Player ratings from Newcastle's 2 - 0 loss to Swansea City at Liberty Stadium.

SWANSEA CITY: Fabianski 6; Naughton 6, Fernandez 7, Williams 7, Taylor 7; Cork 6, Shelvey 7; Sigurdsson 7 (Britton 86), Ayew 8 (Dyer 71), MONTERO 9 (Routledge 76); Gomis 7. Subs (not used): Nordfeldt, Eder, Rangel, Bartley.

NEWCASTLE UNITED (4-2-3-1):

5 Krul: Got nowhere near the goals and will be relieved he didn’t have to pick the ball out of his net more than he did;

3 Janmaat: Was fortunate not to be booked seconds after kick-off but then he picked up two unnecessary cautions that left the Magpies short handed

7 Mbemba: Started very positively but had to switch to right-back and found it harder

6 Coloccini: Outjumped by Ayew for the second but not to blame for anything else during the defeat

4 Haidara: Still looks short of the player who burst on to the scene a couple of years ago;

5 Colback: Stuck to the task of operating in front of the back four but never able to get hold of things

5 Anita: Moved around a lot and did what was asked of him even if Swansea’s midfield made it difficult for him;

6 Obertan: Had one decent run in the first half which ended with his shot being saved but that was that

4 Wijnaldum: Newcastle fans will be expecting more from the expensive buy from PSV but he hardly had any service in the final third

4 Sissoko: Had given the ball away cheaply three times before Swansea opened the scoring and was the man replaced after the sending off;

4 Cisse: Hardly got a touch, particularly in and around the penalty box, but that was down to service as much as anything else.

Subs:

Taylor (for Sissoko 46): Likely to replace the suspended Janmaat next week. 6

Aarons (for Cisse 54): Brushed too easily off the ball in the closing stages more than once. 4

Mitrovic (for Obertan 82)

(not used): Darlow (gk), Williamson, Perez, Tiote.

MAN OF THE MATCH

JEFFERSON Montero – Janmaat certainly failed to come to terms with his direct running and so did anyone else he came up against.