Alan Shearer did not think Newcastle United 'were ever going to score' after Eddie Howe's side suffered a heartbreaking defeat at Everton. The Toffees went down to 10 men following a controversial VAR call to dismiss Allan, but rallied to snatch the win with an injury-time strike from Alex Iwobi.
The Magpies had looked the better side in the first-half on Thursday night at Goodison Park, but struggled to test Asmir Begovic throughout the contest. Howe's side remain nine points clear of the relegation zone, but enter the international break on the back of two straight defeats.
Newcastle's nine-match unbeaten run has created a sizeable cushion to the bottom three, and the head coach previously described the run of the three away fixtures in eight days as a 'tough examination'. Shearer was on commentary duty for Amazon Prime, and he insists the visitors were 'lacking in quality' throughout the contest.
