Newcastle United dressing room leader Dan Burn warned that no player can make any "excuses" after the 4-1 hiding at home to AFC Bournemouth.

On a day in which there were no candidates for man of the match for the black and whites, Blyth lad Burn pulled no punches after the match. Speaking in the immediate aftermath, as the club's nine-game winning streak ended in poor fashion, Burn said on NUFC TV: "It's very disappointing. We have been on a great run so it is nice to get beat, especially at home.

"But to be fair to Bournemouth they were the better team all over the park, in possession, out of possession. Technically, physically is the most frustrating thing.

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"We very rarely get outworked and we were today so that is the most disappointing thing. We always prepare well for games so it is an easy excuse to say that you are tired.

"Obviously, we changed a lot of players for the Bromley game so I don't think you can use that an excuse. We played into their traps early on. We are used to scoring early. They scored two in the first half and it's always hard to come back from. They are good in transition and we have suffered for it."

Newcastle's Wembley warning issued in brutal fashion

There has been a lot of talk of Wembley in the last couple of weeks with many feeling the Magpies have done enough to make it to the Carabao Cup final showpiece.

But here, United showed they are capable of conceding four goals at home and that has to be a cause for concern going into next month's second leg. A 2-0 lead is fantastic but can disappear like quicksand with an early goal.

Without sinking too low, this should serve as a warning sign and nothing more. Newcastle were never going to keep winning game after game and as painful as this feels it could be a blessing in disguise.

If it raises awareness ahead of the second leg against Arsenal, a game that will be here before we know it, perhaps it's a good thing.

Howe explains substitutions

Eddie Howe admitted in his Press conference that he was tempted to refresh his team but opted to stick with much of the side that had gone on a nine-game winning streak.

After taking Sven Botman off at half-time and Lewis Hall then Jacob Murphy in the second half, Howe got ruthless - if only too late in the day. Howe said: "It was tactical for Sven. I just thought we needed to make a change at that moment with the way the game was going. I thought we needed a natural right-footer in the side. With Jacob, it was a case of trying to change the momentum of the game."

Howe then admitted his changes made no difference and said: "You can use fatigue (as an excuse), but when we made the changes, I don’t think our performance improved. That was a frustration."