Bruno Guimaraes concern as Eddie Howe delivers new Newcastle United verdict on 'bad' West Ham defeat

Eddie Howe admits he has thought and long hard about Newcastle United’s defeat to West Ham United on Sunday.

Newcastle had won three games in a row and visited a West Ham side who started the day 19th in the Premier League table.

The Magpies threatened the pile the misery on the Hammers when Jacob Murphy opened the scoring in the fourth minute. However, Howe’s side quickly fell away and slipped to a 3-1 defeat.

Eddie Howe reflects on Newcastle United’s defeat to West Ham - 48 hours on

The result was regarded by many of United’s worst of the season. Reflecting on the performance 48 hours on, Howe said: “Yeah, it feels like we've had a lot of time since because we've done a considerable amount of analysis,” Howe said. “I think whenever you deliver a performance like that, it's never one-dimensional. There's been multi-factors that we've reflected on.

“But I think the most important thing from our experiences in Europe have been the quick turnaround in games, the focus very quickly has to go on to the next game. That's not sort of trying to brush things under the carpet. We faced how we played and we've analysed it, but now we have to move on and look forward.

“We do thorough analysis anyway but I think from my side, I think it's never a nice thing to do after that kind of performance. But I think I'm very confident now that we've sort of digested it. And once you have all the information you need, as I say, you have to look forward and make sure the performance is better.

“I don't think they owe me because I think I'm very much included in that bad performance, so I look at it that way, that we're all together and we all have to deliver better. So very focused on trying to do that with the players.

“Yeah, I think there's always a feeling of frustration, different emotions when you play that way, that you then try and use to your advantage for the future. And as you say, historically we have usually responded pretty well. We've tried to use performances like that as a catalyst for better, to try to learn from the experience. It's not the first time it's happened, it won't be the last.

“When you're in this game, especially with the amount of games we have to play, there will be dips in performance, but it's controlling that. And as I've said many times, even when you don't play well, you can still win and we didn't deliver that aspect at all.

Bruno Guimaraes illness concern v Athletic Bilbao

Newcastle host Athletic Bilbao in the Champions League on Wednesday as they look to bounce back.

United are set to welcome back Kieran Trippier from illness but could be without captain Bruno Guimaraes, who didn’t train outdoors with his teammates on Tuesday.

Howe revealed: “Yeah, so it seems like there's been a bit of illness going through the squad because various players now have picked something up. So I think Sandro initially, Jacob Murphy, Bruno, Kieran. So we're making a decision on Bruno tomorrow.

“He's such an important player for us, but he's clearly not been himself and that's why he's training.”

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