Newcastle United suffered a crushing defeat at West Ham on Sunday, with the Hammers' 3-1 victory marking their first home win in nearly nine months. The Magpies had taken an early lead through Jacob Murphy's strike, but were unable to build on it, and their team's body language was described as "weak" by manager Eddie Howe.
"We didn't like the body language of the group," Howe said in the aftermath of the game, adding that he could have made even more changes at halftime if needed. This admission highlighted Newcastle's struggles away from home, where they have now failed to win an away league game since April. The team's performance was marred by poor passing and a lack of intensity, with West Ham's supporters sensing a way back into the match before Tomas Soucek sealed the victory in stoppage time.
The defeat has left Newcastle languishing in the lower half of the Premier League table, where they will look to bounce back from this loss. Howe acknowledged that the team needs to reflect on their performance and address these issues if they hope to turn things around. For now, however, it seems like a long road ahead for the Magpies, who have struggled to replicate their impressive home form away from St James' Park.
"We didn't like the body language of the group," Howe said in the aftermath of the game, adding that he could have made even more changes at halftime if needed. This admission highlighted Newcastle's struggles away from home, where they have now failed to win an away league game since April. The team's performance was marred by poor passing and a lack of intensity, with West Ham's supporters sensing a way back into the match before Tomas Soucek sealed the victory in stoppage time.
The defeat has left Newcastle languishing in the lower half of the Premier League table, where they will look to bounce back from this loss. Howe acknowledged that the team needs to reflect on their performance and address these issues if they hope to turn things around. For now, however, it seems like a long road ahead for the Magpies, who have struggled to replicate their impressive home form away from St James' Park.
theyre really strugglin away from home its not just about the wins but how they play the whole game poor passing and lack of intensity = not good enough 
eddie howe needs to get it together ASAP, make some changes, get the team gelin... cant see them turnin this around anytime soon 
hope they learn from this loss tho
the team's performance is just not good enough, especially on the road... poor passing and lack of intensity is a no-go in the Prem 
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eddie howe's trying his best but it's clear they need to step up their game if they wanna climb that league table 
gotta feel for them tho, 3-1 at home is a tough pill to swallow 
... they just can't seem to get anything going! I mean, 3-1 to West Ham? That's a big loss, fam 
. And poor Eddie Howe, he's gotta be feeling the pressure now 
. They need to figure out what's gonna make 'em click away from home, 'cause right now they're just not good enough 
They'd come back from nowhere and get the win! 
Now it's like they've forgotten how to do that... 
Guess they gotta start building again, and fast 
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still got faith in 'em tho, but man, those results are gettin me worried 
west ham took advantage of them and now its like 3 losses in a row for newcastle... eddie howe seems like he's trying to do everything on his own 
they need some fresh blood and maybe change their formation or something... i feel bad for the fans, st james' park is always electric but its not translating to success away from home...
. They just can't seem to get their act together away from home. Poor passing and lack of intensity are two major issues that need to be addressed ASAP 
. It's not like they're getting destroyed or anything, but the body language was really weak 
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. And Howe is trying his best, but even he's acknowledging that something's not right 
. They need to take a hard look at themselves and figure out how to turn this around 
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i mean, they took the lead but cudnt hold on, and eddie howe is like "hey guys, ur body lang is weak" lol. poor passing and no intesity = instant loss 
. they need 2 make some major changes, stat 
anyone else watching that game thought it was gonna be a close one but West Ham just took it by storm 
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. Their home form is still solid, so fingers crossed they can get back to that level away from St James' Park 
hopefully they can regroup and figure some things out before the season's up 
. Guess they'll just have to dust themselves off and try again... maybe by next season?
THE PASSING WAS SO BAD IT WAS LIKE WATCHING A PRIMARY SCHOOL YOUTH TEAM PLAY 
especially with them going nearly 9 months without one at home... it's like they just clicked into gear. meanwhile, newcastle's just not clicking the way they want to