DRAB... NOT FAB

Schar blasts lack of creativity as toothless Toon fail in front of goal again

- BY ROSS HEPPENSTALL

FABIAN SCHAR did not miss the target after Newcastle fired another blank in the absence of wantaway striker Alexander Isak.

Deep within the bowels of rain-lashed Elland Road, the centre-back was honest enough to admit that Eddie Howe's frontmen had flopped.

Granted, Isak was nowhere to be seen against Leeds as he continues his attempts to force through a move to Liverpool.

Fellow forward Nick Woltemade was not registered in time to play following his £69million club-record move from Stuttgart.

And Schar could not hide his frustration at Newcastle's winless start to the season.

The Swiss defender said: "We need to try and create more chances. We didn't create enough to score goals and it's something we have to work on.