NUFC player ratings vs Arsenal - A few awful 3s, several 4,s the odd 5 and two 6s

A woeful display from Eddie Howe's Newcastle, as errors, misplaced passes and a general lack of quality or fight saw us fall to a 4-1 defeat at Arsenal on Saturday night. Here come the ratings from the Emirates:

Loris Karius – 6/10 - Made a couple of decent stops, although often chose to parry out. Came off his line well once or twice in first half but was caught

Kieran Trippier – 4/10 - Seemed slow to react and didn't show his usual quality in possession.

Fabian Schar – 4/10 - Sloppy. Almost gifted Arsenal a first half goal from a poor back pass and last his battle with Havertz.

Sven Botman – 3/10 - Lethargic, unusually sloppy and looked a shadow of the player we know he can be. Own goal and fell asleep as Martinelli ghosted in behind him for their second. Hooked off for Lascelles.

Tino Livramento – 5/10 - Did OK in moments against Saka until his goal, where he allowed the winger to cut in and finish. Thrown into a frying pan.

Bruno Guimaraes – 5/10 - Not a holding midfielder. Subbed off to prevent a booking-induced suspension. Didn't get to show his quality on the ball.

Sean Longstaff – 3.5/10 - MIA and looked like he had sand in his boots. Not offering enough and was a passenger throughout.

Lewis Miley – 4/10 - Pretty anonymous all night. Has done superbly but he was outclassed and outworked here.

Anthony Gordon – 5.5/10 - Better than most in black and white. Drew a few fouls and tried to run at them in the first half.

Miguel Almiron – 4/10 - His lack of quality in final third was evident again. Had one glimpse in first half but allowed keeper to gather after failing to get shot off. Came off after an hour.

Alexander Isak – 4.5/10 - Almost invisible, withdrawn after an hour. Got such little service, but couldn't make it stick when the ball did get to him. Bullied by Gabriel and Saliba.

Jacob Murphy (64’) – 4/10 - Didn’t offer much after coming on. Ran the ball out of play in a run that summed up our night.

Harvey Barnes (64’) – 5/10 - Some nice touches but couldn’t impact the game a great deal. Picked out Burn before his cross for Willock.

Joe Willock (73’) – 6/10 - Genuinely nice to see him on the pitch again. His energy, pace and goal threat will be crucial going forwards. Grabbed a goal to make it slightly less embarrassing with a looping header.

Jamaal Lascelles (73’) – 5/10 - More composed than Botman.

Dan Burn (73’) – 5/10 - Hopefully being dropped will do him good, set up Willock’s goal with a nice cross.