Match Reports4 seconds agoSouthampton away. The longest trek of the season for Newcastle fans, or as I call it – my local match.
When the editor asked me to write a match report for the game I consented, unaware of what a terrible view I was going to have of proceedings. And that Southampton fan was saying the Newcastle fans don’t travel… Southampton fans couldn’t even travel inside their own town to sell out a home semi-final.For one, you can’t sing, which takes a lot of the enjoyment out of it.
Anyway, back to the game and what I could see of it. Which wasn’t a right lot. At times in the second half it was like watching a spot the ball competition, but the likes of Joelinton, Willock and Longstaff were regularly helping me out by launching it as high into the air as possible. Unfortunately for Djenepo, with the size difference, it was the equivalent of me ploughing into my 8-year-old.
Southampton actually played a bit of football in the second half. The fact that one of their brightest players was a lad that only played a handful of games for us says it all though. Eddie Howe made his first two changes of the match, bringing on the only quality Saint in the stadium alongside Isak. After that it there were more flashes of yellow than a Simpsons episode. Lyanco randomly shoved Bruno whilst he was on the ground and ASM retaliated, pushing him too before a load of players charged in.