Newcastle right-back Kieran Trippier was involved in a furious row with a fan after the north east giants had suffered a shock 2-0 at the hands of Bournemouth on Saturday evening. And the fan has now spoken out on social media to admit he "regrets" his behaviour after Newcastle were outplayed at the Vitality Stadium and suffered their fourth Premier League defeat of the campaign as Dominic Solanke bagged a second half brace.

Newcastle's defeat on the south coast came just days after they had been beaten 2-0 by Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League. And the tension was at boiling point moments after the match against Bournemouth had come to an end.

After one Newcastle supporter had made his feelings known after the final whistle, Trippier went over to the side of the pitch to have his say as he shouted: "So the lads are not giving everything? How many injuries have we got, how many injuries have we got? Hey?"

Magpies fan Thomas Willoughby has now come forward to say he was the person involved in the row with Trippier. Replying to a Facebook post from the Newcastle United Supporters' Club, Willoughby wrote: "It was me, I travelled all day and was very frustrated with the performance.

"I regret having a go at them because I know what all these players have done for this club. 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 heat of the moment."

Trippier was asked about the incident during his post-match interview with Sky Sports. And the England international said: "The fans are emotional, of course they are. They have travelled a long way, they spend a lot of money to come and watch us. I was just having a chat with one of them, I said we are giving everything.

"There is no need to panic, we are still in a good position in the league, we are still in the Champions League, Carabao Cup quarter-finals, there is no need to panic. We got beat, we do apologise for that result, but the most important thing is that the lads are giving everything. We are giving more under the circumstances."

Meanwhile, Newcastle boss Eddie Howe added: "Kieran is fine. Emotions run high, we all feel emotional. No problems. We thank all of our away support, that was tough for them today."