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The three teams directly below the Magpies Brighton, Burnley and Fulham all look better organised and more likely to pick up crucial points in the coming weeks. Without a win in any of their last seven league games, it is becoming more and more obvious that United have been pulled back into a relegation battle. 'We always knew this was the most difficult part of the season.' We’ve been stuck on 19 points for a while. 'Half the Premier League is in a relegation battle. 'More improvements today from the Sheff United first half.' Are Newcastle in a relegation fight?īruce dismissed the idea that his team are in anyway unique in their struggles by saying that half of the division has the same issues. Toon fans would be forgiven for not noticing any improvement but the head coach was adamant that the 3-0 defeat was a step in the right direction. Improvement from the Bramall Lane defeat? Newcastle managed just four shots all game and had just 34% possession. Throwing bodies forward, we have been punished.'ĭespite lining up with two forwards, anyone who watched the game will know that the Magpies did not set up anywhere near as attacking as Bruce would have you believe. 'We have tried to get people in the box all week and we have been punished. It turns out Bruce's way is to lineup in a 4-4-2 system and this is what he had to say post match about the way he set his side up. Whilst bemusing the majority of the fanbase, it also makes you wonder what they have been doing for the past 18 months under Bruce's stewardship. What did Bruce have to say for himself after his side slumped to another defeat? The change in systemīruce claimed pre-game that now his side where going to do stuff 'his way'.

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Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang had been in a difficult run of form but United allowed him to play himself into form with the Gabon international taking full advantage, opening the scoring in the 50th minute and then wrapping up the win with Arsenal's third in the 79th minute after Bukayo Saka had doubled the deficit.

Newcastle United's dismal run of form continued at the Emirates Stadium.Īrsenal never had to get out of first gear to see off Steve Bruce's side and the result moves them into the top half of the Premier League table.

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