Jacob Murphy helped inspire Newcastle United to a 4-0 victory at home to Leicester City on Saturday, but also cut a frustrated figure and screamed at the Magpies’ fans.
The 29-year-old has been a key player for Toon coach Eddie Howe this season and enjoyed a starting role in the Premier League for the ninth time in his 13 appearances to date. Murphy also repaid Howe’s trust by firing Newcastle ahead and also into a 4-0 lead against Leicester.
Murphy broke the deadlock as Newcastle hosted Leicester on the 30-minute mark and had a brace on the hour, as well. Goals by Bruno Guimaraes after 47 minutes and Alexander Isak in the 47th minute also helped the Toon take the match away from the Foxes at St James’ Park.Jacob Murphy yelled at the Gallowgate End after scoring for Newcastle vs Leicester
Newcastle worked the ball superbly to, finally, make their pressure pay when Murphy scored his first goal of the Premier League term plus his first against Leicester on Saturday. Anthony Gordon picked the winger out after a short corner and Murphy fired through a sea of shirts.
After picking out the bottom corner of the net to score his first goal, Murphy also found the bottom corner for his second in the second half. This time, Isak pulled the strings to pick out the former England U21 attacker before Murphy moved play away from Jannik Vestergaard.
Yet after missing a raft of chances before scoring his first goal of the game, Aaron Stokes of the Chronicle claimed Murphy was ‘clearly frustrated’ during the opening exchanges with Leicester looking to contain Newcastle. The attacker even took to yelling at the home crowd.Stokes claims Murphy could he heard screaming ‘What!’ towards the Gallowgate End as the forward ran away celebrating scoring Newcastle’s opener against Leicester. He had wasted a number of chances through the opening half-hour, through which Newcastle took 10 shots.Newcastle fans slate Jacob Murphy for his performance vs Leicester in the Premier League
Despite Murphy scoring two goals to lead Newcastle to a 4-0 win over Leicester, some Toon fans were also frustrated with his performance in Saturday’s Premier League affair. Through his 65 minutes on the field, Murphy only managed to make a total of 33 touches of the ball.
Only goalkeeper Martin Dubravka with 23 touches and forward Isak with 32 took fewer than Murphy during the forward’s time on the field. Centre-back Dan Burn even made 33 touches like Murphy, who used his to record four shots (with two on target) and pen two key passes.
So, one Newcastle fan shared on X: “Jacob Murphy absolutely stinks. Harvey Barnes would have four goals if he was in the game, WHICH HE SHOULD BE.” Other fans also chimed in, stating Murphy is “still awful” despite his goal which preceded yelling at Newcastle’s fans.
Another Newcastle fan shared that Murphy “needs to be moved on in January” despite his goal putting the Toon ahead against Leicester. One supporter even suggested: “He’s just not very good… [A] Championship player at best.”
A few Newcastle fans, in fact, suggested that Murphy was not up to the standard the Toon need before he scored against Leicester. One other supporter shared: “How does Jacob Murphy get into a Premier League football team!?”
Seeing Murphy score his first goal against Leicester to put Newcastle ahead also forced one Toon supporter to change their tune, noting: “Right in the middle of slagging Jacob Murphy off when he slotted that one in…”
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