Newcastle United were held to a 0-0 draw against Leeds United at St James' Park on a day of missed chances.
The game was played in monsoon conditions with both teams struggling to get their foot on the ball at times. Despite 16 goal attempts Newcastle were unable to find a breakthrough.
Here were today's player ratings.
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Nick Pope 7
Made some key saves and blocks to earn a clean sheet.
Kieran Trippier 7
Provided plenty going forward but nobody was able to get on the end of any of his crosses sadly. Managed 19 crosses overall.
Fabian Schar 7
One early effort flashed wide and had penalty claim knocked back.
Sven Botman 8
Battled hard and demanded more from his team-mates.
Dan Burn 7
Threw his body on the line for the cause. Missed a good first chance.
Sean Longstaff 6
Battled hard but missed two big second half chances.
Bruno Guimaraes 8
A good display, winning six tackles and dominating in the middle. A midfield general's performance.
Joe Willock 6
A decent first half but lost his way after the break and was taken off.
Joelinton 7
Strong enough but did not take his chances when it mattered.
Miguel Almiron 6
Battled hard but it wasn't his day.
Chris Wood 6
Did not make the required impact.
Subs
Allan Saint-Maximin 7 (for Willock 64) - Showed some flashes.
Callum Wilson 6 (for Wood 64) - Just seven touches and struggled to find a way through.
Jacob Murphy (for Almiron 84)
First-half ratings
Here were the ratings at the break.
Nick Pope 8
On hand to make some timely interventions including a sweeping save to set up an attack for Almiron.
Kieran Trippier 7
Coping well enough with Wilfired Gnonto but needs to be careful after yellow card.
Fabian Schar 7
One early effort flashed wide and had penalty claim knocked back.
Sven Botman 7
Battling hard and demanding more from his team-mates.
Dan Burn 8
Throwing his body on the line for the cause.
Sean Longstaff 7
Winning all of his duels.
Bruno Guimaraes 8
Has been outstanding again, winning six tackles and dominating in midfield. The main man.
Joe Willock 8
Has been everywhere in an energetic display. Also happy to put a tackle in.
Joelinton 8
Has been impressive. A couple of efforts at goal.
Miguel Almiron 6
Trying hard enough but waiting for big moment. No chances so far.
Chris Wood 6
Working hard enough but struggling to make impact in opening 45.
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