Newcastle United taking on the Premier League Big Six AND now winning | OneFootball

The Premier League Big Six did everything that they could to prevent the Newcastle United takeover.

Anybody would think they were scared of their cosy cartel finally having a little bit of competition…

Unable to stop the takeover, the Premier League Big Six have then continued off the pitch to do all they can to try and stop Newcastle United, or at the very least, slow NUFC down.

What about on the pitch though?

How has this worked out for the Premier League Big Six against Newcastle United?

Or of more interest to ourselves as fans, how are Eddie Howe’s NUFC side getting on against the Premier League Big Six?

After all, if Eddie Howe and Newcastle United are to really compete, in the Premier League and in…cup competitions, these are the games that in reality you have to start winning on a regular basis.

2021/22 season – Eddie Howe Newcastle United team v Premier League Big Six (all results below in the league, not including cup matches):

Arsenal 2 Newcastle 0

Liverpool 3 Newcastle 1

Newcastle 0 Man City 4

Newcastle 1 Man Utd 1

Chelsea 1 Newcastle 0

Spurs 5 Newcastle 1

Newcastle 0 Liverpool 1

Man City 5 Newcastle 0

Newcastle 2 Arsenal 0

Played 9 Won 1 Drawn 1 Lost 7

The 2021/22 season under Eddie Howe, won 11% of matches against the Premier League Big Six and lost 78% of them.

2022/23 season – Eddie Howe Newcastle United team v Premier League Big Six:

Newcastle 3 Man City 3

Liverpool 2 Newcastle 1

Man U 0 Newcastle 0

Tottenham 1 Newcastle 2

Newcastle 1 Chelsea 0

Arsenal 0 Newcastle 0

Newcastle 0 Liverpool 2

Man City 2 Newcastle 0

Newcastle 2 Man U 0

Newcastle 6 Tottenham 1

Newcastle 0 Arsenal 2

Chelsea 1 Newcastle 1

Man U 2 Newcastle 0 (League Cup)

Played 13 Won 4 Drawn 4 Lost 5

The 2022/23 season under Eddie Howe, won 31% of matches against the Premier League Big Six and lost 38% of them.

2023/24 season – Eddie Howe Newcastle United team v Premier League Big Six:

Man City 1 Newcastle 0

Newcastle 1 Liverpool 2

Newcastle 1 Arsenal 0

Newcastle 4 Chelsea 1

Newcastle 1 Man U 0

Tottenham 4 Newcastle 1

Liverpool 4 Newcastle 2

Newcastle 2 Man City 3

Arsenal 4 Newcastle 1

Chelsea 3 Newcastle 2

Newcastle 4 Tottenham 0

Man U 3 Newcastle 2

Newcastle 1 Man City 0 (League Cup)

Man U 0 Newcastle 3 (League Cup)

Chelsea 1 Newcastle 1 and NUFC lost on pens (League Cup)

Man City 2 Newcastle 0 (FA Cup)

Played 16 Won 6 Drawn 0 Lost 10

The 2023/24 season under Eddie Howe, won 38% of matches against the Premier League Big Six and lost 62% of them.

2024/25 season – Eddie Howe Newcastle United team v Premier League Big Six:

Newcastle 2 Tottenham 1

Newcastle 1 Man City 1

Chelsea 2 Newcastle 1

Newcastle 1 Arsenal 0

Newcastle 3 Liverpool 3

Man U 0 Newcastle 2

Tottenham 1 Newcastle 2

Man City 4 Newcastle 0

Liverpool 2 Newcastle 0

Newcastle 2 Chelsea 0 (League Cup)

Arsenal 0 Newcastle 2 (League Cup)

Newcastle 2 Arsenal 0 (League Cup)

Liverpool 1 Newcastle 2 (League Cup)

Played 13 Won 8 Drawn 2 Lost 3

The 2024/25 season under Eddie Howe, won 62% of matches against the Premier League Big Six and lost 23% of them.

This season so far, the signs are very promising against the Premier League Big Six.

Winning eight of the thirteen matches played against the Premier League Big Six and losing only three of them.

Four wins against ‘Big Six’ clubs that won the League Cup, whilst winning four of the nine against them in the Premier League and losing only three, has paved the way to put Newcastle United now so close to Champions League qualification.

In actual fact, that average of 2.00 points per game, is significantly above the 1.61 points per match that United are averaging against the non-big six clubs, with 21 points from those other 13 PL matches.

All of the Premier League Big Six have massive financial advantages over Newcastle United as things still currently stand.

After a decade and a half of Mike Ashley, Newcastle United were miles behind all half dozen of them, on and off the pitch. Since the October 2021 takeover, all of the six have spent considerably more on new signings than NUFC, in certain cases far more, in some cases FAR FAR more. All of these clubs have far higher wage bills than Newcastle United when it comes to paying players.

Eddie Howe is performing miracles, winning any match against a Premier League Big Six side is a victory very much against the odds.

Only Eddie Howe’s brilliance in the transfer market and his work with the players (both inherited players and those bought the past three years) has allowed Newcastle United now not just to compete, but to also beat these Premier League Big Six clubs on a regular basis.

Just imagine what Eddie Howe could be capable of if it was a level playing field, if Newcastle United were allowed to compete in terms of money, allowed to pay those wages and spend the levels of cash in the transfer market that these half dozen do?

We will get there in the end, just a question of time under Eddie Howe and this NUFC ownership.