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title: "These Newcastle fans react to Longstaff’s red card"
canonical: "https://readnewcastle.com/2019/10/28/these-newcastle-fans-react-to-longstaffs-red-card/"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Daniel Emery"
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published: "2019-10-28T18:00:14Z"
modified: "2019-10-28T18:00:14Z"
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# These Newcastle fans react to Longstaff’s red card

Newcastle avoided dropping into the bottom three over the weekend as they held Wolves to a 1-1 draw on Sunday.

However, there were dealt a huge blow towards the end of the game as Sean Longstaff was sent off for a challenge on Wolves midfielder Ruben Neves.

> Twitter: 82′ – The Magpies are reduced to ten men as Sean Longstaff is shown a straight red card for a challenge on Rúben Neves. 1-1. #NUFC (@NUFC)

These Newcastle fans reacted to the decision…

Well…

> Twitter: @NUFC Just ban tackling full stop (@Baberton33)

Curse…

> Twitter: @NUFC yahoo! Newcastle curse strikes again! (@adamzoso91)

Dive…

> Twitter: @NUFC amazing dive that resulted in him landing on his knee lol (@sheldico)

![Ian MacNicol/Getty Images Sport](https://media.readnewcastle.com/readnewcastle/sites/20/2019/10/1183771862.jpg)

Riot…

> Twitter: @NUFC We riot (@joshking161)

Never a red…

> Twitter: Also, Longstaff tackle was never a red. What’s he meant to do? Won the ball, player running on to get the ball as… https://t.co/xUVTRf5iQh (@Johnroy1984)

### READ NEWCASTLE VERDICT

Although these Newcastle fans are siding with their own player, it was a clear red card – as the on-field referee and VAR agreed on. Longstaff does initially win the ball but his follow-through is dangerous and his studs go through Neves’ ankle.

This now opens the door for Isaac Hayden to return to the team, having now served his three-game suspension for his red card against Leicester in Newcastle’s 5-0 drubbing last month. Hayden will now be looking to make sure he impresses so that he can keep his place in the side once Longstaff’s suspension is over.