Ipswich followers watched on as their crew kicked off on Saturday, but discovered themselves a purpose down with solely 26 seconds performed.

Alexander Isak scoring and after a really prolonged VAR offside verify the nice stood.

The Sweden worldwide scoring the primary of what proved to be three targets for himself, with Newcastle dominating and Jacob Murphy scoring the opposite purpose.

It might and will have been seven or eight for United, so what do the locals assume

Ipswich followers commenting after the 4-0 thrashing by Newcastle United, feedback through the TWTD message board:

‘All of us got here away from the Newcastle recreation pondering we bought out battled, out run and customarily out finished for a lot of the 90 minutes.

However trying again on all 4 targets they have been all form of freakish.

Surprisingly sufficient Newcastle missed 2 or 3 huge possibilities the place they performed nice footie and missed sitters.

Anyway, take a look again at them and hopefully you will note we have been blissfully out of luck with what occurred.

Cue offended feedback again as individuals do on right here with out debating their level. Value a watch.’

‘Wait, you’re being critical?’

‘On the stability of the match general, do you assume the consequence ought to have been something apart from a cushty Newcastle win? We have been by no means in it in any respect.’

‘Nope the mags performed very properly.’

‘To be clear, Newcastle had extra possession, extra photographs, extra passes, larger cross success price, gained extra tackles, extra touches within the field, gained extra “duels”, dedicated much less fouls and but you assume we weren’t outplayed and out battled.

Glad to debate however I’m undecided there’s a debate to have on this one.

Newcastle have been fairly a lot better in all areas of the sport.’

‘To assert Newcastle’s targets have been “freakish” and to say we weren’t actually outclassed the place we might simply have misplaced by 7 or 8 is a heck of a take!’

‘Kinda why I didn’t agree that they outclassed us. They hadn’t, we simply didn’t present up for a battle.

They have been an enormous aspect bodily however we didn’t stretch them with any fast passing and motion and simply performed into their palms with our efforts. We did nevertheless cease them truly calving us open. The targets weren’t precisely reducing us open. Isak didn’t have to maneuver for his hattrick.

It was just by us a foul day tactically.’

‘Agreed, 4 terrible targets to concede.

The apparent downside was that they need to have scored one other 5 or so.’

‘Sure they need to. After they did get us out of practice they missed 3 huge possibilities. Gordon header was straightforward end. Bruno managed to overlook the purpose and allow us to off. Isaks volley seemed extra like a cross again to the keeper than shot.

However as I stated for all 4 targets we’re typically within the accurately coached positions to minimise an opportunity and truthful play to them they manufactured 4 right choices to get what they wished.’

‘I’ve not watched the sport again, highlights and even sky clips. It was dangerous sufficient struggling it stay, not to mention replaying the horror.

No matter how the targets happened, 7-0 or 8-0 would have been a greater reflection of the chasm between the groups. Had they wanted to they’d have gotten that too. Because it was they rightly saved their legs for more durable challenges after an hour. We have been fortunate to get away with 4-0.

I’ve seen all of the feedback about ways, errors, blame heaped on Muric, plan A, B and 23, lacking Delap, positioning, you title it. Actuality? Their crew was organised, tight knit, knew precisely what to do in each conditions. They have been on kind and had gamers much better than ours in each place, together with the bench.

Watching the excellent Tonali (£60m in 2023, price much more now), Bruno G (£42m in 2022) dominate the center and linking with the superb £60m Izak, was the mismatch of all mismatches.’

‘Newcastle completely humbled us on Saturday from begin to end and we didn’t lay a glove on them. Larger, sooner, fitter, stronger, technically far superior. It actually was like watching 2 sides in several leagues going at it and to some extent we’re. Our entrance 4 seemed like U19 soccer towards seasoned professionals, its so stark within the flesh.

If we’re to get any pleasure towards these types of ‘prime 6’ sides we in all probability must be in the direction of the highest of our recreation, key gamers obtainable, they must be off their very own, and we’d want a slice of luck or a rub of the inexperienced too. On Saturday we had not one of the above, we have been off it collectively and individually, they usually’re bang in kind and purring.

