It was a bruising evening for the Magpies in the Midlands, as they saw a run of six successive wins come crashing down against Unai Emery’s side. To make matters worse for Jason Tindall, who was again in charge of the side in Eddie Howe’s absence, he now has to deal with an injury to Fabian Schar who was withdrawn prematurely after suffering an injury.
With Sven Botman and Jamaal Lascelles still sidelined, injury to Schar is far from ideal ahead of their clash with Ipswich Town at the weekend. Although there is hope the former two can be back in action again at some point this campaign, the clash against the Tractor Boys on Saturday may come too early – and mean that Tindall is forced into a defensive rethink when he names his side this weekend.
