32 h. ago Chelsea midfield a match for Newcastle stars, says Enzo Maresca

Newcastle’s trio are key to their rise to prominence but face a fearsome test on Sunday

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6 d. ago Cole Palmer takes aim at ‘idiots and trolls’ as Enzo Maresca lauds star man

‘If we want top five, we need Cole,’ says Chelsea managerLiverpool’s Arne Slot on defeat: ‘The margins are small’“The kind of player who can do things that no one expects,” Enzo Maresca said of Cole Palmer after this game. Still, pretty much the last thing anyone expected Palmer to do in mid-January was to go 18 games without a goal in all competitions.Now, with the drought finally at an end courtesy of a late penalty against Liverpool in a 3-1 win for Chelsea, Maresca said that Palmer was “not happy” with his lack of goals in the last few months, and backed him to help the side “reach something important” in the crucial last few games of their season. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Alexander Isak on the spot to help Newcastle share the spoils at Brighton

Three times the referee Craig Pawson awarded penalties to Newcastle in the second half. Twice they were overturned by VAR but the third one stood, and Alexander Isak converted to earn Newcastle a vital point in the race for Champions League football. They had not played well, but they never do against Brighton, and in that context a draw earned with an 89th-minute equaliser was extremely welcome.“Keeping our composure and making sure our performance wasn’t affected by the outcomes [of the VAR decisions] was key,” said the Newcastle manager Eddie Howe, who acknowledged the VAR was right to rule out the first two penalties. “If you look at the season as a whole we probably haven’t dug out enough points from games that are in the balance. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Premier League and FA Cup semis: 10 things to look out for this weekend

Chelsea to give youth a chance, Ipswich look to prolong the inevitable and Jamie Vardy begins his swansongTyrique George has caught the eye since breaking into Chelsea’s first team. A homegrown talent, the 19-year-old winger has done well in his Conference League outings and is in contention for his first start in the league when Enzo Maresca’s side host Everton in Saturday’s lunchtime kick-off. Fast, direct and sharp on the ball, George has quickly become a favourite with supporters and he lifted some of the pressure off Maresca after coming off the bench to score an excellent equaliser in Chelsea’s comeback win at Fulham last weekend. Thrown on as a striker, George made it 1-1 with a fine shot from the edge of the area. It was the latest in a series of positive contributions from the teenager. His enthusiasm could make a difference against Everton. Jacob SteinbergChelsea v Everton, Premier League, Saturday 12.30pm (all times BST)Brighton v West Ham, Premier League, Saturday 3pmNew...

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3 w. ago Aston Villa give Unai Emery answer he was looking for with Newcastle demolition

ASTON VILLA 4-1 NEWCASTLE UNITED: After suffering Champions League heartbreak in midweek, the Villans gave Unai Emery and his coaching staff what they wanted with a brutally brilliant display that the Magpies could't live with

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3 w. ago Onana piledriver wraps up Aston Villa’s thrilling demolition of Newcastle

Nobody seems to have told Aston Villa the season is winding down. At a boisterous, increasingly gleeful Villa Park Unai Emery’s side moved up to sixth in the Premier League with a relentless dismantling of Newcastle, who simply fell away in the second half, conceding three goals in the final 20 minutes of a chastening 4-1 defeat.Newcastle remain in third and fought hard in the opening hour, after which life just seemed to catch up with them, Villa’s squad depth apparent as Emery shuffled his attacking substitutes with notable precision. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Aston Villa v Newcastle LIVE: Battle for Champions League spots heats up in thrilling match

Newcastle hold onto third place but Aston Villa will look to cut the gap

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3 w. ago Enzo Maresca fires stark Chelsea warning over Cole Palmer and Nicolas Jackson goal droughts

Blues boss admits his concern as key attacking duo fail to find the net again despite surprise starts against Legia Warsaw

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3 w. ago Alexander Isak caps cruise past Crystal Palace and fires Newcastle into third

When Eddie Howe fell ill last week and it became clear Newcastle’s manager could be absent for some time, the team’s captain, Bruno Guimarães, convened an emergency meeting of senior players.Everyone resolved, in Guimarães’s words, to “keep our standards as high as ever” and subsequent actions have shown they meant it. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Chelsea XI vs Legia Warsaw: Confirmed team news, predicted lineup and injury latest for Conference League

Academy graduate in line for another start as Enzo Maresca gets chance to rotate his side

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3 w. ago Newcastle boss Steve Diamond banned after directing obscenity towards match officials

The Newcastle director of rugby was hit with a six-match ban last week

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3 w. ago Roy Keane makes Alan Shearer feelings clear with honest verdict on old Premier League rival

Roy Keane and Alan Shearer memorably clashed during a Premier League match between Manchester United and Newcastle in 2001, with Keane sent off after he took a swing at his rival

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3 w. ago JOHN CROSS: 'Newcastle demolition leaves Man Utd boss Ruben Amorim facing very simple truth'

NEWCASTLE UNITED 4-1 MANCHESTER UNITED: One side has a trophy and is hitting its stride at the right time to make a return to the Champions League, while the others are enduring their worst-ever Premier League season and are, simply, a mess

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3 w. ago Barnes’ double inspires Newcastle to emphatic win over Manchester United

No one knew if Eddie Howe was well enough to watch his Newcastle players from the hospital bed he has occupied since Friday night but they ultimately put on the sort of show he would have relished.As England’s manger Thomas Tuchel took a seat in the directors’ box, Tino Livramento pressed his international claims with an excellent game out of position at left back as goals from the similarly outstanding Sandro Tonali, Harvey Barnes (twice) and Bruno Guimarães lifted Newcastle to fourth in the table. A Champions League place appears well within their grasp. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Newcastle thrash sorry Man Utd as Ruben Amorim oversees another new low

NEWCASTLE UNITED 4-1 MANCHESTER UNITED: Harvey Barnes scored twice as the Magpies delivered the perfect tonic to their ill manager Eddie Howe

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3 w. ago Eddie Howe's assistant delivers health update on Newcastle manager as he misses Man Utd game

Jason Tindall addressed the issue of Eddie Howe's health as the Newcastle manager missed his side's match against Manchester United having been taken to hospital on Friday

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3 w. ago Ruben Amorim breaks silence on dropping Andre Onana and big Man Utd change

Andre Onana was left out by Manchester United boss Ruben Amorim as the Portuguese rung the changes for the Premier League match away to Newcastle United on Sunday

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4 w. ago Newcastle boss Eddie Howe admitted to hospital and will miss Magpies' clash with Man United tomorrow

Newcastle have confirmed Eddie Howe has been admitted to hospital and will miss their match against Manchester United on Sunday.

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4 w. ago Newcastle boss Steve Diamond banned for six games after abusing match officials

The Newcastle Falcons director of rugby’s behaviour has been described as ‘wholly unacceptable’

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