid individual mistakes" if they are to return to winning ways against Everton on Monday night.

The Magpies failed to capitalise on Sunday's win over Crystal Palace when they lost to the Toffees 3-1 at Hill Dickinson Stadium on Thursday night in the Carabao Cup.

It means Jaissle's side have won just two of their last six matches in all competitions, but they have the opportunity to exact instant revenge for their most recent defeat on Monday.

"First of all it is something where we need to work on, that we are not conceding so many goals," Jaissle said.

"We need to just avoid these individual mistakes especially where the opposition is not that dominant on the pitch. We need to improve for the next match on Monday."

Newcastle have conceded 13 goals in their last six games in all competitions, and Everton's opener on Thursday came from another mistake in Amar Dedic's poor clearance.

"It is something what I mentioned about being mature and more clinical and not giving almost a gift for the opposition to score, it feels the opposition is not giving us these gifts," explained Jaissle.

The Magpies' misfiring attack may also take another blow, with striker Will Osula a doubt after a crunching tackle from James Tarkowski appeared to leave him in discomfort.

"He twisted his ankle when he took the shot," Jaissle added.

"Right now, it's too early to say whether he will be fit for Monday.

"When it comes to scoring goals, we need to be more efficient out of so many occasions. How often we enter the box of Everton, there needs to be more than only one goal."

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We asked for your thoughts after Thursday's Carabao Cup tie between Everton and Newcastle.

Here are some of your comments:

Everton fans

Anton: Well, that was a very pleasing and, to be honest, somewhat unexpected result. For once we were extremely clinical, us Evertonians had forgotten the definition of that word. Several very good individual performances but shout-outs to Hackney and Garner who did excellently in the midfield. Barry's goal was also very well taken; one touch to control, no dithering, into the net.

Jeff: A poor start of the match, but who cares?! We are in the quarter-finals! Moyes better not underestimate Fleetwood Town, like Arteta did. Silverware is at stake. Finally.

Mike: Great win, some super goals, but Newcastle were the better footballing team. But as the saying states, "all that matters is you win" and we did get over the line.

Paul: A good gutsy performance without being a classic game. Exactly what we needed after the last two weeks. Hayden Hackney and Tyler Dibling showed exactly why they need to be more involved every game. The way Hayden took his goal is what we have been missing. I wish Jordan Pickford would calm down! Hoping for a repeat next Monday!

Newcastle fans

Ray: Again a very disappointing effort from Newcastle. We are missing a midfielder to drive on the young team.

Mark: Can't defend. Can't attack. Look devoid of ideas and confidence. Sold all of our best players. Brought in a manager with zero Premier League experience. What could possibly go wrong?

Michael: Another lacklustre performance from a side under this manager. He has to go before relegation is a threat. Premier League is far above his capabilities. Players have to take some blame, many in this team not good enough. The hierarchy have invested in too many young players, as experience is required. We will be in serious trouble shortly.

Richard: Are we officially worrying yet, because I am?! We seem to be extremely predictable in tactics and utterly lacking in any sort of quality. These aren't suddenly bad players but they're making the mistakes and putting in the performances which are that of a team totally lacking confidence. A long season ahead of us I reckon.