Howe shoulders the blame after Newcastle squander another lead

Eddie Howe said the buck stops with him after his Newcastle United side ​conceded two late goals in a 2-1 Premier ‌League defeat at Crystal Palace on Sunday that saw them drop to 14th.

Newcastle led through William Osula’s ​hooked finish shortly before halftime but ​Palace substitute Jean-Philippe Mateta scored an 80th-minute ⁠equaliser before converting a stoppage-time penalty.

“I always ​have to look at myself first. I always ​say that. I’m number one accountable,” Howe said.

“There’s no way we should have lost that game. We had ​a younger team today, but that’s no ​excuse. There’s enough experienced internationals on the pitch to ‌navigate ⁠the defensive aspect well enough.”

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Newcastle have now dropped 25 points from winning positions this season and Howe was frustrated his players were not ​finishing teams ​off.

“Those numbers ⁠are incredible. It’s blighted our season,” he said.

“The fact we haven’t ​been able to consolidate really good ​passages ⁠of the game, but also to go on and score more goals and continue to ⁠attack. ​That’s not the tactical instruction ​we give the players.”

Newcastle next host Bournemouth on Saturday.