Eddie Howe talks about losing to West Ham: Very disappointed, the team is not in the right state and lacks physical confrontation

Sports     7:52am, 3 November 2025

In the 10th round of the Premier League, Newcastle 1-3 West Ham. In an interview after the game, Newcastle coach Eddie Howe talked about this game.

Eddie Howe said: "I can't defend the team's performance. After such a good start, this game was very disappointing. I thought we could control the game, but it was not the case. We gave West Ham an opportunity because of some unusual mistakes. "

"Overall, we did not perform well today, that is obvious. We caused trouble for ourselves and we are very disappointed and frustrated with ourselves. , because we missed a great opportunity to win consecutive games. "

"The team didn't feel right. We lacked physical confrontation today. I need to go back and reflect on this game. This is a situation where we did not perform well. Occasionally, there will be such a bad performance, which leaves us with a gap that needs to be made up. This can only be done through consistent and stable performance, and we have not found this stability this season."