Newcastle's form has dramatically improved once Eddie Howe was finally prepared to unleash Sandro Tonali as his number six.
It is perfect Howe. Peak Howe. While everybody else revels in a heady, joyous ride, he is fiddling with the seatbelt, checking and double-checking, a meticulous, detail-obsessed head coach who readily admits he is motivated by “the fear of tomorrow”. One day, that safety harness will be needed, but not now. Not yet.
When a delegation from Newcastle United travelled to Milan to watch Sandro Tonali – nearing the end of a year-long pursuit of a midfielder who was, in the words of one insider, “always top of our lists, always No 1” – they were blown away.
Newcastle United made it nine wins in a row in all competitions with a 3-0 victory over Wolverhampton Wanderers at St James’ Park.
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Newcastle United boss Eddie Howe is ‘reluctant’ to lose one of his Magpies stars this month, but it is a ‘sale that could now happen’, according to the Daily Mail. Howe is battling to reinforce his squad while keeping in mind the need for possible exits to balance PSR rules.
The form of one of Newcastle United's star players was discussed by Micah Richards, Gary Lineker and Alan Shearer.
Newcastle are the only club with a 100 per cent record across their last six Premier League matches, and they have scored more goals during that time (18) than every club except Liverpool (19). No team have conceded fewer than Newcastle’s one.
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Newcastle United are out to make it an incredible 10 wins in a row when they face AFC Bournemouth at St James' Park this weekend - and they've been strongly backed to get the job done. Fresh from the midweek win over Wolves, Eddie Howe's side are ready to go again against a Cherries side also in top form.
Newcastle United can secure a record-breaking tenth consecutive victory in all competitions when they host Bournemouth in the Premier League on Saturday.