There was a lack of trust between Newcastle’s sporting director and manager from the moment Mitchell joined last yearThe table was all wrong. In retrospect it offered the first clue that lack of emotional intelligence would prove central to Paul Mitchell’s undoing at Newcastle.It was early last Sept
After 380 games featuring more than 1,000 goals, we look back at some of the finest images from across the campaignLiverpool started the season with a comfortable 2-0 win over Ipswich, while Erling Haaland scored back-to-back hat-tricks against the Tractor Boys and West Ham to leave City top of the
Move may offer Howe more power in player recruitmentClub likely to spend heavily in summer transfer window In a surprise move that seems set to offer Eddie Howe an increased say in player recruitment, Paul Mitchell will leave his role as Newcastle’s sporting director at the end of June.Mitchell, who
Arne Slot’s first season could not have gone any better while Wolves fans drank to Vítor Pereira’s arrivalBy winning the league, the Dutchman surprised pretty much everyone. He faced the daunting task of succeeding Jürgen Klopp and inherited the German’s squad, adding only Federico Chiesa, who barel
We select a few contenders for the Premier League’s match of the season – and invite you to have your sayWhat is it about these two? Newcastle and Liverpool met in early December, a precursor to March’s Carabao Cup final. Liverpool were on a run of seven wins in all competitions, most recently over
For quite a while the defiant brilliance of Everton’s Jordan Pickford and the attacking excellence of Carlos Alcaraz threatened to derail Newcastle’s Champions League ambitions.Ultimately, Aston Villa’s defeat at Manchester United enabled Eddie Howe’s team to stumble into Europe’s showpiece competit
Our fans network reviews the season with one game to play: the highs, the lows and the moments that made them smileIt’s been yet another “always the bridesmaid, never the bride” season. There were times it felt we were destined for glory, but injuries and red cards cost us. We still had jaw-dropping
Chelsea braced for City Ground cauldron, Rodri back on the scene and party vibes all round at Anfield• Golden Boot: how the leading scorers standBournemouth’s hopes of European football were dashed by the defeat at Manchester City on Tuesday but the Cherries, 11th on 53 points, could still achieve n
While the top and bottom of the Premier League are resolved, European spots are very much up for grabsIntrigue on the final day of the Premier League season is concentrated solely on who qualifies for Europe, but there is plenty of it. Seven clubs will enter the last round of matches unsure of which
Ipswich striker has release clause of £30mDelap has spoken to United about potential switchChelsea and Newcastle are providing fierce competition for Manchester United in the race to sign Liam Delap, who will hold discussions with all of his suitors before deciding who to join when he leaves Ipswich
Eberechi Eze is too good for Palace, Morgan Gibbs-White is pushing for a call-up and is 2025 the year of the underdog?Why would your fan-favourite player, scorer of That Historic Wembley Goal, in peak form under an excellent manager, want to leave? Why would anyone be OK with it? How is this logical
Declan Rice’s screamer means one point separates Newcastle in third and seventh placed Forest2 min Newcastle have already beaten Arsenal three times this season: 1-0 in the league at St James’, 2-0 in both legs of the Carabao Cup semi-final.1 min Newcastle kick off from right to left as we watch. Th
After another campaign that is destined to end without silverware, Mikel Arteta will be thankful for small mercies. Sealing second place in the Premier League for a third successive season is not exactly the scenario the Arsenal manager would have envisaged for his side’s last home match when they k
Magpies can steal second from the Gunners on Sunday and Eddie Howe says club has ambitions to kick on this summerAssumptions can be inaccurate, unfair and sometimes downright dangerous. Eddie Howe and Newcastle have had their fair share of often lazy theories – about the manager’s future and the lim
Goodbyes to Goodison and Vardy, Palace and City brace for Wembley and the return of Kai HavertzAston Villa could not conceal their anger after their game at home to Tottenham was brought forward 48 hours. Villa’s director of football operations, Damian Vidagany, said shifting the game from Sunday to
The former Newcastle stalwart on his admiration for Eddie Howe, a brutal pre-season with Paolo Di Canio and a fairytale finish to his career captaining Portsmouth It is not the first time Matt Ritchie has heard the line suggesting he should have been driving Newcastle’s open-top bus when the squad p
Bradley offers pointers to Liverpool’s future, Forest at risk of losing stars and Watkins epitomises Villa’s sunny outlookGolden Boot race: the latest top scorer standingsLate-season at Anfield, a welcome show of spirit in a comeback from Arsenal became the tale of three full-backs. Following an ear
Striker sent off for use of elbow in defeat at NewcastleEddie Howe optimistic for top five after ‘massive win’Enzo Maresca revealed he will not speak to Nicolas Jackson until some point on Monday after the striker’s sending off at St James’ Park on Sunday left Chelsea’s hopes of Champions League qua
Striker’s deserved red card at Newcastle left his teammates in the lurch, though their display improved without himThere are thousands of details that go into determining the outcome of every game, every season, every career, and yet sometimes everything can turn on a moment. If Chelsea fail to qual
Sandro Tonali and Bruno Guimaraes topped and tailed a fraught but deserved victory for Newcastle against 10-man Chelsea“Was wondering over the week, where I watched my club go out of the Champions League with strength but not quite enough of it, I did wonder... Would Newcastle do well against this P