Once you take a look at sides like that Newcastle one once they’re taking part in like that I might argue there’s as huge a spot or larger between them and us as there’s between us and a Plymouth with that line up. Not a single one in every of our beginning XI would begin for them. They made a triple substitution of gamers who would all have began for us on Saturday. The hole is gigantic, that’s the cruel actuality.

A nasty day on the workplace towards an excellent aspect, that’s actually the crux of it. We have to keep optimistic although, being aggressive towards Newcastle, Arsenal and Chelsea gained’t outline our season. What’s going to is a few of these we’ve already misplaced at house, and quite a few these video games to come back.’

‘They wasted a number of higher alternatives too, let’s be trustworthy

The defending was just a little bit inexperienced, I don’t assume anybody can deny that however Newcastle pressured that by way of stress as a lot as something

They overwhelmed us and had the standard to punish us, the place others haven’t.’

‘Newcastle followers have been one of the best we’ve had right here for a really lengthy whereas.’

‘Pleasant, each earlier than and after, bought behind their crew and even once they have been cruising the sport, didn’t stoop to the standard soccer in a library, bus-stop close to Norwich or Ipswich is a s…gap dross that different away followers (ours included do).

Even strolling down PR after the sport, they simply wished to shake palms and say arduous traces.’

‘Sung their hearts out from 26 seconds..’

‘They have been noisy earlier than the sport too.’

‘Yea, cracking away assist,.. simply so Miserable to offer them so A lot to sing about so early on.’

‘Agreed. Palace followers have been obsessive about criticising all the things of their chants for some cause.

Newcastle supporters have been terrific.

Simply upset our followers didn’t actually be part of within the Sir Bobby rounds which they began.’

‘I sit reverse the away followers and they’re by far one of the best we’ve had down right here. I believed they’d be good and I stated to my lad they’d be noisy. We have been attempting to depend the variety of (male) Newcastle followers swinging their shirts round their heads at one level because it was extra entertaining than the soccer!’

‘3 coaches stopped at Stowmarket city FC. They spent the morning there ingesting and would have tripled their house turnover for a house match, by all accounts they’ve have been nice company.

I like they assist an area membership than some chain pub and so on.’

Ipswich 0 Newcastle 4 – Saturday 21 December 3pm

(Stats through BBC Sport)

Targets:

Newcastle United:

Isak 1, 45+2, 50, Murphy 32

Ipswich:

(In brackets the half-time stats)

Possession was Newcastle 59% (52%) Ipswich 41% (48%)

Whole photographs have been Newcastle 15 (10) Ipswich 10 (4)

Pictures heading in the right direction have been Newcastle 7 (5) Ipswich 2 (1)

Corners have been Newcastle 1 (0) Ipswich 2 (1)

Touches within the field Newcastle 35 (20) Ipswich 20 (10)

Dubravka, Livramento (Trippier 64), Schar, Burn, Corridor, Tonali, Bruno (Miley 80), Willock (Longstaff 64), Murphy (Barnes 64), Isak (Almiron 73), Gordon

Unused Subs:

Vlachodimos, Targett, Osula, Kelly

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Newcastle United upcoming matches:

Thursday 26 December – Newcastle v Villa (3pm) Amazon

Monday 30 December – Man U v Newcastle (8pm) Sky Sports activities

Saturday 4 January – Tottenham v Newcastle (12.30pm) TNT Sports activities

Tuesday 7 January – Arsenal v Newcastle (8pm) Sky Sports activities and ITV1 and ITVX

Sunday 12 January – Newcastle v Bromley (3pm) BBC iPlayer (FA Cup)

Wednesday 15 January – Newcastle v Wolves (7.30pm) TNT Sports activities

Saturday 18 January – Newcastle v Bournemouth (12.30pm) TNT Sports activities

Saturday 25 January – Southampton v Newcastle (3pm)

Saturday 1 February – Newcastle v Fulham (3pm)

Wednesday 5 February – Newcastle v Arsenal (8pm) Sky Sports activities

Saturday 15 February – Man Metropolis v Newcastle (3pm)

Sunday 23 February – Newcastle v Forest (2pm) Sky Sports activities