Wasn't a spectacular performance but a few notable stand out players. The front 3 looked very good in the first half but weren't as threatening in the 2nd half, possibly due to the amount Newcastle dropped off and looked to just contain us.
Konate was very good IMO, like Virgil, he makes everything look so effortless - lots of players panic when they have Saint-Max running at them but he was composed and just shrugged him off the ball with ease. Trent would be my man of the match, could've had better positioning on their goal but ultimately players were caught out due to a poor clearance from Thiago. Trent other than that was good at defending and that challenge on Fraser was timed to perfection, can't believe they looked into it so much over whether it was a foul. Was tidy on the ball, linking up well and then the rocket he let fly to kill the game off. It had that look about the game where you could see them maybe snatching a goal out of nothing like last season so the Trent goal couldn't have come at a better time.
3 vital points and on to the next game, whenever that may be.
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