Overview
- Club insiders say there is no appetite to replace Eddie Howe, though ownership expects an upturn in Premier League results.
- Newcastle sit 14th and two points above the drop after a 3-1 loss at Brentford, with no league away win since April.
- Howe urged players to stick together and rejected using European exertions as an excuse, with tactical tweaks and returns to fitness planned after the break.
- Yoane Wissa is expected to make his first appearance after the international window, with a potential December absence for the Africa Cup of Nations flagged.
- Howe acknowledged the impact of Alexander Isak’s summer sale and late arrivals during a £250m window on cohesion, as January forward reinforcements are being weighed despite a difficult market.