Nine clubs yet to secure front-of-shirt commercial dealsSeveral may begin the campaign without a shirt sponsorNine Premier League clubs have yet to secure front-of-shirt commercial deals for next season and 12 have not signed contracts, leading to increasing concerns that several may begin the camp
Most of what has gone wrong this season can be put down to poor recruitment – but the manager must share the blame Even when the fixture list was revealed last summer, it was perhaps predictable that the middle of March would represent the crisis point for Newcastle. If they had reached the Champion
Carabao Cup-winning defender signed in 2022 for £12mHowe’s underperforming squad set for summer overhaulKieran Trippier is to leave Newcastle when his contract ends this summer, heightening the sense of an era ending at the Saudi-owned club.Trippier’s arrival, for £12m, from Atletico Madrid in Janua
Chief executive says he has no ‘stance on Howe’s future’Owners sold St James’ Park to themselves for £172.1mEddie Howe has seven games to reassure Newcastle’s hierarchy that he remains the right manager to lead the club into next season.Newcastle sit 12th in the Premier League and David Hopkinson, t
Defeat against derby rivals Sunderland underlined failings in the team with manager needing to show he can get team back on track next seasonEddie Howe seemed oblivious to the train hurtling down the track towards him. As Newcastle’s manager urged a team by now studded with substitutes to keep attac
Kobbie Mainoo needs a power boost, Everton revel in home comforts but Brentford must rediscover their buzzPremier League top scorers: check the latest standingsOne theory behind Manchester City’s subpar 18 months is that the end is sliding into view on Pep Guardiola’s glorious reign, and the fact th
Sunderland’s Lutsharel Geertruida allegedly abusedReferee stops game per anti-discrimination protocolSunderland’s Tyne-Wear derby victory at Newcastle was overshadowed by reports that Lutsharel Geertruida had been the subject of racist abuse from home fans.The Premier League will now investigate aft
Brian Brobbey capped a fine individual display with a last-minute winner to heap misery on the Magpies“G’Day Luke, hope you’re well!” writes Chris Paraskevas.“A Sunday evening kick-off means this result will be having a tangible impact on my mood this week / year / forever, at work, family functions
As recently as Friday morning Eddie Howe talked about some results having “bigger consequences than others”. This one most definitely belongs in that bracket.In completing a Premier League double against Newcastle, Régis Le Bris’s Sunderland consigned Howe and his players to one of their most chast
A barren run against Sunderland should provide added motivation after crushing loss in Barcelona amid awkward questions off the pitchAlmost two decades have passed since Newcastle’s former owner, Mike Ashley, celebrated a Tyne-Wear derby win by gathering a group of club employees together and leadin
Paul Robinson, who at 20 was picked by Ruud Gullit ahead of the England captain for a critical 1999 derby, looks backIt was the final shot in a brutal civil war that left Newcastle reeling for a year. For Paul Robinson, though, Ruud Gullit’s decision to start him over Alan Shearer in the Tyne-Wear d
Igor Thiago looms over Leeds, Newcastle need to bounce back from Barça and Viktor Gyökeres aims for hero statusPremier League top scorers: latest top-flight standingsThough Manchester United continued to win after playing brilliantly against Manchester City and Arsenal in Michael Carrick’s first two
Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Philippe Auclair and Mark Langdon to review Wednesday night’s Champions League action and to look ahead to the Carabao Cup finalRate, review, share on Apple Podcasts and join the conversation on email.Barcelona hit seven against Newcastle at Camp Nou. The
Manager insists: ‘I have no problem picking myself up’Derby meeting with Sunderland on Sunday will be ‘huge’Eddie Howe urged his Newcastle players to recover quickly from the 7-2 thrashing at Barcelona that ended their Champions League interest at the last‑16 stage, going out 8-3 on aggregate.Anthon
Raphinha and Robert Lewandowski both scored twice as the hosts ran riot in the second half against brave Newcastle1 min: Gordon dribbles down the left and spins Eric Garcia, who is fortunate not to get booked for a pull of the shirt. But it is a free kick in a dangerous position, just to the left of
For a while Newcastle made this fun but they did not make it through, all that hope giving way to hurt and regret.By the time the final whistle went, the Camp Nou belted out the club anthem and the broken men in black and white trudged towards their own supporters, positioned high above a scoreboard
‘We are in as good a place as any time this season’Howe says Tonali ‘fully committed’ to the clubA week ago Eddie Howe called it the “biggest match in the club’s history”, and that was in Newcastle; this time it’s Barcelona, but Howe has insisted his players will not be overawed when they walk out a
Humbled English clubs must realise that what works against the very good turns out to be inadequate against the bestIf the only tool you have is a hammer, everything starts to look like a nail. If the only tool you have is a set play, the solution to everything starts to look like a pre-programmed m
A first Newcastle victory at Stamford Bridge since 2012, Anthony Gordon their match-winner against the club he was close to joining in 2022. He ran Chelsea ragged all evening. In the stands, Todd Boehly, the co-owner who, when acting as de facto sporting director, targeted Gordon.“I thought he was m
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