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By Tom Rostance, Press Association Sport

Ipswich manager Roy Keane blasted his side for giving away some "unbelievably bad goals" in the 4-0 Coca-Cola Championship defeat at home to Newcastle.

The Magpies returned to the top of the table with the thumping win while Keane saw his side achieve the unwanted record of making the worst start to a season in the club's history.

Keane has now gone nine league games without a win this campaign to see his side slump to 23rd in the table.

A Kevin Nolan hat-trick and a free-kick from Ryan Taylor condemned Ipswich to defeat, and Keane admitted he expected the backlash that came from the fans at full-time.

He said: "The game was dead and buried by half-time. We conceded some unbelievably bad goals and we just have to defend better.

"I don't know if Nolan has scored a hat-trick before but he won't get an easier chance to get one. He must have thought it was Christmas.

"I'm not daft, a lot ...

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