Difficult for Newcastle United fans to take – First time since January

The Mag

·28 Oktober 2024

Difficult for Newcastle United fans to take – First time since January

Back to back Premier League defeats, difficult to take when Newcastle United fans haven’t experienced this since January this year.

The two teams to do this to us nearly ten months ago, were Liverpool and then Man City.

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Some Newcastle United fans have went into full panic mode, questioning every decision and even speculating whether Eddie Howe has lost the dressing room.

Press and fans chatting about players being unsettled and will look for Champions League football etc etc.

Make no mistake, it’s a difficult period for Eddie Howe’s Newcastle, but one I am confident they will come out of it.

A lack of goals and looking a little exposed at the back. Is it any wonder, given how long our strikers have been out for and also arguably one of the league’s best central defenders in Sven Botman.

These players would be doing well to remember what Eddie and the club have given them, our fans would do well to remember where the club has come from under Eddie Howe.

FFP/PSR will naturally hold Newcastle back and will likely continue to do so for some time.

As a club, we have no doubt been overachieving on the pitch and I’d guess we will also overachieve come the end of the season.

The reality is that all Premier League clubs are stronger, we are no different. Yes, the club’s owners are mega rich, but the reality is that we are in the same boat as the teams around us in the league table as it stands.

The last two performances have showed glimmers of what we have become used to watching and on another day we could have taken at least a point from each game.

Keep the faith!

Chelsea 2 Newcastle 1 – Sunday 27 October 2pm

(Stats via BBC Sport)

Goals:

Newcastle United:

Isak 32

Chelsea:

Jackson 18, Palmer 47

Possession was Newcastle 49% Chelsea 51%

Total shots were Newcastle 11 Chelsea 17

Shots on target were Newcastle 3 Chelsea 7

Corners were Newcastle 4 Chelsea 7

Touches in the box Newcastle 26 Chelsea 32

Newcastle United team v Chelsea:

Pope, Livramento, Schar, Burn, Hall (Kelly 89), Joelinton (Osula 89), Bruno, Tonali (Longstaff 68), Barnes (Willock 68), Isak, Almiron (Jacob Murphy 68)

UNUSED SUBS:

Ruddy, Krafth, Lewis Miley, Vlachodimos

((BBC Sport comments from ‘neutrals’ – Interesting on Newcastle United after Chelsea defeat – Read HERE)

(This is the time to back Eddie Howe and not sack him – Read HERE)

(This perfectly sums up the divide between Chelsea and Newcastle United – Read HERE)

(Chelsea 2 Newcastle 1 – Instant Newcastle United fan / writer reaction – Read HERE)

Newcastle United upcoming matches confirmed to end of January 2025:

Wednesday 30 October – Newcastle v Chelsea (7.45pm) Sky Sports+

Saturday 2 November – Newcastle v Arsenal (12.30pm) TNT Sports

Sunday 10 November – Forest v Newcastle (2pm) Sky Sports

Monday 25 November – Newcastle v West Ham (8pm) Sky Sports

Saturday 30 November – Crystal Palace v Newcastle