The Premier League Big Six did everything 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 could 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:
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 4 Man U 1
Newcastle 2 Chelsea 0
Arsenal 1 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 16 Won 10 Drawn 2 Lost 4
2025/26 season – Eddie Howe Newcastle United team v Premier League Big Six:
Newcastle 2 Liverpool 3
Newcastle 1 Arsenal 2
Newcastle 2 Man City 1
Newcastle 2 Tottenham 2
Newcastle 2 Chelsea 2
Man U 1 Newcastle 0
Liverpool 4 Newcastle 1
Tottenham 1 Newcastle 2
Man City 2 Newcastle 1
Newcastle 2 Man U 1
Chelsea 0 Newcastle 1
Newcastle 2 Tottenham 0 (League Cup)
Newcastle 0 Man City 2 (League Cup)
Man City 3 Newcastle 1 (League Cup)
Newcastle 1 Man City 3 (FA Cup)
Played 15 Won 5 Drawn 2 Lost 8
The 2025/26 season under Eddie Howe so far, won 33% of matches against the Premier League Big Six and lost 53% of them.
If you take the results across these last two seasons (2024/25 and 2025/26), in matches against the Premier League Big Six, Newcastle United have won 15 and lost 12.
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. All of the six have spent considerably more on new signings and wages than NUFC, in certain cases far more, in some cases FAR FAR more.
Eddie Howe is performing miracles, winning any match against a Premier League Big Six side is a victory very much against the odds.
In these past 15 months, from 30 December 2024 onwards, Eddie Howe’s Newcastle United have won 12 matches against the Premier League big six, beating them all at least once (Man U x3, Man City x1, Chelsea x2, Liverpool x1, Tottenham x3, Arsenal x2).
Only Eddie Howe’s brilliance in the transfer market and his work (assisted by Jason Tindall and others) with the players (both inherited players and those bought the past four 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.
No wonder the Premier League Big Six are so afraid of Eddie Howe and Newcastle United.