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Eddie Howe and Nick Woltemade shared the presser and there were no big surprises and in reality it was a fairly bland 30 minutes - mainly because bland is exactly what the questions were. Eddie wasn't pushed on why we continue to concede late goals, what he thinks is the reason, and what he is doing in training to sort it out and cut it out. He did say that in-game management needs to improve, but why one of the hacks didn't ask how he intends to do that defeats me. I'm not a

Eddie will probably ease Wissa back into match fitness with sub appearances during the hectic Xmas schedule - but what are his plans going forward? Does that plan involve both Woltemade and Wissa starting together and, if so, what formation will Eddie play? It's an interesting and exciting question to ask because - if Eddie gets it right - it could transform the way we play and hugely increase our attacking and goal threat. Whilst Big Nick has made a good start to his Toon ca

NOTE Eddie's Bingo : No comments on this page - Bingo entries only. After making six changes to the team that faced Burnley Eddie is almost certain to play a full strength or near full strength team against Leverkusen. A win would guarantee us a place in the CL play off's and take the Toon a step nearer a top eight finish and guaranteed qualification. Yet again nobody predicted the starting line up against Burnley - can you second guess Eddie and get a full house in the Bingo

Anthony Elanga was signed for £55M supposedly as an upgrade on Jacob Murphy - but the jury is still well out among fans on whether that was money well spent. Our first target for that RW position was Bryan Mbuemo and that would definitely have been an upgrade and a nailed on successful acquisition. His form at Man U shows that. Instead it was Elanga who came through the door for a hefty fee that looked steep to many fans even before he had kicked a ball in a black and white s

A win and three points is always good - but that doesn't mean any deficiencies should be glossed over and ignored. And there were some big downsides to the Burnley win. First the good parts - it's now three wins in our last four undefeated games and ten points out of twelve that has us just three points off 4th place. And, with Sunderland losing, a win in the derby would take us two points above the upstarts down the road. How good would that be. That's a way better position

Saturday 7th December, KO 3 pm - Match Preview The Toon come into this game after the frustration and disappointment of the Spurs game when another 2pts were lost to a late equaliser - making it 11pts lost from winning positions already this season. Some of that disappointment is offset by the fact that most fans would have settled for 7pts from an unbeaten run of three games against Man City, Everton and Spurs. It's a must win game as gaps start to open up the league... A

NOTE Eddie's Bingo : No comments on this page - Bingo entries only. After the disappointing draw against Spurs and some below par performances Eddie may make some changes against Burnley. Ransdale and the back four will almost certainly stay as is, but will Eddie give Jo a rest in midfield after previously resting Tonali and Bruno? With only Barnes really hitting his stride this season who will line up alongside Woltemade? An unlikely - but welcome - change might be Wissa sta

After Gordon put us 2-1 up from the penalty spot "It's happened again" was the chant aimed at the Spurs fans from the Gallowgate - only for the 'It's happened again' moniker to be yet another late goal conceded by the Toon. That brings the total number of points already lost from winning positions this season to an alarming 11 - not far off a point a game. Eddie Howe after the match said "It's a strange one". Not to Newcastle fans it isn't. I bet I wasn't alone last night wh

Bothe teams go into this game equal on 18pts - just 6pts behind 4th place - but the mood in the two camps definitely isn't equal. The Toon have hit their stride in the last two games beating Man City, thumping Everton and smashing in six goals with only one conceded. Spurs, and their increasingly under pressure new manager Thomas Frank, are on an awful run with only one win in their last six matches - four in the Prem - and have conceded a staggering 12 goals in their last 4

Yoane Wissa played in an 11v11 training ground match with a young group of players over the weekend and Eddie Howe plans another run out game for him this week. This is what Eddie had to say on Wissa's progress and return date... “I've given so many different dates, I've got no idea. There's been no change, he's working back, he's doing well, everything's positive, but he will be back involved when we think he's able to contribute to the group, and has a minimal chance of re-

