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title: "Journalists say Targett had a ‘rare off day’ v Tottenham"
canonical: "https://readnewcastle.com/2022/04/05/journalists-say-matt-targett-had-a-rare-off-day-for-newcastle-united-v-tottenham-hotspur/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Crippy Cooke"
section: "Feature Writers"
published: "2022-04-05T20:34:45Z"
modified: "2022-04-05T20:34:46Z"
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# Journalists say Targett had a ‘rare off day’ v Tottenham

Newcastle United suffered their third consecutive Premier League defeat with a [5-1 loss to Tottenham Hotspur](https://www.nufc.co.uk/matches/first-team/2021-22/tottenham-hotspur-v-newcastle-united/) and Matt Targett was one of many players who delivered a below-par performance. The 26-year-old has impressed since joining on loan from Aston Villa but wasn’t at his best in North London.

*Dominic Scurr* of [Shields Gazette](https://www.shieldsgazette.com/sport/football/newcastle-united/still-on-holiday-newcastle-united-player-ratings-from-5-1-defeat-at-tottenham-hotspur-3638784?page=2) gave Targett a player rating of 3/10 and said he had a ‘rare off day’. *Lee Ryder* of [Chronicle Live](https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/newcastle-united-player-ratings-tottenham-23582092) gave him a player rating of 4/10 and said he ‘could not live’ with Dejan Kulusevski. *Jordan Cronin* of [Newcastle World](https://www.newcastleworld.com/sport/football/newcastle-united/newcastle-united-player-ratings-as-january-signing-is-absolutely-anonymous-against-tottenham-hotspur-3638700) gave the 26-year-old a player rating of 3/10 and said it was his ‘worst display’ since joining. *Sean Walsh* of [90min](https://www.90min.com/posts/tottenham-5-1-newcastle-player-ratings) gave Targett a player rating of 2/10 and noted how Emerson Royal made his day a living hell.

[Against Tottenham](https://www.whoscored.com/Matches/1549841/LiveStatistics/England-Premier-League-2021-2022-Tottenham-Newcastle-United), Targett played for 90 minutes, had 44 touches, failed to win an aerial duel, completed 88.9% of his 27 passes, failed to create a chance, made two tackles, failed to register a shot, whipped in just one accurate cross, made one interception and made three clearances.

The 26-year-old has made [eight appearances](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/matt-targett/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/250478/verein/762) in all competitions for Newcastle, but his showing on Sunday was his worst by some distance.

***[In other news, Javier Manquillo was ‘poor’ and frequently ‘caught out’ v Tottenham](https://readnewcastle.com/2022/04/05/javier-manquillo-was-poor-and-frequently-caught-out-for-newcastle-united-v-tottenham-hotspur/)***