Chairman Yasir Al-Rumayyan was among the crowd as 16-year-old substitute Rio Ngumoha snatched a 3-2 win<\/a> for the Reds<\/a> \u2013 in the process becoming the fourth youngest goalscorer in Premier League<\/a> history behind James Vaughan<\/a>, James Milner<\/a> and Wayne Rooney<\/a> \u2013 deep into stoppage time amid reports the owners had met Isak earlier in the day.<\/p>\n Head coach Howe insisted after the game he was not party to what was said during those discussions, but admitted a decision over the Sweden international \u2013 the subject of a rejected \u00a3110m bid from the Reds<\/a> \u2013 was needed sooner rather than later.<\/p>\n Howe said: \u201cI\u2019ve not been party to talks on this for a long time now. I\u2019ve been preparing the team and giving all my energy to the players that want to play for Newcastle<\/a>. I think that is where my energy is best put at the moment.<\/p>\n \u201cWe want clarity, we want to move forward, we want the narrative to change because we\u2019re in the start of the season now.<\/p>\n open image in gallery<\/p>\n Eddie Howe wants clarity on the future of Alexander Isak (Getty Images)<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019re into the action and we\u2019ve got to get results, and we\u2019ve got to try to focus on what we can control. We\u2019ve given two really, really good performances, we\u2019ve ended up with one point. That\u2019s tough for us to take, especially in this moment where you\u2019re looking for positives to cling to.<\/p>\n \u201cBut we battle through and we now go on to Leeds.\u201d<\/p>\n On a night when much of the talk before kick-off surrounded Isak, the two sides produced a remarkable heavyweight bout as the Magpies\u2019 10 men came off the ropes to edge themselves to within seconds of a remarkable point.<\/p>\n Goals in each half from Ryan Gravenberch<\/a> and Hugo Ekitike<\/a> either side of Anthony Gordon\u2019s dismissal looked to have ensured victory for the visitors, but Bruno Guimaraes\u2019 57th-minute header gave Newcastle hope and Will Osula\u2019s equaliser set up a grandstand finish in which fellow substitute Ngumoha denied a draw from the home side\u2019s grasp in the 10th minute of stoppage time.<\/p>\n Gordon was sent off by referee Simon Hooper after a VAR<\/a> review of his untidy challenge on Virgil van Dijk<\/a>, although Howe had sympathy with the man he had asked to deputise for Isak.<\/p>\n open image in gallery<\/p>\n Anthony Gordon, second right, walks after being shown a red card (Owen Humphreys\/PA)<\/p>\n He said: \u201cIt\u2019s an unfortunate one, I think he\u2019s slightly unlucky with it. Everyone has told me it\u2019s a clear red; my first opinion was slightly different, but maybe I\u2019ve got the wrong angle, so I\u2019ve got sympathy for him.\u201d<\/p>\n Asked if the three-match suspension Gordon now faces makes Isak\u2019s departure even less likely, Howe said: \u201cYes, of course. If you do the maths, we\u2019re running out of options in that position.\u201d<\/p>\n![\"Eddie](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2232062556.jpeg\")
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