Newcastle United’s poor start to the season continued with a 2-0 defeat to Arsenal on Saturday afternoon. The Magpies are still winless in the Premier League this campaign and look destined for the drop if things don’t improve.
Jamaal Lascelles put in a poor performance at centre-back, but he wasn’t the only player to struggle. Joe Willock was also below-par at the Emirates and was given a player rating of 5/10 by Chronicle Live. The 22-year-old was busy but ineffective and was criticised by supporters on social media as a result.
Against Arsenal, Willock played for 90 minutes, had 46 touches, won one aerial duel, completed 82.6% of his 23 passes, had one shot which hit the target, whipped in one cross, made four tackles, blocked one shot, made two interceptions, gave away two fouls, made one clearance and had two successful dribbles.
The 22-year-old joined Newcastle on a six-year deal from Arsenal over the summer and has gone on to make 12 appearances in all competitions. Willock has not been at his best since turning the move permanent, so Howe might have some decisions to make on who to start against Norwich City on Tuesday evening.
In other news, fans on social media blast ‘awful’ Jamaal Lascelles for ‘terrible’ performance
