Carragher: Boring Newcastle face a tough season ahead — SkimNews
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- Everton won 1-0 at St James' Park on Monday Night Football through Thierno Barry’s second-half goal, securing their first away Premier League victory of the season and leaving Newcastle with a fourth defeat in five games across all competitions.
- Newcastle dropped to 13th in the Premier League with three wins from nine matches and three losses in their last four, four points above the bottom three, with Fulham next on Saturday.
- Newcastle have lost seven home Premier League games in 2026—the most in the league—and have gone 14 consecutive home league games without keeping a clean sheet, the longest run in their league history.
- Newcastle changed their approach after the Carabao Cup defeat but did not manage a shot on target until the 85th minute; Jaissle said they were insufficiently brave in possession and used too many long balls.
- Jamie Carragher called Newcastle “flat and boring” and warned of a “long, tough season,” contrasting the front-foot, aggressive Red Bull model with what he saw against Everton.
- Newcastle made a promising start under Jaissle following his August appointment, taking two league draws and a win at Tottenham before that run faded as their home form remained an issue.
- Matthias Jaissle said he understood the half-time and full-time booing and accepted responsibility for the performance, adding that a lack of confidence affected both young and experienced players during the transition.
Why it matters: Everton secured its first away Premier League victory of the season, while Newcastle fell to 13th, four points above the bottom three, with three wins from nine and Fulham next. For Newcastle, the 14-match home clean-sheet run and Jaissle’s admission that his changed approach failed make the 1-0 loss part of a wider performance and confidence problem.
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