Alan Pardew becomes the first Newcastle manager to lose five Premier League games in a row.
Alan Pardew: “It was a really cruel blow for the club and the team. It was a game that looked like it was heading for a draw, but we just switched off on our own set play and it’s cost us at least a point.
“We had the numbers back to deal with it, we just didn’t concentrate and I think that is one of those situations that, if I had been on the touchline, I could have influenced that situation.
“I’m looking forward to getting back on to the touchline against Arsenal for sure.
“It is very frustrating (not to be on the pitch). That’s how it is for us. When the manager is not on the sideline you can’t influence as I would have done.
“I was pleased with the crowd today because I thought they gave us a platform to try and win the game.
“I’m absolutely choked for them we haven’t given them the sort of result we wanted.
“The position we were in the game, we didn’t deserve that. I don’t want to be the first manager who has lost five Premier League games here on my CV.
“I’m absolutely choked for the players and the staff because I think even a point would have been something to carry forward.
“I think it’s important we win one of our last three games to secure a top 10 finish. Teams are chasing us down and that’s the last thing we wanted.
“A win today would have probably secured it.”
“It was a game that was looking like finishing a draw. We played a lot better and that last goal was a real killer blow.
“That should not have been allowed to happen.
“We made three of four errors in that goal. I felt we should have won the game. Errors at the end of both halves had cost us dear.
“Their effort was there for all to see. We keep making errors and we are getting punished. You can’t afford to do that with the run we are on. We’ve got to grin and bear it.
“That’s five defeats and there is nothing more to say. But today was a cruel blow. We will work hard and make sure that in the next three
“We have been beaten by some good teams and we’ve probably not been good enough, but today we were good enough to win this game and we should have come out of it with at least a point and I thought we should have won it.
“But as a team we have made some errors and it has cost us, Swansea got a break at the end of each half and they have capitalised through that.
“There was not much to be said really (after the match) other than we are going to have to work hard this week and try and get us a win before the end of the season for sure and the sooner the better.”