Louise Taylor at St James' Park on Saturday, 20 December 2025

Angry Eddie Howe claims officials denied Newcastle a ‘stonewall’ penalty

Chelsea’s Chalobah challenged Gordon at 2-1 in 2-2 draw‘It was a clear error and a clear penalty’Eddie Howe accused Andy Madley of failing to award Newcastle a “stonewall” penalty as Chelsea recovered from two goals down to draw 2-2. Newcastle have now dropped 13 points from winning positions this s

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Niall McVeigh on Saturday, 20 December 2025

Newcastle 2-2 Chelsea: Premier League – as it happened

Newcastle led 2-0 at half-time through two Nick Woltemade goals but were pegged back in a frenetic game of two halvesThanks to Chris Greenhough and Nick Whitbread, who emailed me within seconds of each other to nominate Paul Warhurst – as both noted, a utility phenomenon in the Premier League and Ch

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Louise Taylor at St James' Park on Saturday, 20 December 2025

João Pedro rescues Chelsea draw as Newcastle squander two-goal lead

Eddie Howe is synonymous with tidiness, efficiency, time management and, above all, control. Given that there is nothing remotely slapdash, careless or wasteful about Newcastle’s manager, his team’s increasing penchant for losing often hard-won authority is proving the most puzzling of paradoxes.New

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Guardian sport on Friday, 19 December 2025

Premier League: 10 things to look out for this weekend

Ngumoha could step up for Liverpool, injury-hit Newcastle need to bounce back and Parker feels the heatTop scorers: check the latest Premier League standingsChelsea are fourth in the Premier League and Newcastle 12th but the gap between them is only six points. It dictates that, given Eddie Howe’s a

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Andy Brassell at St James' Park on Wednesday, 17 December 2025

Lewis Miley heads dramatic late winner as holders Newcastle edge Fulham

To remedy a local let down, enter the local hero. After 56 years without a trophy before glorious victory at Wembley in March Newcastle were never going to let go of the Carabao Cup without a fight, but few of the impressionable children walking up Barrack Road for a pre-Christmas treat imagined the

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Guardian sport on Monday, 15 December 2025

Premier League: 10 talking points from the weekend’s action

Arsenal and City march on, Sunderland enjoy bragging rights, and Ekitiké gives Liverpool fans a much-needed liftMikel Arteta had the option to frame things differently. The Arsenal manager was even teed up to do so with a generous question in the press conference that followed his side’s 2-1 win aga

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Barry Glendenning at the Stadium of Light on Sunday, 14 December 2025

Nick Woltemade own goal ushers in pantomime season on Wearside | Barry Glendenning

German striker was given a sarcastic ovation by the Sunderland fans after his inadvertent match winnerOn numerous occasions during the 75 minutes he spent on the pitch during the Wear-Tyne derby, Nick Woltemade cut an extremely isolated, peripheral and forlorn figure in the opposition box. A bad aft

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Louise Taylor at the Stadium of Light on Sunday, 14 December 2025

Eddie Howe vows Sunderland defeat will not define Newcastle’s season

Woltemade own goal settles Wear-Tyne derby‘Our performance was not what it needed to be’Eddie Howe vowed that he would not allow Newcastle’s defeat in the Wear‑Tyne derby at Sunderland on Sunday to define his side’s season.“It’s a horrible feeling, it’s very painful,” said Howe, whose inconsistent t

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Louise Taylor at the Stadium of Light on Sunday, 14 December 2025

Woltemade’s bizarre own goal hands Sunderland derby spoils over Newcastle

Eddie Howe is not the first, and is unlikely to be the last, manager outwitted by Régis Le Bris this season but few are likely to find the experience quite as painful.Losing this most febrile of local derbies is a big deal and in past seasons has prompted Ruud Gullit and, later, Alan Pardew to swift

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Louise Taylor on Saturday, 13 December 2025

Sunderland and Newcastle steeled for resumption of football’s ‘most intense derby’

