Fans spot ‘wild’ hidden message in Newcastle’s official match report for Sunderland game

Fans have spotted the hidden messages in Newcastle United’s official match report for their clash against Sunderland.

On Saturday, the Magpies were up against local rivals Sunderland as the third round of the FA Cup took centre stage.

In front of a packed crowd inside the Stadium of Light, Newcastle came out 3-0 winners after an own goal from Daniel Ballard and a brace by Alexander Isak.

After the match, Newcastle players and staff stayed on the pitch as they posed for a team photo in front of their fans.

Now, fans have spotted some hidden messages in the official match report published on Newcastle’s website.

Posting on social media, one fan highlighted the first letters of each paragraph.

The letters spelt SMB, which stood for Sad Mackem B*****d. UTM, which meant Up The Magpies and finally, HWTL, which is Howay The Lads.

Reacting on social media, one fan wrote: “Must say, I enjoyed reading the match report on the NUFC website.”

Another tweeted: “What a spot.”

A third fan added: “This is actually class hahahahah. Love it HWTL!!!”

Someone else wrote: “HWTL for the last four paragraphs as well hahahhaaha.”

A fifth commented: “Very clever and well spotted.”

Another fan said: “Unbelievable spot this.”

Speaking after his side’s victory, Newcastle boss Eddie Howe said: “It feels great [to win], I never worried about the draw I always thought it was a great draw - as long as we won it.

“We handled the occasion well, were brave with the ball and were very composed. We didn't let the crowd take over and we handled everything really well in the first half.”

He added: “I think we are still a bit off our best but it was a step in the right direction, hopefully the forward momentum can continue.

“The bigger the game, the more you enjoy it if you win. We enjoyed the occasion, nothing new for us in terms of the atmosphere or the high profile game. But today we knew the importance of the result. Hopefully it can be a launch pad for us.”