Many Newcastle players had their heads in their hands at the final whistle, having seen the chance to claim an early win against a rival for the top four positions lost. While the late drama will be a bitter pill to swallow there were still plenty of signs of encouragement over what is to come under their new head coach. It had been a summer of change for Newcastle with long-serving manager Eddie Howe having been replaced by German Jaissle, while a number of key players also departed.