Newcastle United fans have called on Eddie Howe to invest in squad depth after they lost 2-1 against Sheffield Wednesday at Hillsborough in the FA Cup third round.
Howe made eight changes to the starting line-up that drew 0-0 against Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium on Monday, as the Magpies suffered elimination from the FA Cup.
Josh Windass opened the scoring for the League One side, when he flicked his finish beyond Martin Dubravka in the 52nd minute, despite there being a huge suggestion of offside.
Newcastle sent on the cavalry with the introductions of Miguel Almiron, Joe Willock and Bruno Guimaraes just before the hour-mark. But Windass doubled Wednesday's advantage when Michael Smith slotted him through on goal to confidently finish past Dubravka.
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Guimaraes reduced the deficit from a corner 21 minutes from time, but Chris Wood blazed a golden chance over the crossbar when he was teed up by Joelinton.
Here is how Newcastle supporters have been reacting to the defeat against Sheffield Wednesday on social media.
@ncksmmrs Our second 11 sucks. But I still think Howe made the right selection. This is a busy period, and we have to rotate the squad at some point. Fair play to SHW, they deserved the win today.
@PawlMartin Blessing in disguise. Shows our lack of depth. We cannot handle this amount of games. Wood, Murphy, Lascelles, Lewis, Manquillo, Ritchie. A reason these players do not get in the team. Wood obviously we endure. Need a CM, a winger, LB and a back up striker!
@Mcilquham21 What’s that 10 fa cup upsets in 13 years? Never ever play Murphy, Lascelles, Lewis, Wood and Ritchie ever again, they are championship players at best.
@fazza95 First time this season I've actually questioned Howe. Think he has some explaining to do as to why he made so many changes. It's clear 4/5 of that starting line up aren't even League 1 standard. At least we can focus on the League I suppose.
@Rorryhanna45 See how much we need to improve on our depth but league is more important. Can't believe we have went and signed Kuol and decided not to include him today and away to put him on loan. Nice to be reminded of where we have come from though.
@Carr18Alex If this doesn’t scream spend money and get rid of the Championship level depth we have, I don't know what does.
@iamgeordie Need to see our squad improved over the next 2 years. Unfortunately it will take time as you can’t do it all at once but tonight has shown that the replacements just aren’t good enough.
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