Long Reads
Author: Ciaran Donaghy - Senior Football Writer
With the festive schedule now in full swing, there felt no better moment to get back into rhythm than a Boxing Day meeting with Manchester United, a fixture that rarely lacks narrative, tension or consequence
With St James' Park being less than a happy hunting ground for Tottenham sides of the past, Howe will hope to continue this with a win tonight and consolidate our recent upturn in fortune.
Eddie Howe’s Newcastle United side return to action this weekend in the hope of halting this worrying run of away defeats by proving last weekend’s win at home to Manchester City was more than just a flash in the pan.
Pastis in hand, standing shoulder to shoulder with Marseille fans, I’d spent the afternoon in a bar a stone’s throw from the Vélodrome, drinking pastis with the locals. While my French is pretty fluent, my accent is not, from the moment I opened my mouth, my Northern Irish French betrayed me immediately, and I was awash with questions as to what the hell I was doing there. And truth be told, by full time, I wasn’t really sure either.
There are nights at St James Park that feel bigger than the league table says they are, and this was one of them. Newcastle United beat Manchester City. Not with luck, not by clinging on for dear life, but by looking something close to themselves again
Following what has felt like an international break that has lasted an eternity, Newcastle United return to Premier League action in a desperate attempt to kickstart their stuttering season as they face Manchester City at St James' Park.
Newcastle head to West London still searching for their first away win of the season. After a routine Champions League victory in midweek, the question now is whether Howe’s men can finally carry that composure onto Premier League turf.
Dan Burn’s physics-defying header and a routine Joelinton finish sealed Newcastle United’s third straight Champions League win, but behind the scoreline lurked another sluggish, disjointed display that raised as many questions as it answered.
Newcastle United have the opportunity to move on from Sunday’s horror show against West Ham under the lights in the Champions League. No matter how frustrating or disappointing our league form has been this season, these are special nights to savour and in Athletic Bilbao, Newcastle United meet an opponent not only similarly struggling in La Liga but are beset by injuries to key players.
In this article, we aim to offer a tactical blueprint and visual breakdown of what makes Yoane Wissa an excellent addition to the Newcastle United squad, and why Toon fans should be excited to see him line out in the black and white stripes in the not-too-distant future.