Foot & Soccer Soccer Match Reports, Football News 
A Newcastle United participant’s spouse has took to Instagram hinting at her dismay in direction of Eddie Howe’s group choice on Sunday.
In what was the definition of a recreation of two halves, Newcastle led Nottingham Forest 4-1 after a dominant 11 minutes the place Lewis Miley, Alexander Isak, Lewis Corridor and Joe Willock specifically impressed earlier than the interval.
The second half was a complete mess and we have been fortunate to get away with it. We invited stress, couldn’t hold the ball and noticed loads of lackadaisical defending as we scraped to a 4-3 win.
Earlier than all of that, there was some shock within the group information that got here previous to kick-off, with a couple of of Howe’s 4 modifications turning heads.
Martin Dubravka’s spouse made what can simply be construed as a delicate message of disapproval in direction of Eddie Howe after her husband was dropped for Nick Pope on Sunday afternoon.
The Slovakian was handed a brand new deal, together with Emil Krafth on Thursday, and was then promptly dropped over the weekend. Dubravka has began each league recreation since Pope suffered a knee harm in December, serving to us win 12 of our earlier 15, however was taken out of the facet in opposition to Forest.
‘Nothing in life is truthful,’ was the Instagram story message from Dubravka’s spouse, Lucia, in a photograph from her seat at St. James’ Park on Sunday.
Dubravka hasn’t achieved a lot mistaken to warrant being dropped. Granted he did little greater than choose the ball out of his personal internet within the first half in opposition to Manchester Metropolis, however no one actually coated themselves in glory, with Miley’s cameo within the second half most likely the standout.
Captain hindsight, at your service – however did Howe make the proper name in dropping Dubravka for Pope?
Pope’s positioning for Callum Hudson-Odoi’s opener was shoddy, exhibiting the winger over half the objective to whip into from vary. You may additionally level the finger on the keeper for the third, nearly being caught off his line by Morgan Gibbs-White earlier than pushing behind for an finally preventable nook that Forest scored from.
Although it was harsh to drop Dubravka, neither ‘keeper are with out their shortcomings – whether or not it’s distribution or shot stopping.
Each have had their fragilities on show within the final two matches, conceding seven between them, and a goalkeeper in the summertime could also be changing into an growing chance with James Trafford rumours holding some critical floor.
