The Villains...
4. Aleksandar Mitrovic
The hot-headed striker started the game well. Aleksandar Mitrovic challenged Laurent Koscielny and Gabriel for every single header and looked like he was going to give the unexperienced pairing a difficult ninety-minutes. Unfortunately in the 16th minute the former Anderlecht striker had other ideas and carelessly stamped down on Francis Coquelins ankle, once again proving that his aggression needs to be controlled. The referee had no choice but to send Mitrovic straight off and the striker will miss the next three games. Very careless.
Matt Smith
Contributor
NCTJ-accredited football writer with an MA in Sports Journalism. What Culture football editor. Write for the official Newcastle United programme. Former video reporter at North News. Featured and published in the Sunderland Echo, Shields Gazette, Mail Online, The Mirror, The Sun and others.
See more from
Matt