Southampton 0-0- Newcastle: Winless run extends to ten games after stalemate at St. Mary's
Some say a point on the road will always be a precious one, but it's yet another game where we've failed to register our first win and another that we've failed to score in - with us failing to register a single shot on target today.
We've now played Cardiff, Palace, Leicester, Brighton and Southampton and haven't scored in any of them. That is a massive worry, with our only three points coming from three goalless draws.
We defended well and I can't fault our effort levels, but we're now NEEDING to win a LOT of games in our final 28 to stay up - and we can't do that without scoring.
Yedlin did well (along with the entire back line), Muto showed some signs of promise (although never looked like scoring) and Rondon showed glimpses of the powerful presence he can be when he came on, but the fact we were hanging on for a point at Southampton in the end is a worry. Especially when this is a side who've won ONE home game since November last year.
Mike Ashley was in the stands for his fifth successive game and it was a timely reminder to him that we'll be needing money spend in January to give us that much needed quality and spark we're currently lacking in attacking areas.
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Two weeks ago we begun 'winnable run' of fixtures and so far we've lost to Brighton and drawn at Southampton. One point out of those two is a poor return and we must turn it around and get that all important first win of the season under out belts ASAP.
Here's the run of games we look set to face between now and Christmas:
- Watford (H)
- Bournemouth (H)
- Burnley (A)
- West Ham (H)
- Everton (A)
- Wolves (H)
- Huddersfield (A)
- Fulham (H)
These eight games could decide our season.
