Jaissle's Newcastle booed after Everton defeat as home struggles deepen
Newcastle lost 1-0 to Everton at St James' Park, their second defeat by Everton within a week, as boos rang out at full-time.
Matthias Jaissle could have been in no doubt about what Newcastle supporters made of their latest error-strewn display. Boos echoed around St James' Park at the final whistle after a 1-0 home defeat by Everton, the second time in a week the Magpies had lost to them. Until then, the crowd had largely stayed behind the team.
Errors and frustration
The defeat was decided by a goalkeeping mistake from Lukas Hornicek, who let a routine shot squirm under his body for Thierno Barry to tap in. Substitute Jacob Ramsey was also sent off, and the attack again struggled to create chances. It was Newcastle's fourth defeat in six Premier League games.
"Big frustration, big disappointment," Jaissle said. "After a performance like that I can understand the reaction from the fans. That's the reality and I am responsible for that." He added that the team needed to work on a lot of areas before the next match.
Jaissle argued that Barry's winner should have been disallowed for a foul on Fabian Schar in the build-up, and said he was unhappy with the referee's decision. He also accepted that his side had not been brave enough in possession, playing too many long balls, and had failed to deliver across the 90 minutes.
A difficult start for the new manager
Newcastle are in the bottom half of the Premier League with 11 points from nine games. The 38-year-old Jaissle, who became the league's second-youngest coach when he was appointed in the summer, is only three months into a four-year contract. He succeeded Eddie Howe, who left after five years in charge.
The club also lost several key players during the summer, including Anthony Gordon, Sandro Tonali and Bruno Guimaraes. Jaissle said the team was short of confidence, both among younger players and more experienced ones, and that the group would need to come through the difficult spell together.
Former Liverpool and England defender Jamie Carragher, speaking on Sky Sports, said he feared for Newcastle. "They have a young manager and young players," he said. "You are always going to question the manager when the team is not winning. I think it is going to be a tough season."
Problems at both ends
Newcastle have scored only 12 league goals in nine games and have struggled to keep clean sheets. They have failed to keep one in each of their past 14 home league games, the longest such run in their league history. They have also lost more home league games in 2026 than any other Premier League side, with seven.
Against Everton, Newcastle had 17 attempts but only two were on target. They have scored just once from their past 47 shots in all competitions.
Everton captain Dan Burn said he understood the frustration among the home supporters. "You can sense that nervousness in the ground," he said. "When you're not winning games there's always a lack of confidence." Everton's win was their first away league victory in the top flight since February.
Newcastle's next match is away to Fulham on Saturday. After that, the Premier League pauses for the November international break, before the club face Arsenal at home and Brighton away when the league resumes later in the month. Jaissle said the team would analyse the Everton game in detail and try to improve before the trip to Craven Cottage.
