Under-fire Jaissle accepts blame for Newcastle misery

Newcastle manager Matthias Jaissle told angry fans to blame him for Monday's damaging 1-0 defeat against Everton.

Jaissle's side was condemned to a fourth loss in its last five games across all competitions when Everton striker Thierno Barry scored early in the second half at St James' Park.

Newcastle midfielder Jacob Ramsey was sent off in the closing seconds for a crude foul on Harrison Armstrong, before boos rained down on Jaissle and his players at the final whistle.

Newcastle is languishing in 13th place in the Premier League as the pressure mounts on Jaissle.

"After a performance like that I can understand. That's the reality and I am responsible for that," Jaissle said.

"We need to work on the things we need to improve, and, after today, that is a lot."

The Magpies have won just twice in their last seven matches across all competitions, leading to mounting speculation that Jaissle is already in danger of the sack.

Hired following Eddie Howe's surprise summer exit, the former Red Bull Salzburg and Al-Ahli boss has struggled to make an impact on Tyneside.

Jaissle desperately needs a win at Fulham on Saturday to ease the pressure heading into the international break.

That two-week gap gives Newcastle's Saudi owners an opportunity to consider making a managerial change before the team returns to action against champion Arsenal.

Jaissle was frustrated by Newcastle's second defeat against Everton in the space of five days, following last week's League Cup fourth-round loss on Merseyside.

The 38-year-old claimed Barry's winner should have been disallowed for a foul on Newcastle defender Fabian Schar in the build-up, but he conceded his players had struggled to show the bravery required to get back in the game.

"It's almost like a negative spiral. I'm not happy with the referee's decision. For me it's a clear foul on Fabian Schar," he said.

"Unfortunately, we couldn't actually deliver over the whole 90 minutes; it was not our game and our style of playing.

"That is something we are very frustrated and disappointed about. If you cannot deliver when it counts, then you don't deserve to win.

"We were not brave enough in possession, (and played) too many long balls."

Jaissle admitted Newcastle is lacking belief in the midst of its miserable run. "There are certain moments with not too much confidence, not only with the young lads, but also with the more experienced ones," he said.

"It's a difficult period. We also know you can only overcome that as a unit. We worked hard and it looked good, but unfortunately we couldn't deliver. We will analyze it in detail and try and make things better against Fulham."

Everton climbs up

Everton, which lost to Chelsea and Arsenal in its last two league games, climbed above Newcastle in the standings and up to seventh place after nine rounds, marking a solid start to the season for a club that was put up for sale last month by its American owners.

It was Everton's first league away win since February, when it took three points on its previous visit to Newcastle.

"It was probably our best performance of the season," Everton defender James Tarkowski said.

The Toffees did it without Jack Grealish, who was missing for a third straight game.

The winger, who is on loan from Manchester City, was dropped for last week's win over Newcastle for disciplinary reasons and didn't travel to the northeast for the rematch on Monday.

Barry, though, is delivering as Everton's sole striker with a fourth league goal of the season.

The France under-21 international is the only recognized striker in Everton's squad following the summer sale of Beto and the club's failure to wrap up a deal for the United States forward Folarin Balogun on deadline day.