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Steve Bruce has admitted that Sean Longstaff has ‘given him food for thought’ after excelling in a different position against Oxford United, as reported by HITC. The 22-year midfielder was fielded in a more advanced role in Newcastle’s FA Cup fourth-round replay against the U’s at the Kassam Stadium on Tuesday. Despite playing against League […]

Premier League | St James’ Park | Saturday 17 October, 5.30pm Matthias Jaissle has made his move. With kick-off less than half an hour away, the Newcastle United head coach has shaken up his team for tonight’s visit of Aston Villa, trusting experience in midfield and hoping that home comforts can repair a damaged week. […]

Newcastle United were knocked out of the FA Cup at home to Cambridge United on Saturday afternoon and a number of players were criticised for their below-par performances. Jonjo Shelvey was one of them and fans on social media made their feelings clear about his contribution. The 29-year-old wasn’t the worst player at St James’ […]

Ex Newcastle United and Tottenham Hotspur defender Sebastian Bassong has put Bruno Guimaraes as ‘up there’ when it comes to all-time greats at the club. The Brazil international has only been on Tyneside since January 2022, having arrived on a £40 million transfer from Lyon. Guimaraes has had quite the journey since then. When the […]

Newcastle United’s FA Cup third round exit to Cambridge United has many supporters suggesting the writing should be on the wall for a number of their underperformers. Matt Ritchie was one player singled out after the 1-0 defeat, as fans believe he’s been below-par for the longest time and isn’t good enough to keep them […]

Newcastle United boss Rafa Benitez has distanced himself from talk of a cup run this season. As reported by the BBC, Benitez insisted that the Magpies’ main focus will remain on the Premier League. Who has a chance, a realistic chance? Teams in the middle of the table because they can have a go because […]

Newcastle United faced Watford at Vicarage Road this afternoon looking to build on their 2-1 win over West Ham. Steve McClaren opted to use a 3-5-2 formation which worked so well against the Hornets in the FA Cup. Jamaal Lascelles made his first start in the Premier League, as did Henri Saivet. Rolando Aarons made […]

Newcastle United may already know where Roberto Mancini stands on a Premier League return, with the Italian previously admitting he would like to come back to the top flight. The former Manchester City boss has once again been linked with a move to St James’ Park amid the noise surrounding Eddie Howe’s future. While Howe […]

An image displaying the extent of Alexsandr Mitrovic’s injury sustained in the FA Cup tie away to Birmingham on Saturday afternoon has been circulated on social media. The image is not for the faint-hearted as it depicts deep cuts across the Serb’s knee following a collision with Blues ‘keeper Legzdins. Twitter: Aleksandar Mitrovic’s deep cut on his […]

Following the news that Adam Armstrong has extended his loan stay at Barnsley for the remainder of the campaign and growing speculation surrounding the future of out-of-favour striker Aleksandar Mitrovic, Newcastle boss Rafa Benitez had plenty to address in his pre-match press conference ahead of the Magpies’ trip to Birmingham in the FA Cup. The […]

Today’s FA Cup tie which ended 1-1 against fellow Championship side Birmingham City was tainted throughout most of the game by the injury to Newcastle United striker Aleksandar Mitrovic in the early minutes. At first it was feared to be a serious injury to the forward with most fearing a diagnosis of a broken leg, or even […]

Newcastle United were 19th in the Premier League with 11 points from 19 games at the turn of the year and went on to finish 11th with 49 points after Eddie Howe finally got the side firing on all cylinders. Newcastle are chasing a strong top-half finish next season and hope to get into the […]