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Apology made to Newcastle fans over ‘disgraceful’ 3-1 defeat to West Ham

An apology has been made to Newcastle fans over the ‘disgraceful’ 3-1 defeat to West Ham in the Premier League on Sunday afternoon.

Jacob Murphy opened the scoring for Newcastle just 4 minutes in, before West Ham were denied penalty following VAR review.

Lucas Paqueta equalised on the 35th minute with an effort from the outside box, and just before half time, Newcastle defender Sven Botman netted an own goal to put the Hammers in front.

Substitute Tomas Soucek added third in stoppage time to make it a miserable journey back for Magpies fans.

The result saw West Ham leapfrog Nottingham Forest into 18th in the Premier League and are now three points from safety. Newcastle, who started the weekend in 12th, drop to 13th.

Bruno took to Instagram after the game: “Have to say sorry for our fans today. Not near good enough to our best level. Your support is more than appreciated by us and we have to show it on the pitch, especially away from home. We have a big game on Wednesday need the Geordies more than ever.”

Newcastle boss Eddie Howe, speaking to Sky Sports: “I can’t really defend the performance, it was really disappointing after that start. I thought we could control the game but we didn’t. We let West Ham in with some uncharacteristic errors.

“Collectively, we were off today and you could see that. We gave ourselves problems. We are hugely disappointed and frustrated with ourselves because we’ve missed a huge opportunity for back-to-back wins.

“The feel of the team was wrong. We were lacking in physicality today.

“I have to go away and reflect on it. This falls into the category that we didn’t perform. This was a poor performance but they happen. It leaves us with a gap to bridge and we can only do that with consistency and we haven’t found that this season.”

Howe, speaking to BBC MOTD: “It wasn’t a great day for us. The away form is something that will be talked about and discussed and is of course something that concerns us. That was us far from our normal selves and that is the first time we have not performed away from home.

“The schedule is the schedule and it is demanding but it is where we want to be. It is a period of reflection for me.

“West Ham had a week to line us up and we had a very quick turnaround but no excuse. We had to come here to try and find a way to win.”

Newcastle forward Jacob Murphy, speaking to Sky Sports: “That was a bad day at the office. Collectively we know we weren’t good enough.

“We will just go home and reflect. I think this is a moment where we have to stay calm and not be reactive. We know we have to put things right and we have some good games to do that.”

West Ham captain Jarrod Bowen, speaking to BBC MOTD: “It has been a long time coming. We know we haven’t been good enough at home and we wanted to change that.

“Sometimes you think your luck is against you and it will never change but we stuck in there. I don’t think we did anything different in terms of preparation. It is us as players understanding the situation we are in and wanting to change that.

“Different things have gone against us, set-pieces have gone against us and defending our goal. This time we deserved the win in the end.”

West Ham boss Nuno Espirito Santo, speaking to BBC Match of the Day: “The players are realising that winning in the Premier League, we have to work very hard. We will do it again. The win makes it easier, there are smiles and the legs feel easier.

“We see slight improvements on the pitch. We have to create a platform on the pitch.”

On Freddie Potts: “He did well. The midfield worked really hard. That is one of the strengths of Newcastle.

“It means a lot for us as a club and our fans. We are able to give them something. It was terrific to hear the noise at the London Stadium. We hope we can deliver again next week and we can build on this atmosphere.”

West Ham debutant Freddie Potts, speaking to BBC Radio 5 Live: “I wanted to come here and get the win. I didn’t even think about anything with man of the match. It is now something to build on – we have a big chance of getting another three points next weekend.

“There is something about this week – we have been really together. We knew when the first goal went in we needed to bounce back and show the fans we have got character.

“There is a lot of noise from outside, it is so important that we stick together.”

Nuno Espírito Santo, speaking to Sky Sports: “It feels really good. We are happy and proud of the way we played the game.

“That was the feeling but the boys did amazing and the reaction of the team was amazing. We had a lot of moments against us. Fantastic reaction.

“This means a lot for us, but nothing is done. We have a lot of work to do and we will start in the week trying to improve.”

Here’s how fans reacted as an apology is made to Newcastle fans over the ‘disgraceful’ 3-1 defeat to West Ham…

@pmal5098: Full time: absolutely abject from start to finish. Nobody can hold their head up apart from Thiaw. No intensity, no quality, no clue. The subs made no difference and we never looked like scoring. Serious questions for Howe after that one. #NUFC

@manlikefola_: Every single one of them should publicly apologize and refund every single person that traveled to watch that performance. That was a disgrace and Howe needs to answer for it

@BigBallard5: Aren’t these meant to be the “easy” fixtures 🤭😭😭😭

@Ramma_____: Any panic stations or relegation worries yet? #NUFC have had a really easy start on paper with 8 of their opening 10 games against teams 10th or lower in the table & they play 12th placed Brentford next

@geordiejosh: Every single player on that pitch has embarrassed us today. Pitiful performance.

@MagpieMediaX: Make them walk home

@rory0120: PATHETIC today. Every single one of them were an embarrassment. No pressure without the ball and lazy with it, nobody wanting or showing to create anything. Unacceptable and some of them n3ed some harsh words said, been dross most of this season and resting on laurels #NUFC

@GeordieFalthful: So spoor, every single player should be ashamed. It’s now half a season since Gordon contributed a goal or assist yet he starts every week. Defence were shocking, Pope’s decision making was shocking, midfield offered nothing & subs were just as shit as those they replaced.

@CraigMahood: A genuinely disgraceful Newcastle performance. Eddie Howe miles off it there. Nick Pope, Dan Burn, Bruno and Jacob Murphy won’t ever have worse performances than that. Half time changes were wild. Relying on Osula and Elanga to get back into it? Deary me, rotten.

@jscrimpSTATS: Getting £125 million for Isak and then managing to spend it so poorly you lose to one of the worst West Ham teams of recent history to give them just their second win of the season on Matchday 10 is truly impressive work from Newcastle

@rsmyth24: What a strange performance. Just cannot work out #NUFC this season. So Jekyll and Hyde!

@Giniesta10: 4 away wins in the league in 2025, and that was against terrible teams like Leicester, Southampton Ange’s Spurs & Potter’s West ham. We are in incapable of controlling games away from SJP, and do not press with intensity at all. Questions needs to be asked #NUFC

@FinchyNUFC1: Our recruitment has been so good over the years, but we’ve totally wasted £95 million on Elanga and Ramsey. Literally no upgrade on Almiron and Willock. #NUFC

@NathanH_NUFC: 9 months without a win at home for these lot. NINE MONTHS. Second worst defensive record in the league. 9 conceded from corners so far this season… Enter Newcastle United. Embarrassing. #NUFC

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