Journalists say Targett had a ‘rare off day’ v Tottenham

Newcastle United suffered their third consecutive Premier League defeat with a 5-1 loss to Tottenham Hotspur and Matt Targett was one of many players who delivered a below-par performance. The 26-year-old has impressed since joining on loan from Aston Villa but wasn’t at his best in North London.

Dominic Scurr of Shields Gazette gave Targett a player rating of 3/10 and said he had a ‘rare off day’. Lee Ryder of Chronicle Live gave him a player rating of 4/10 and said he ‘could not live’ with Dejan Kulusevski. Jordan Cronin of Newcastle World gave the 26-year-old a player rating of 3/10 and said it was his ‘worst display’ since joining. Sean Walsh of 90min gave Targett a player rating of 2/10 and noted how Emerson Royal made his day a living hell.

Against Tottenham, Targett played for 90 minutes, had 44 touches, failed to win an aerial duel, completed 88.9% of his 27 passes, failed to create a chance, made two tackles, failed to register a shot, whipped in just one accurate cross, made one interception and made three clearances.

The 26-year-old has made eight appearances in all competitions for Newcastle, but his showing on Sunday was his worst by some distance.

In other news, Javier Manquillo was ‘poor’ and frequently ‘caught out’ v Tottenham