After a massive 2-1 victory against West Ham last week, Steve McClaren’s reshuffled Newcastle side slumped to a third consecutive defeat against Watford this season.
Injuries to Paul Dummett and Jack Colback meant that the Magpies were without a recognised left-back, and so Jamaal Lascelles and Rolando Aarons came in.
Henri Saivet made his first start for United, but after goals from Ighalo and Cathcart, the Toon lost 2-1 to Flores’ team.
Jamaal Lascelles netted his first Newcastle with twenty minutes to play, but Newcastle squandered some decent chances near the end and paid the ultimate price.
Here’s how we rated the players’ displays.