A Newcastle fan has owned to rowing with Kieran Trippier and admitted: “Everyone’s done stupid things.”

Following the Magpies’ 2-0 defeat at Bournemouth, as the players went to applaud the travelling fans after the final whistle, England full-back Trippier was filmed on social media responding to a supporter by saying: “Are the lads not giving everything? How many injuries have we got?”

Afterwards, Trippier played down the incident. He told Sky Sports: “The fans are emotional, they have travelled a long way. I had a chat with one of them, saying we are giving everything and there’s no need to panic. We got beat and we apologise for that result, but the lads are giving everything.”

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Manager Eddie Howe admitted he understood the fans’ frustrations. “Kieran is fine. Emotions run high,” he said. “We all feel a bit emotional after that from our perspective. We value all our away support, we value them greatly. We thank them for their support.”

The fan in question, Thomas Willoughby, has now spoken out, writing on a Newcastle supporters’ group Facebook page to explain the incident. He said: “It was me, I travelled all day and was very frustrated about the performance. I regret having a go at them because I know what all these players have done for the club.

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“Everyone’s done stupid things. I hold my hands up and admit I shouldn’t have had a go at them that much but was just the heat of the moment.”

It was a nightmare return to Bournemouth for Howe, who saw his side’s seven-match unbeaten Premier League run end and their injury crisis deepen. The Magpies were already missing 11 players through injury and suspension after Callum Wilson injured a hamstring in the midweek defeat at Borussia Dortmund.

Howe revealed Wilson will withdraw from the England squad and faces a spell on the sidelines. They then lost Miguel Almiron to another hamstring problem midway through the first half.

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