Joelinton's improvements have been among the highlights of the new manager's early reign, and his performance against Norwich when he turned into almost a box-to-box attacking midfielder only added to the feeling that perhaps his days on Tyneside are not numbered after all. Their game against Brentford, even in his absence, went some way towards introducing the kind of attacking football he said would "do the fans and city proud", even if there was no victory to accompany it. There is certainly some early signs of an attempt to move them away from the low-block defensive football which started the season, albeit's very early days yet. Under Howe, Newcastle have had more shots, and played slightly more in the final third of the pitch. Had they kept hold of even half of the points they have thrown away from winning positions, they would be level on points with Southampton and outside the relegation zone completely.Ĭlearly there is something to build on to have led in six different games so far - but equally, worries from their lack of killer instinct. Newcastle also need to stop wasting fast starts with such regularity. That said, it is not something they have found too tricky in recent years - across the last two seasons, 48 per cent of Newcastle's wins have come on the road, with the caveat that many were played in front of slightly less intimidating empty stadiums. Newcastle will have to win away from home. Picking up points at St James' Park probably is not going to be enough.
Where can they pick up points? In the New Year, so long as they aren't totally cut adrift by that point, Newcastle face Southampton, Watford and Leeds in the first three games of 2022 - and will need to pick up points to keep their survival chances alive.Īfter facing Burnley, the side directly above them, at the weekend, only four of Newcastle's remaining home games are against bottom-half opposition - and that includes a Crystal Palace side, who have lost one of their last eight games, and a reinvigorated Aston Villa team who have won their last two. I couldn't ask any more of those players who committed to the task ahead so I have to be very proud and pleased with them tonight." "But I think all you can do in every game is give your all and I think you saw a group of players who gave that. "We know we need wins, draws aren't going to be enough," he said after their latest dropped points against Norwich.
Newcastle have lost the same number of games as 13th-placed Aston Villa, but while Steven Gerrard's side have five wins to show for their efforts, Howe's side have none. Of the nine other teams in the bottom half of the table, they have already played four at St James' Park, including a Norwich side many predicted they had to beat - and did not. The fixture list does not help them either.
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