Newcastle Round-Up, Sunday 8th November: Magpies Held by Fulham as Jaissle Faces Touchline Ban and Mounting Pressure
Newcastle headed into the international break with a 1-1 draw at Craven Cottage, Jacob Murphy's stunning strike cancelling out Rodrigo Muniz's goal for Fulham, though the general feeling was that two points were dropped rather than one gained given how the game opened up (Chronicle Live) (The Mag) (Shields Gazette). Murphy has hit back at his critics after the goal, saying "I know what I bring" (Chronicle Live) (Shields Gazette), while former teammate Bruno Guimaraes sent him a message of support ahead of Murphy's return to St James' Park (Newcastle World). Sean Steur again impressed in midfield despite a second-half injury scare, with Matthias Jaissle confirming afterwards that the Dutchman was "fine" (Northern Echo) (Shields Gazette).
It was an eventful afternoon for Matthias Jaissle, who was shown another yellow card and is now one booking away from a one-match Premier League touchline ban, with words exchanged between him and referee Rob Jones at the final whistle (Chronicle Live) (Shields Gazette). Jaissle is nevertheless looking ahead to a run of big home fixtures and is confident a stadium request will be in place in time for the Sunderland game, with St James' Park's famous atmosphere seen as key (Chronicle Live). Fulham boss Alvaro Arbeloa described the match as "very aggressive" and made a cup final claim about the contest (Newcastle World). Amar Dedic, who had quite the week after the bow and arrow incident, broke his silence alongside Jaissle and was all smiles at full-time as fans aimed a witty new chant his way (Chronicle Live) (Shields Gazette) (Newcastle World).
Pressure continues to build on Jaissle, with one report suggesting Newcastle could already be eyeing an "elite" replacement should his struggles continue (GiveMeSport), and Chronicle Live arguing the head coach looks stubborn and short of the tools needed to turn things around after ten Premier League games in charge (Chronicle Live). Jaissle also had to respond to questions over an "anonymous" player's underwhelming display, with an alarming statistic emerging from the Fulham draw (Shields Gazette). Elsewhere, Rafa Benitez has teased a Premier League return amid talk of Newcastle's thinking on Jaissle's position (Shields Gazette), and former boss Eddie Howe has been said to have left at the right time, having seen the writing on the wall before departing in the summer after almost five years in charge (Chronicle Live).
In transfer news, Tottenham, Chelsea, Fulham and Brentford are among the clubs alongside Newcastle reported to be tracking a highly rated centre-back being likened to Raphael Varane (TeamTalk). Questions remain over summer signing Aladji Bamba, who arrived from Monaco in a big-money move but has featured for only 27 minutes since, with reports explaining the thinking behind his continued absence and suggesting a January decision has already been made (Newcastle World) (Chronicle Live). Nick Woltemade's situation was also in the headlines after Jurgen Klopp left him out of his Germany squad for the international break while publicly name-checking Newcastle (Shields Gazette).
On the women's side, title winner Kathleen McGovern spoke ahead of Newcastle United Women's clash with Burnley at St James' Park, where she'll be hoping to repeat her hat-trick heroics (Chronicle Live). In the academy, youngster Henry Johnson spoke of being "brutally honest" about wanting more first-team exposure, following the under-21s' EFL Trophy success at Rotherham (Chronicle Live).
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