Newcastle Round-Up, Monday 26th October: Jaissle's Men Bounce Back with Win at Palace as Carabao Cup Trip to Everton Looms
Newcastle head into a big week on the back of a much-needed 2-0 win at Crystal Palace, with William Osula and Harvey Barnes on the scoresheet at Selhurst Park (Shields Gazette) (Shields Gazette). It was a flat first half in windy conditions before Matthias Jaissle's side turned it on after the break to see off the Eagles (The Mag) (The Mag). The head coach made five changes for the trip to south London and all of them were vindicated by the performance, with pundits also pointing to a 'ruthless streak' in his team selection (Chronicle Live) (Shields Gazette). Troy Deeney even picked out a Newcastle player as 'exceptional' in his Premier League team of the weekend (The Mag).
Osula got his first goal of the season and spoke afterwards about the mission he's set himself along with a promise made to Jaissle, while also being honest about his relief - 'thank God' - after a recent injury concern (Chronicle Live) (Newcastle World). There was late good news on the fitness front for the striker ranks too, described as an 'amazing' boost after an injury blow that had been expected to keep a forward out for two months (Shields Gazette). Jaissle also posted a social media statement referencing the 'tough moments' the club has been through, hours after the win (Shields Gazette). Benched duo Sven Botman and Malick Thiaw were seen joining the celebrations after full time, with Thiaw since backing Jaissle's tactical approach and explaining what the head coach wants from his players (Chronicle Live) (Shields Gazette). Amar Dedic impressed on the right but then suffered a fresh issue that could be a bigger problem than first thought (Chronicle Live) (Shields Gazette), while reaction pieces have also covered Tino Livramento's situation and transfer speculation involving the full-back (Chronicle Live). Elsewhere, pundit John Anderson felt Newcastle 'weren't great' overall despite the win (The Mag), and various post-match analysis pieces ran through ratings, positives and negatives from the game (The Mag) (The Mag) (Shields Gazette).
Attention now turns to the Carabao Cup, where Newcastle travel to Everton in the last 16, with the referee for that tie confirmed (NewcastleUnited.com) (Chronicle Live). The quarter-final draw will follow as part of a week featuring eight last-16 ties across Tuesday and Wednesday (The Mag). There's a fitness worry to monitor ahead of the trip to Merseyside, with Lewis Miley suffering a fresh injury scare and the club having since issued an update on his expected return timeframe (Chronicle Live) (Shields Gazette).
On the women's side, boss Oxtoby spoke after a comeback result at Forest, saying he'd 'asked for a response from the players, and we got one' (NewcastleUnited.com). The U21s were in Premier League 2 derby action against Sunderland at St James' Park on Monday night, a game that was available to watch for free online (Chronicle Live) (NewcastleUnited.com) (The Mag).
Off the pitch, Newcastle have announced Champagne house Taittinger as a new multi-year 'Official Champagne Partner' (NewcastleUnited.com) (The Mag). There was also a club feature looking back at Jackie Milburn's mining roots (NewcastleUnited.com), while Ross Wilson's recruitment plans are reportedly set to see Newcastle expand their global scouting network with a fresh appointment (Newcastle World). Former defender Philippe Albert has given his view on transfer market inflation, suggesting some of his old Newcastle team-mates would be worth far more by today's prices (Chronicle Live).
Elsewhere in the news agenda, reports link Eddie Howe with talks over the Manchester United job amid Michael Carrick's expected departure, with a separate report suggesting Newcastle could be owed a compensation payout from Old Trafford as a result (The Mag) (Chronicle Live). Spanish media have been defending former Newcastle forward Anthony Gordon following reaction to his El Clásico debut for Barcelona (Newcastle World), while ex-winger Antonio Cordero was praised for a match-winning display on loan back in Spain (The Mag). Locally, the North East mayor has backed a joint plea from Newcastle and Sunderland fans over 'bubble' restrictions planned for December's Tyne-Wear derby (Chronicle Live), and a Ryanair flight was diverted to Newcastle Airport on Monday following a medical emergency on board (Northern Echo).
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