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Qarabag lost 6-0 to Liverpool in their last game in the Champions League group stage and that heavy defeat has led some fans to think that Newcastle getting through the play off game and into the last 16 of the Champions League is a formality. If you think that, watch the match highlight videos below, and think again. I am sure Eddie Howe won't be underestimating Qarabag especially when you consider that they beat Benfica, Eintracht Frankfurt and FC Copenhagen earlier in the

This season doesn't get any easier. After being in arguably the hardest group in the Champions League and playing at home to Manchester City in the first leg of the Carabou Cup, the Toon have been drawn at home to Manchester City in the fifth round of the FA Cup. FA Cup Fifth Round Draw Fulham v Southampton Port Vale or Bristol City v Sunderland Newcastle v Manchester City Leeds United v Norwich City Mansfield Town v Arsenal Wolves v Liverpool Wrexham v Chelsea West Ham v Br

Eddie Howe decided to play Nick Woltemade in a deep lying role against Aston Villa; a role that was far more a midfield one than a 10. Following on from Eddie's comments that he has been training Woltemade in a midfield position, where is this going? The Setback:  Highlights of a clinical away performance by Villa at SJP. Woltemade was signed as a ST for a record Newcastle fee of £69M after a break out season in Germany. Even during his initial goal scoring run questions were

A massive clash at St. James' Park. We preview Newcastle United’s home fixture against Aston Villa, featuring the latest injury news on Alexander Isak, a tactical look at Unai Emery’s high line, and our predicted XI for this crucial battle for European spots.

NOTE Eddie's Bingo : No comments on this page - Bingo entries only. Team news; Eddie in a much more confident sounding presser than the one before the Spurs game, confirmed that Bruno, Jo and Miley won't make the game and neither will Tino Livramento That means Trippier will again have to play at RB and unless Thiaw or Borman are rested then Eddie has a decision to make on whether Burn or Hall start at LB. In attack I would expect Wissa or Woltemade to start along side two o

Newcastle United will prioritise the signing of a striker in the summer transfer window, with the club already looking to sell Germany 23-year-old Nick Woltemade following his club-record move in August. (Football Insider) That is the rumour this morning - and it wouldn't surprise me if it is true. Whether on not Woltemade could be deemed as a panic buy near to deadline day the fact is he is a totally different type of striker to the one's that Eddie wanted and had also tri

Lewis Hall was 'rested' on Tuesday night against Spurs as Eddie Howe selected Dan Burn to play at left back in his usual 4-3-3 formation. The conundrum for Eddie Howe is - who takes the left back spot when Eddie wants to play his strongest team? Who is the left back starter in a best 11? There is no doubt in my mind that Lewis Hall has been one of the very few players, along with Bruno and Malik Thiaw, to perform at a consistently high level this season. His defensive qualiti

The scenes between Eddie, his coaching team, the players and the NUFC fans at the end of the game was an ecstatic release of the pressure that has been building up over the last few gruelling games. Spurs were put to the sword... and deservedly too. The squad are right behind Eddie Right from the off Eddie's chosen eleven - and a brave starting line up it was in such a crucial game - swarmed all over the pitch in a frenzy of effort, energy and commitment. Whatever Eddie said

A high-stakes clash in North London. We preview Newcastle United’s trip to face Tottenham Hotspur, featuring the latest injury updates on the squad, tactical keys to exploiting Spurs' high line, and our predicted XI for this crucial mid-week Premier League battle.

NOTE Eddie's Bingo : No comments on this page - Bingo entries only. Team news; Eddie confirmed in his presser that Jo won't make the game tomorrow and that Miley and Gordon both need to be assessed before a decision is made. After the defeat and some poor performances against Brentford - with Woltemade and Murphy being subbed at half time and Trippier at fault for all three goals - Eddie needs to pick a team and tactics that will hopefully stop the depressing losing run of r

I hope that a plan of identifying overseas players who will cost less in transfer fees and wages is already well under way. For whatever reason, and whoever was responsible, the mistakes of last summer cannot be repeated. Last summer proved that chasing top Prem players who are also the targets of the Big 6 is almost a total waste of time. We missed out on Pedro, Mbuemo and Trafford and ended up with Wissa, Elanga and Ramsdale on loan. Players that that none of the Big 6 wer

That was Eddie Howe's reaction after another depressing performance and defeat left Newcastle as close on points to the relegation spots as the CL places. The boos that rang out at SJP at the end of the game confirmed that many Toon fans are growing increasingly concerned. Personally, I would never boo the team no matter what. But it has definitely sent a message to Eddie Howe and the squad. That message is basically this; sort it out Eddie. And fast. Depressing stats that pi

Can the Mags break down the Bees? We preview Newcastle United’s home clash against Brentford, featuring the latest injury news, a tactical look at Thomas Frank’s set-piece threat, and our predicted XI for this vital fixture at St. James' Park.

NOTE Eddie's Bingo : No comments on this page - Bingo entries only. On team news; a rather sombre Eddie Howe confirmed in his press conference that whilst the hope is Gordon's injury won't be as bad as first feared he won't make Saturday's game. Bruno has trained and could be in contention to start. With no other injured players ready to return Eddie Howe again has limited choices for changes in defence and midfield. Elanga and Barnes are likely to partner Wissa or Woltemade

A 5-1 defeat by Manchester City over two legs of the EFL Cup wasn't unexpected after Newcastle lost the first leg 2-0. In truth the tie was over at SJP and after going 3-0 down in the first half the one positive, albeit slight, was that we didn't collapse in the second half. Talking of truths; what these two games really showed was the huge gulf in squad quality between the two teams. City could afford to start the game without a raft of their nailed on best eleven players

The road to Wembley. We preview the decisive EFL Cup Semi-Final second leg as Newcastle United travel to the Etihad to face Manchester City seeking to overturn a 2-0 deficit from the first leg

The Geordie Mongrel got it right... there were no curved ball or searching questions aimed at Eddie by the media in what was a low key and tame press conference. On the transfer window: Questions about no signings in the window were met with the standard PSR response and Eddie said that signing players who could step straight into the first team was never seriously under consideration. On Sandro Tonali Rumours: Eddie was asked if it was true he was offered to Arsenal and he

NOTE Eddie's Bingo : No comments on this page - Bingo entries only. On team news; a rather sombre Eddie Howe confirmed in his press conference that whilst the hope is Gordon's injury won't be as bad as first feared he won't make Saturday's game. Bruno has trained and could be in contention to start. With no other injured players ready to return Eddie Howe again has limited choices for changes in defence and midfield. Elanga and Barnes are likely to partner Wissa or Woltemade

Newcastle take on Manchester City on Wednesday 4th February at 8pm in the second leg of the Carabou Cup Semi-Final at the Etihad. The Toon start the game 2-0 down from the first leg at SJP and have a huge task to get through to the Final. HERE IS THE PRESS CONFERENCE LINK Newcastle United You can watch Eddie Howe's press conference live on the blog via a link on this page that will be posted up at about 9.15am this morning in advance of the live start at 9.30am. Eddie will

With the transfer window closing at 7pm tonight, and no rumours of any incoming singings, Ross Wilson will need to magic up the proverbial rabbit from a hat to placate those fans who have been calling, at the very least, for a full back reinforcement. This is what Wilson had to say prior to the transfer window "Can we spend in January? Yes. If we want to, we can. I think it’s fairly obvious to everybody given the level of club spend in the summer that we’re not going to do th