7 Horrifying Stats From Newcastle United's Club Record Losing Run

3. 12 - Combined Number Of Matches Newcastle Players Have Been Suspended For During Losing Streak

First of all Papiss Cissé retaliated to Manchester United defender Jonny Evans' alleged spit by returning hockle in kind and getting himself a retrospective seven-match ban, then Fabricio Coloccini let the red mist descend and got himself sent off with a lunge at Everton's Aaron Lennon before Moussa Sissoko collected two stupid yellow cards - the second of which could easily have been a straight red - against Liverpool. In all, these suspensions have totalled 12 matches combined - meaning Newcastle United have been without three key players for the majority of the losing streak.
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NUFC editor for WhatCulture.com/NUFC. History graduate (University of Edinburgh) and NCTJ-trained journalist. I love sports, hopelessly following Newcastle United and Newcastle Falcons. My pastimes include watching and attending sports matches religiously, reading spy books and sampling ales.