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Newcastle head to Lancashire to face Burnley at Turf Moor this weekend in a pivotal battle in the fight to retain Premier League status. The Magpies currently lie 17th in the top flight on 29 points, three points clear of the drop zone and four behind Burnley in 15th in on 33 points. Following a promising […]
Dwight Gayle has reportedly signed a new deal with Newcastle United and pundit Pete Donaldson has branded the decision a ‘contingency plan’ for relegation. Appearing on The Football Ramble podcast, Donaldson blasted the awarding of a new deal until 2024 to Gayle. It’s a massive Championship contingency plan. It has to be, because they’re not playing him in […]
Newcastle may be teetering with the pressing matter of potential relegation from the Premier League, but a recent survey from The Athletic has been looking ahead to next season already. When asked whether supporters would be happy for their current manager to remain in the hot seat next term, current incumbent at St James’ Park, […]
Newcastle fans rightly feared the worst when Calum Wilson hobbled off against Southampton back at the start of February – but the 29-year-old has posted a tantalising update on his fitness. Since that day the Magpies haven’t won a single match, losing three times and picking up three points in the process overall. With the […]
On this day in 2008, a Newcastle side managed by Kevin Keegan came from a goal down to demolish 4-1 Tottenham at the old White Hart Lane. A lineup filled with St James’ Park favourites from yesteryears such as Jose Enrique, Steven Taylor and Abdoulaye Faye. The Magpies went a goal behind when Darren Bent fired […]
Sergio Aguero confirmed this season will be his last at Manchester City on Monday night and the news has brought a legendary Newcastle figure to the forefront of peoples minds. Alan Shearer – the Premier League record goalscorer with 260 strikes across spells with Blackburn Rovers and of course the Magpies, has been amongst the […]
Newcastle defender Javier Manquillo has given Toon fans reasons to be cheerful ahead of Saturday night’s crunch match with Wolves at St James Park’ with his return to training. It was feared the Spaniard may be set for a considerable layoff at the start of the month when he came off against Southampton. However, after issuing […]
Many Newcastle fans have reacted on social media to reports linking them with a move to bring Brentford striker Ivan Toney back to St James’ Park. The 24-year-old has been proving the Magpies wrong for allowing him to leave the club in 2018 and his 24 Championship goals this season have inspired the London club […]
Former Newcastle United favourite Papiss Cisse has revealed that he rejected a move to Bayern Munich prior to arriving at St James’ Park in 2012. In an interview with Senegalese TV channel 2sTV, as relayed by LIGABlatt (via Sport Witness), the 35-year-old admitted that he chose to represent his nation over joining the Bundesliga giants, revealing: […]
Newcastle manager Steve Bruce has confirmed that previously out-of-favour winger Christian Atsu has been handed a lifeline at St James’ Park by being included in the Premier League squad for the remainder of the season. The 29-year-old had previously been frozen out by Bruce, not appearing in a single league match in 2020/21 to this point, […]
On Thursday, Newcastle announced the termination of Achraaf Lazaar‘s contract with the club, and many Toon fans have been reacting to the news on social media. 🤝 #NUFC can confirm that Achraf Lazaar has left the club after mutually agreeing to end his contract. Best of luck for the future, @LazaarAchraf. — Newcastle United FC […]
Newcastle are reportedly set to attempt to scupper FC Copenhagen’s efforts to sign Genoa midfielder Lukas Lerager, according to Danish outlet BT. The Denmark international is attracting interest from his homeland, along with Brentford and Serie A side Torino. Copenhagen have made an offer to loan Lerager for €4m (£3.5m) and Newcastle will be expected to match […]
