Eddie Howe takes responsibility after Newcastle let lead slip against Crystal Palace

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/newcastle-utd/p6ahwuwJ/"]Newcastle[/a] led through [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/osula-will/jT765A5D/"]William Osula[/a]'s hooked ‌finish shortly before halftime but Palace substitute [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/mateta-jean-philippe/nsFUj6GN/"]Jean-Philippe Mateta[/a] scored an 80th-minute ‌equaliser before converting a ⁠stoppage-time penalty.[/p][p][b]"I ‌always have to look at myself first. ​I always say that. I'm number one accountable,"[/b] [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/howe-eddie/hbOpz9hE/"]Howe[/a] ​said.[/p][p]"There's no way we should have lost that game. We had ⁠a younger ​team today, but that's no excuse. There's enough experienced internationals on the pitch to navigate the defensive ‌aspect well enough."[/p][embed guid="22db502c-e671-45b0-93b8-b7ad63d2cde3" url="https://x.com/NUFC/status/2043354925875277875" social-type="twitter" /][p]Newcastle have now dropped 25 points from winning positions this season and Howe was frustrated his players were not finishing teams off.[/p][p][b]"Those numbers are incredible. It's blighted our season,"[/b] he said.[/p][p]"The fact we haven't been able ‌to consolidate really good passages of ​the game, but also to ‌go on and score more goals and continue to attack. That's not the tactical instruction we give the players."[/p][p]Newcastle next [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/bournemouth-OtpNdwrc/newcastle-p6ahwuwJ/?mid=QVFIk4lJ"]host ⁠Bournemouth[/a] on ⁠Saturday.[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/crystal-palace-AovF1Mia/newcastle-p6ahwuwJ/?mid=WYNDZibL"]Take a look at the match summary of Crystal Palace's win against Newcastle[/a].[/b][/p]