Newcastle Morning Round-Up, Tuesday 3rd November 2026: Jaissle Under Pressure as Everton Boos Ring Out at St James' Park
Morning Magpies. It's a grim one to wake up to after Newcastle were beaten 1-0 at home by Everton on Monday night, Thierno Barry's goal enough to condemn Matthias Jaissle's side to a second successive St James' Park defeat (Shields Gazette) (The Mag). Chronicle Live say the Magpies could only muster one shot on target on a rain-soaked night as the player ratings made for painful reading, with Newcastle World and Chronicle Live both handing out damning scores including a 2/10 described as "stupid" (Chronicle Live) (Newcastle World). BBC Sport also ran the rule over both sets of players (BBC Sport). The Mag's writers and fans gave their instant reaction to a night many will want to forget (The Mag), while Alan Shearer offered his own damning verdict on the performance (The Mag).
There's controversy too - Chronicle Live report Newcastle were given a VAR verdict after Thierno Barry appeared to elbow Fabian Schar in the build-up to the opener (Chronicle Live), and BBC Sport say Jaissle was unhappy with what he felt was a "clear foul" on Schar that went unpunished (BBC Sport). Jacob Ramsey was sent off in stoppage time and has since been handed a ban (Shields Gazette). Everton boss David Moyes was tight-lipped on Jack Grealish's availability after the game (BBC Sport).
In the aftermath, Jaissle admitted his players had "ignored" the tactical plan and said the team "were sleeping" during a tense press conference (Chronicle Live) (Shields Gazette) (Shields Gazette), adding it was hard to explain given how well things had looked in training during the week (The Mag). Chronicle Live noted old chants returning from "dark old days" as the home support turned on the team (Chronicle Live) (BBC Sport) (BBC Sport), while skipper Dan Burn admitted the boos don't make things easy (Newcastle World). Pressure is also being asked of those above Jaissle, with Chronicle Live pointing to boardroom figures David Hopkinson and Ross Wilson amid growing crowd apathy (Chronicle Live), and GiveMeSport arguing others beyond the head coach must take responsibility (GiveMeSport). The Shields Gazette also reflect on the reported £1bn spent as scrutiny grows (Shields Gazette).
Looking ahead, Newcastle now turn to Fulham, with the Northern Echo reporting Matias Fernandez-Pardo should be available again after being ruled out of the Everton game, with Shields Gazette confirming he'll miss three matches in total (Northern Echo) (Shields Gazette). Chronicle Live also suggest Jaissle could make wholesale changes to his team ahead of that trip (Chronicle Live).
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