Bruno Guimaraes believes it was 'not even close' to being his best performance but has praised Newcastle United supporters following the draw at Brighton. Eddie Howe's side produced two goalline clearances and had Nick Pope to thank for several key stops in the goalless draw against the Seagulls.
Guimaraes kept his place in the starting eleven as the Magpies head coach made just one change from the side which recorded a comfortable opening-day win over Nottingham Forest. Sven Botman made his full black-and-white debut, with Dan Burn shifted to left-back in place of Matt Target who was ruled out with a dead leg.
Brighton came into the contest on the back of a historic victory at Old Trafford, with a Pascal Gross double sealing a 2-1 victory against Manchester United. Graham Potter's side fashioned the clearest openings on Saturday afternoon, but were unable to find a way through a resilient rearguard display.
