Newcastle United defender takes the huff as on-loan manager snubbed in angry reaction

Harrison Ashby could not hide his frustration after being substituted during Queens Park Rangers’ 2-1 defeat to Swansea City on Easter Monday.

According to our sister title LondonWorld, Ashby “turned in what could be considered his best performance for the R’s since arriving on loan from Newcastle United last summer”. However, his afternoon ended on a somewhat sour note after going into a “strop” when withdrawn in the 53rd minute.

It’s claimed “QPR head coach Marti Cifuentes tried to share words with the defender as he came off but, in a strop, Ashby pushed past his manager.”

Newcastle United star ‘in a strop’ after being substituted

When asked about the incident after the match, Cifuentes explained that his reasoning for withdrawing the full-back was due to him being a yellow card, which he picked up just before half-time.

“I love Ash's personality,” said Cifuentes. “He's so straight and honest, he wanted to play, he's playing at high level the last games, which I'm very happy about him because I think there is a big potential on him as a player.

“He's playing actually very good on the left side, which we know that naturally he's more right full back than a left one, but he did really well. Then we felt with a yellow card and having Ken on the bench [the sub made sense].”

How has Harrison Ashby fared at Queens Park Rangers?

Ashby has made 27 appearances in the Championship this campaign but has struggled to nail down a regular spot in the starting XI, particularly since the turn of the year. In his 12 outings since New Year’s Day, only five have been starts.

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The 23-year-old spent last season on loan at Swansea and that too proved to be a frustrating spell after injury restricted him to just 16 appearances in all competitions.

What’s next for Harrison Ashby at Newcastle United?

Ashby joined Newcastle from West Ham United in January 2023 for a reported £3million. He was unveiled on the pitch at St James’ Park ahead of the Carabao Cup semi-final win over Southampton alongside Anthony Gordon, who arrived from Everton for £45m.

He has featured in friendly matches for the club, scoring in a 2-1 win at Rangers in July 2023, but is yet to make his competition debut having only appeared in the matchday squad twice.

Ashby is set to link-up with the Magpies in pre-season when his future will be assessed. He is currently behind Kieran Trippier, Tino Livramento and Emil Krafth in the pecking order at right-back.

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