ah well, there you go..... 3rd round exit to lower league opposition yet again
As soon as I saw the team sheet I was worried. 8 changes and Newcastle didn't start playing until 5 of them had been replaced. Not often that I think Eddie Howe got something wrong, but it felt like that even before the first kick of the match.
Quite why Lascelles, Ritchie and Lewis were playing I have no idea, because we're trying to ship them out in this window to make space in the squad, maybe even Dubravka too, although I'd be happy if he stayed.
I thought Wednesday were terrific and fully deserving of their scalp. It doesn't matter that nearly everything they created came from Newcastle mistakes, they worked their socks off harrying Newcastle into making those mistakes and the 2 goals were well worked and confidently taken. Just a pity that Newcastle seemed intent on blasting every gilt edged opportunity, of which there were several, either over the top or straight at the keepers legs. I've spent ages defending Chris Wood as a player to everyone I know, but I've had enough now. He's had match defining gifts on goal in each of the last 3 games and fluffed every one of them, with today's the worst of the lot. Time for Eddie to call it a day with him. Seemingly Juventus made an approach for Wood in December to test the water and we told them to ssip off. Go figure