A lot of frustration as the Newcastle United players exited the pitch at Anfield.
Eddie Howe’s team losing to Liverpool.
Not an unknown experience at Anfield.
A match where the Newcastle United players did so well for 40 minutes and then…
The 4-1 final scoreline difficult to take.
There is one thing though for sure that Newcastle United players can’t be accused of.
These are the last twenty Newcastle United matches in the Premier League and the distances covered in total by each team (all stats via BBC Sport):
Newcastle United players 113.42km and Liverpool players 107.68km
Newcastle United players 118.85km and Aston Villa players 118.49km
Newcastle United players 113.66km and Wolves players 111.57km
Newcastle United players 123.99km and Leeds players 123.99km
Newcastle United players 112.70km and Palace players 111.78km
Newcastle United players 111.14km and Burnley players 109.81km
Newcastle United players 116.83km and Man U players 113.10km
Newcastle United players 116.91km and Chelsea players 108.91km
Newcastle United players 109.91km and Sunderland players 106.52km
Newcastle United players 114.04km and Burnley players 108.91km
Newcastle United players 112.30km and Spurs players 110.05km
Newcastle United players 116.39km and Everton players 111.74km
Newcastle United players 112.40km and Manchester City players 113.64km
Newcastle United players 111.01km and Brentford players 114.13km
Newcastle United players 116.85km and West Ham players 114.08km
Newcastle United players 114.50km and Fulham players 110.21km
Newcastle United players 115.16km and Brighton players 113.59km
Newcastle United players 109.45km and Forest players 106.43km
Newcastle United players 112.94km and Arsenal players 115.08km
Newcastle United players 113.23km and Bournemouth players 109.03km
As you can see, yesterday the Newcastle United players worked harder, ran further, than the Liverpool players.
By a considerable distance as well, almost 6km in total, 113.42km and 107.68km.
You could accuse the Newcastle United players of making mistakes, choosing the wrong option at times, but never accuse them of not trying, not giving their all at Anfield.
In only three of these last twenty Premier League matches (BBC Sport previously didn’t show these stats of total distances covered in a match), Eddie Howe’s Newcastle United players seeing the opposition covering more distance.
Indeed, in none of the last 12 PL matches, has the opposition ran further than the Newcastle United players. Which is especially credible as the Newcastle squad has had so many missing players, including yesterday.