McClaren refuses to throw in the towel, though, and has urged his players to keep showing courage as Newcastle look to haul themselves out of the Premier League relegation zone.
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Watford host Newcastle on Saturday in a match both teams could do without as they bid to stay in the Barclays Premier League. “It’s another game we want to win”.
Aleksandar Mitrovic saw his header from the centre of the box five minutes later go just over the bar following a corner as Newcastle attempted to find their spark but the late Watford goal put an end to that.
Newcastle United boss Steve McClaren has vowed to take his season’s FA Cup seriously as the Magpies prepare to face Watford in round three this weekend. Watford have been excellent at home all season and while Newcastle are one of those teams that if they play well could cause Watford lots of problems I feel like Watford are going to press hard here and get a win to move them through to the next round. We need the squad to step forward.
“He’s a young kid who’s just coming in and he’s got to adapt to this kind of thing and we’re certainly behind the scenes supporting him”, McClaren said of the 22-year-old.
‘The FA Cup is very important.
So if you are a Geordie exile in the south, maybe even living next door to Vicarage Road, and this was the only game you might attend this season, you would have had to buy a £35 membership first.
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Tommie Hoban (groin) and Joel Ekstrand (knee) are also out, but Obbi Oulare could be handed his Watford debut.
