Kieran Trippier confronts angry Newcastle fans after loss

Newcastle United defender Kieran Trippier confronted his own team’s angry supporters following their surprise 2-0 defeat at Bournemouth in the Premier League on Saturday.

In a video posted to social media, England international Trippier can be seen walking towards a section of Newcastle fans and responding to a supporter by saying: “Aren’t the guys giving it their all? How many injuries do we have -We ?”

He was then taken away by teammate Joelinton.

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Newcastle were already missing 11 players due to injuries and suspensions ahead of Saturday’s game. He then lost Miguel Almirón to what looked like another hamstring problem midway through the first half.

“The fans are emotional, they’ve come a long way,” Trippier said when asked about the incident by Sky Sports.

“I had a conversation with one of them, he told me we were giving it our all and there was no need to panic.

“We were beaten and we apologize for that result, but the guys are giving it their all.”

Newcastle manager Eddie Howe defended Trippier’s reaction after the team suffered their second defeat in four days following a Champions League defeat to Borussia Dortmund.

“Kieran is fine. Emotions are running high,” he told Sky Sports. “We all feel a little emotional after that, from our point of view.

“We appreciate all our outside support, we appreciate them greatly. We thank them for their support.”

Dominic Solanke scored both Bournemouth goals in the second half to secure just their second win of the season and end Newcastle’s seven-match unbeaten run in the league.

Newcastle dropped to seventh in the Premier League while Bournemouth moved out of the relegation zone with all three points.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.