NOTE Eddie's Bingo : No comments on this page - Bingo entries only. There were no winners for the Everton game so the table stays as is below. Eddie is on a roll with nobody second guessing his starting 11 for weeks. It's another difficult Bingo guessing game for Tuesday night's 8.15pm KO against Spurs. Does Eddie start the same Everton 11 or does he bring back a rested Tonali which seems to be the most likely change? Or, with only two full days rest between games does Eddie

7 Months of Away Misery Ends - Thanks to Thiaw, Woltemade... and Pickford This was another City like barnstorming and rampant performance that finally got the away day monkey off Eddie and the Toon's back. Two wins on the trot has taken us up to 11th and with three home games out of the next four - and the away game at Sunderland - we can now dare to look on the bright side of life. Repeat these last two performances and there is no reason why we can't win our next four games

Everton and Newcastle meet today at 5.30pm in a Premier League clash that is Judgement Day 2 for the Toon. Judgement Day 1 was passed v Man City. Everton are riding a bit of a wave under Moyes with a confidence boosting 10 man victory at Man U meaning a win would put them in the top10. With only one defeat in six home games this season, and only five goals conceded, it's a tough place to go and get our first away win in months. I called the match against Man City Judgement Da

NOTE Eddie's Bingo : No comments on this page - Bingo entries only. There were no winners again for the Marseille game so the table stays as is below. Big decisions for Eddie in this game; Pope or Ramsdale in goal? Hall or Burn at LB? Burn or Botman at LCB? Schar or Thiaw at RCB? Gordon and Barnes on the wings? Remember; the Bingo game is about second guessing Eddie's starting 11, not picking the 11 you would play. Will there be a winner this week? Enter your team below. Make

Newcastle United spent c£255M in the summer transfer window on Nick Woltemade (£69M), Anthony Elanga (55M), Yoane Wissa (£55M), Jacob Ramsey (£40M) and Malik Thiaw (£35M). Aaron Ramsdale was brought in on loan. Alexander Isak's £125M sale meant our net spend was in the region of £130M. With 19 games already played in all competitions this season and the 20th coming up away to Everton this Saturday - how have our signings performed to date? Given that the summer plan was

It was bedlam in more ways than one at the Stade Veledrome last night. The hostile and crazed atmosphere created by the Marseille fans, Barnes early goal which sent our 3,000 supporters wild, and the mad 10 minutes that led to us being 2-1 down. Yet again we lost after taking the lead in an away game to make it only one win in our last eleven games in all competitions. An awful stat that, if continued, will see us finish mid table and could even threaten our group CL qualific

Marseille and Newcastle meet at the Stade Vélodrome  in a Champions League fixture loaded with tension, opportunity and contrasting momentum. For both teams, this is a night that could define their European campaigns. Marseille sit 2nd in their league and are top goalscorers with an impressive 33 goals scored and a GD of +21. But, they enter the match under pressure in the CL with only 3pts and they need a win to stand any chance of going through to the next stage. In contra

NOTE Eddie's Bingo : No comments on this page - Bingo entries only. There were no winners for the Man City game so the table stays as is below. KO for the Marseille CL game is 8pm tomorrow - Tuesday 25/11 - so entries must be in by 6pm latest. After the all out effort against and great win against City Eddie may decide to rest some players to conserve them for the huge away match at Everton on Saturday. It might be too early to play Hall and Tino again after their return from

What a game, what a performance, what a result. Here is a link to the highlights Newcastle 2-1 Man City: Harvey Barnes scores twice in thrilling win - BBC Sport This was one of those magical games under the lights at SJP that will long live in the memory as much for the quality of the performance as the mad emotions it sparked. I don't think I could sum up that atmosphere better than Luke Edwards, so I'm not going to try. Here is what he wrote... It was a game that grabbed yo

It's a massive game at SJP tonight against Manchester City. The reaction and effect of the result will be stark. Win and we could be just 3pts off a top 6 spot and ready to turbo charge our season. Lose and we could be just 1pt off a relegation place and in a full blown crisis. Eddie: I've tried everything against City and nothing has worked " We've pressed high, sat deep, played a defensive 4 and a 5 and it hasn't worked" That was the gist of what Eddie said at his, at times