Eddie Howe apologised to Newcastle’s fans for an attacking performance that left his captain Bruno Guimaraes ‘so embarrassed’ after defeat by Sunderland in the Wear-Tyne derby.
Nick Woltemade headed the game’s only goal when putting through his own net less than a minute into the second half, and the hosts held on with relative ease. The visitors recorded just two shots on target.
‘That will sting for a long time,’ said Howe, who took off wingers Anthony Gordon and Anthony Elanga before the hour. ‘We know our performance was off what we needed to to be.