Swansea 2-0 Newcastle United - Player Ratings

By Matt Smith /

11. Papiss Cisse - 4 (Replaced by Rolando Aarons After 54 Minutes)

The Newcastle No 9 spoke midweek about his desire to score more goals for Newcastle United this season but he struggled against a ruthless Swansea defence. Papiss Cisse's general hold-up play was careless and, despite not getting much service throughout, he needs to improve or Aleksandar Mitrovic will be given his starting place.

Rolando Aarons - 5

Given a thankless task by playing up front on his own but Rolando Aarons' dribbling and natural flair still looks impressive and could earn him a starting place against Manchester United next weekend.