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Alan Shearer says ‘reliable’ Dan Burn has been a ‘leader’
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Alan Shearer says ‘reliable’ Dan Burn has been a ‘leader’

Newcastle United announced their takeover by Public Investment Fund, PCP Capital Partners and RB Sports & Media in October and were sitting 19th in the Premier League table with the worst defensive record, so a centre-back was on their wishlist for when the January transfer window opened. The Magpies paid £13m to sign Dan Burn […]

Journalists praise ‘exceptional’ Wood v Brighton
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Journalists praise ‘exceptional’ Wood v Brighton

Newcastle United enjoyed a 2-1 win over Brighton & Hove Albion on Saturday afternoon and Chris Wood delivered another impressive performance despite not scoring. The 30-year-old is without a goal in his first seven Premier League appearances for Newcastle but still shone in attack and was helpful defensively too. Jordan Cronin of Newcastle World gave […]

Journalists hail ‘key’ Fraser performance in Brighton win
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Journalists hail ‘key’ Fraser performance in Brighton win

Newcastle United took a big step to safety with Saturday’s 2-1 win over Brighton & Hove Albion and Ryan Fraser delivered one of his best performances for the Magpies. The 28-year-old has featured regularly since Eddie Howe replaced Steve Bruce and vindicated his manager’s decision by having a hand in both goals at St James’ […]

Journalists laud ‘fantastic’ Burn v Brighton
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Journalists laud ‘fantastic’ Burn v Brighton

Newcastle United made it five wins out of their last six Premier League games with a 2-1 victory over Brighton & Hove Albion on Saturday afternoon and Dan Burn was one of many top performers against his former club. The 29-year-old has only been at Newcastle for five weeks after leaving Brighton in January but […]

Journalists praise ‘superb’ Schar performance v Brighton
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Journalists praise ‘superb’ Schar performance v Brighton

Newcastle United enjoyed a 2-1 win over Brighton & Hove Albion on Saturday afternoon to make it five wins out of their last six games and Fabian Schar was one of many players to impress. The 30-year-old started alongside Dan Burn at centre-back and was resolute as the Magpies blocked eight of Brighton’s 15 shots […]

Kevin Campbell says Ashworth will help Newcastle ‘achieve ambitions’
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Kevin Campbell says Ashworth will help Newcastle ‘achieve ambitions’

Dan Ashworth resigned as Brighton & Hove Albion’s technical director in early February after holding talks with Newcastle United over their vacant post, but he’s yet to be formally confirmed by the Magpies. Fabrizio Romano reported on Monday that Ashworth will be appointed Newcastle technical director, adding that the 50-year-old is already thinking of transfer […]

Frank McAvennie says new deal for Shelvey ‘makes sense’
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Frank McAvennie says new deal for Shelvey ‘makes sense’

Jonjo Shelvey had an uncertain future at Newcastle United before Eddie Howe replaced Steve Bruce as manager, as he was frequently getting criticised for performances and didn’t look happy in the black-and-white strip. Howe’s arrival has seen the 29-year-old turn things around, however, as he’s now in fantastic form and finds himself in line to […]

Stephen Warnock says ‘quality’ Joelinton is ‘running games’
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Stephen Warnock says ‘quality’ Joelinton is ‘running games’

Joelinton looks a player reborn under Eddie Howe, impressing in a makeshift midfield role this season. The 25-year-old was initially signed by Newcastle United to lead the line and get among the goals, but he was never prolific enough and now looks better suited to playing in the middle of the park. Joelinton started the […]

Kevin Phillips says Newcastle should sign Eze
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Kevin Phillips says Newcastle should sign Eze

Newcastle United were busy in the January transfer window, signing Bruno Guimaraes from Olympique Lyonnais, Chris Wood from Burnley, Kieran Trippier from Atletico Madrid, Dan Burn from Brighton & Hove Albion and Matt Targett from Aston Villa, and this summer is likely to be no different. The Magpies have lucrative funds following their takeover by […]