Newcastle United lost 1-0 at home to Backburn Rovers on Saturday afternoon.
Newcastle United’s winning run came to an end on Saturday afternoon as Blackburn Rovers claimed a shock 1-0 win over the Magpies at St. James’ Park.
Rafael Benitez’s side had won eight league games in a row having beaten Leeds United last weekend, and were hot favourites to make it nine given that Blackburn were in the bottom three before kick off.
Newcastle United’s Aleksandar Mitrovic
However, Newcastle boss Benitez chose to rest a number of key players ahead of their midweek EFL Cup quarter-final tie at Hull City, and Blackburn took full advantage.
Charlie Mulgrew swooped with 15 minutes to play, scoring the only goal of the game as Blackburn claimed a shock three points and condemned Newcastle to defeat.
Chancel Mbemba of Newcastle United (L) and Marvin Emnes of Blackburn Rovers in action
With Brighton beating Fulham, Newcastle’s lead at the top of the table has been cut to just two points, and fans have been taking to Twitter to slam defender Chancel Mbemba and striker Aleksandar Mitrovic.
The duo, who arrived from Anderlecht in the summer of 2015, were handed rare starts against Blackburn – but supporters were far from impressed with their displays.
Newcastle United fans
Fans claimed that Mbemba looks like a completely different player having impressed so much last season but struggled this term, with many pointing out that Mbemba has started in each of Newcastle’s three home defeats this season.
Meanwhile, striker Mitrovic didn’t take his chance having been given an opportunity to play in place of Dwight Gayle, with some now claiming that the Serbian is overrated, and may choose to sell him if offers come in during the January transfer window.
Here are some of the reactions from Newcastle fans after Mbemba and Mitrovic struggled against Blackburn…
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