Eddie Howe says revitalised derby rivals will be a tougher mental test for his side than the Champions LeagueMidnight was fast approaching when Eddie Howe faced a curve-ball question: if he could be offered a draw at the Stadium of Light on Sunday would he accept it?If the typically straight-bat ans

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Guardian sport on Friday, 12 December 2025

Premier League: 10 things to look out for this weekend

Gabriel Jesus is looking to impress, Daniel Muñoz is tough to replace and is this it for Mohamed Salah at Liverpool?Premier League top scorers: the Golden Boot raceThis season Chelsea have held Arsenal after going down to 10 men and have beaten Barcelona, Liverpool and Tottenham. They have also drop

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Louise Taylor at BayArena on Wednesday, 10 December 2025

Grimaldo’s late strike for Leverkusen denies Newcastle comeback victory

Eighty-eight minutes had passed and Newcastle fans were already in party mode when Alejandro Grimaldo collected Ibrahim Maza’s pass and concluded a move he had initiated courtesy of a glorious run and dummy.As the Spain left wing-back’s shot slid beneath Aaron Ramsdale’s body and his Bayer Leverkuse

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Louise Taylor in Leverkusen on Tuesday, 09 December 2025

Woltemade makes Germany return with no care about transfer fee critics

£69m forward happy he chose Newcastle before taking on Bayer Leverkusen in Champions League on WednesdayAs Nick Woltemade made his way out of Bayer Leverkusen’s media theatre on Tuesday night he noticed that a series of chairs had been dragged untidily out of position. Most footballers would simply

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Guardian sport on Monday, 08 December 2025

Premier League: 10 talking points from the weekend’s football

Arsenal feel effects of defensive injuries, Liverpool rue Konaté’s mistakes and Brentford struggle on the roadLatest Premier League table | Top scorersWhen the team sheets landed at Villa Park, Arsenal’s matchday squad again appeared imperious. Their bench included a £64m striker in Viktor Gyökeres,

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Louise Taylor at St James' Park on Saturday, 06 December 2025

Guimarães scores from corner before Newcastle cling on against 10-man Burnley

Long before the end Burnley were down to 10 men, en route towards a sixth straight Premier League defeat and concerned, largely, with damage limitation. But then, as is becoming a habit here, Newcastle lost concentration and Burnley very nearly pickpocketed a last-minute point when Josh Laurent misc

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Guardian sport on Friday, 05 December 2025

Premier League: 10 things to look out for this weekend

Van de Ven may be key for Spurs, Wissa could make Newcastle debut and Dyche deserves warm Everton welcomeArsenal’s recent memories of Aston Villa are of awkward opponents. Mikel Arteta’s side squandered a two-goal lead at the Emirates Stadium when the teams last met, in January, Arsenal dropping two

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PA Media on Thursday, 04 December 2025

Former Newcastle goalkeeper Hislop reveals treatment for prostate cancer

Hislop had surgery for ‘fairly aggressive prostate cancer’Cancer has spread to pelvic bone of 56-year-oldThe former Newcastle, West Ham and Portsmouth goalkeeper Shaka Hislop has revealed he has prostate cancer, which has spread to his pelvic bone. Hislop said he had been diagnosed with “a fairly ag

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Louise Taylor on Thursday, 04 December 2025

Newcastle United’s new chief executive says team can be world’s best by 2030

David Hopkinson says revenue growth is core focusTeam are Saudi PIF’s ‘favourite investment’, CEO addsNewcastle United’s chief executive regards the club as a rocket ship and believes that, by 2030, it could house the world’s best team. David Hopkinson has hit the ground running since succeeding Dar

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Harry Paterson on Wednesday, 03 December 2025

Sunderland are a welcome throwback to days when promoted teams thrived

Newcastle, Nottingham Forest and Ipswich have all had fast starts after promotion – but they did it decades agoBy WhoScoredSunderland have not so much defied expectations as torn them to shreds. You have to go back 20 years to find a promoted side that has picked up as many points after 13 games – W

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