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NEWCASTLE TARGET ANOTHER WIN AT LEICESTER

Newcastle United waited for a long time before they picked up their first league win of this season and they have an opportunity to make it two wins in quick succession when they travel to take on Leicester City at the King Power Stadium before they face a difficult festive schedule.

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The Magpies were the only team yet to taste a win amongst the 92 professional teams in England this season at the end of the Norwich City game last week Tuesday as they were forced to a 1-1 draw at home by their fellow Premier League relegation candidates. Newcastle United played over eighty (80) minutes of the game with ten men after Irish defender Ciaran Clark was sent off for a daft foul on Norwich City striker TeemuPukki.
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HOWE CONFIRMED AS NEWCASTLE UNITED MANAGER

Newcastle United have ended their search for a manager after ex-Bournemouth man Eddie Howe was confirmed as the new recipient of the Magpies dugout on Monday. Howe was named the Newcastle United manager on Monday.

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It had been public knowledge that 43-year-old Howe would be the next Newcastle United manager for the better part of the last one week, but official confirmation didn’t come until Monday. Howe has penned a three-year deal as the new Magpies boss until the summer of 2024.
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NEWCASTLE UNITED: WINLESS RUN GOES ON

Newcastle United are still without a win the Premier League this season despite battling to a draw with Crystal Palace in their latest game. Newcastle United were guests of the South London club at Selhurst Park on Saturday and the two clubs played out a score draw at the end of proceedings.

Crystal Palace dominated possession from start to finish and they were unlucky not to win the game. The Eagles have themselves to blame especially central striker Christian Benteke who scored the lone Palace goal and also wasted a lot of decent chances to score more than one. Continue reading

WILLOCK DECLARED FIT FOR WOLVES CLASH

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Newcastle United midfielder Joe Willock has been declared fit ahead of the Premier League meeting with Wolves this weekend. The Englishman was declared fit for the Wolves game by manager Steve Bruce during his latest press conference earlier this week. According to him, the ex-Arsenal player is ready to take his place in the Newcastle United squad ahead of the all-important Premier League encounter with the team from the Midlands.

Willock has featured in the last five Premier League games for Newcastle United despite a persistent toe problem. He has only missed one game in the Premier League this season and that was on the opening weekend. He missed the first game of the season at home to London club West Ham United having just completed his permanent move from Arsenal. Continue reading

NEWCASTLE TARGET FIRST LEAGUE WIN

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Newcastle United manager Steve Bruce is a man under pressure ahead of the crucial Premier League encounter with newly promoted team Watford after leading the club to a winless start in the league this season. Bruce and Newcastle United players have not managed at least awin in their first five Premier League matches this season till date. The Magpies are one of several teams yet to win a game in the league this term as far as the English top flight is concerned. Apart from Newcastle United, Burnley and Leeds United are the other two teams yet to record three points in the Premier League this season after five rounds of games.

Steve Bruce and his players are under serious pressure to pick up their first three points ahead of the trip to Vicarage Road to take on home team Watford. On their part, the Hornets have six points on the board due to their record of two wins from five games. Continue reading NEWCASTLE TARGET FIRST LEAGUE WIN

WILL JOE WILLOCK PERFORM AT NEWCASTLE THIS SEASON?

After sealing his desired move to Newcastle United this summer, Joe Willock will be keen to take off from where he stopped last season as he would love to continue impressing the Tyneside club. Willock left Arsenal to join Newcastle on a season-long loan last season and he was nothing short of a sensation for Steve Bruce’s men as he could not stop scoring for the club. He kept scoring in the games he played for the club even though he was starting games from the bench week in week out. His exceptional form saw him write his name in the history books of the English Premier League as the youngest player to score in seven consecutive league games, with most of those games being as a substitute.

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Following the emphatic season he had, he returned to Arsenal but Newcastle wanted more of him and so they started negotiating with the Gunners after making their intentions of signing him known to the Emirates club. Arsenal were first adamant that they were not going to sell him as they wanted to keep a player of his quality within the squad so he would help provide them with more squad depth.
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NEWCASTLE EYEING TWO MIDFIELDERS

Newcastle United are hopeful of signing two midfielders before the transfer window shuts in the coming weeks. The latest reports claimed that the Magpies want to sign both Joe Willock and Boubacar Kamara this summer.

It’s a known secret that Newcastle United are eager to see Arsenal midfielder Willock return to the club after a successful loan spell during the second half of the season. While he was on loan with the Magpies last season, Willock scored eight goals in just 14 appearances in the Premier League including a goal each in his last seven games.
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LEEDS IN BID FOR NEWCASTLE GOALKEEPER

Leeds United have made a bid to sign Newcastle United shot stopper Freddie Woodman. This is according to the report from media outlet Newcastle Chronicle which revealed thatthe Whites have made an offer to sign the talented Magpies goalkeeper in the quest to have him on their payroll in time for the new season.

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Earlier in the week, it was disclosed that Woodman was one of three goalkeeper targets for Leeds United in this summer’s transfer window. 24-year-old Woodman has a fantastic CV though he has never played a game in the Premier League.
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KRAFTH HELPS SWEDEN TO GOOD POINT

Newcastle United defender Emil Krafthcame on for the final 15 minutes of the game to help Sweden get their Euro 2020 campaign to a decent start with an impressive goalless draw with hosts Spain in Group E. The Newcastle United right-back was subbed on in the place of the impressive Mikael Lustig on 75 minutes and he went on to contribute his own part to the clean sheet earned by his team.

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Krafth was not always in the starting XI at Newcastle United last season but he did more than enough to make the 26-man Sweden squad for the ongoing Euro 2020 tournament though Lustigwas preferred to him for the Swedes’ opening game of the tournament against home team Spain in Seville. The Newcastle United defender came into the game at a time that the pressure was on the high side but his team was able to see it through to earn a point but it could have been more if striker Marcus Berg had his scoring boots in the second half when he missed a sitter when it was easier to score after good work from the impressive Real Sociedad striker Alexander Isak who was a thorn in the flesh of the Spanish defenders throughout the game.
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WILLOCK SET ANOTHER RECORD

Arsenal loanee Joe Willock was able to set another record after he became the first player to score in seventh successive games in the Premier League this season with his goal in the win over Fulham who have already been relegated from the Premier League. Willock, 21, is on loan at Newcastle United from North London giants Arsenal.

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Willock came through the Arsenal Academy before making his debut for the club a couple of seasons. He left the Gunners for Newcastle United on loan during the January transfer window for the rest of the season and he has been in sensational form in the colours of the Magpies since he teames up with them.
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