This felt like a 2-point loss more than a 1 point tie. Steve McClaren decided to stay with the De Jong + Cissé pairing up top; and it may have surely cost him a win. Up 1-0, De Jong had one of the easiest chances he’ll ever get in his career and could have made it 2-0, but headed it wide. Not long after, Jordan Ayew scores a beautiful goal to tie it up. This is a typical Newcastle United performance; beat Liverpool, beat Tottenham, draw last place Aston Villa. Here are my five thoughts on the match: