Newcastle United suffered back-to-back St James’ Park defeats after losing 2-1 to Fulham.
The Magpies led at half-time through Jacob Murphy but surrendered in the second-half following goals from Raul Jimenez and substitute Rodrigo Munoz.
As a result, Newcastle missed the opportunity to climb back into the Premier League top four.
Head coach Eddie Howe named an unchanged starting XI from last Saturday’s 3-1 win at Southampton. On the bench, Emil Krafth replaced Miguel Almiron, who re-joined Atlanta United earlier this week.
In the scrappy first half, Newcastle got their noses in front in the 37th minute when a great run and cross by Anthony Gordon was finished off by Jacob Murphy, who drilled the ball past goalkeeper Bernd Leno.
But a poor second-half performance ended in defeat. Raul Jimenez equalised when his effort deflected past Martin Dubravka before Andreas Pereira’s free-kick was flicked home by substitute Rodrigo Muniz.
Our writer Jordan Cronin was at St James’ Park - and here are his Newcastle United player ratings:
5. Dan Burn - 7
Newcastle conceded twice, but that was no slight on Burn. Dominant in the air and won his one-v-one battles Fulham attackers. | Getty Images
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6. Lewis Hall - 6
Needed to contribute more in the final third but struggled to link up with Anthony Gordon. | Getty Images
7. Sandro Tonali - 6
An odd performance. He was generally neat and tidy with the ball but one misplaced pass was punished as Fulham equalised. Effective going forward but struggled to carry out his defensive duties. | Getty Images
8. Bruno Guimaraes - 6
Was one of Newcastle’s standouts in the opening half-hour but couldn’t maintain it. Threatened in moments. | Getty Images