11 h. ago Eddie Howe sees Newcastle’s thumping win at Everton as ‘big step forward’

Malick Thiaw scored a brace for the Magpies, with Lewis Miley and Nick Woltemade also on target.

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12 h. ago Malick Thiaw doubles up in Newcastle’s impressive mauling of Everton

Delight will have been tinged with bewilderment for Eddie Howe as Newcastle finally found the route to victory on the road in the Premier League this season. Newcastle were superb as they routed Everton, scoring more goals in one devastating evening than in their previous seven away games combined. He may rightly question why it has taken so long for this punishing form to materialise.Newcastle had taken the lead in their three previous away fixtures and lost them all. There would be no lapses on this occasion. A ruthless display, aided and abetted by some dreadful Everton defending, ensured a first Premier League away win since the trip to Leicester on 7 April was effectively secure by half-time. Continue reading...

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12 h. ago Everton 1 Newcastle 4: Toon give Eddie Howe a birthday party to remember as Malick Thiaw scores fastest goal of season

EDDIE HOWE will remember the birthday party his players put together for him for a long, long time. After all, he was still clear-headed by the end of it having chugged water all night on the touchline. But this was a true champagne moment as the winless away league streak came to an end in...

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6 d. ago Harvey Barnes sees one Scotland worry emphatically solved as Micah Richards approves epic nickname

Barnes was quizzed on defecting to Scotland after his Newcastle double sank Manchester City at St James' Park

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7 d. ago Harvey Barnes double helps Newcastle derail Manchester City revival

Newcastle’s recent slide left them 15th in the Premier League at kick off but, by the end of an always absorbing, sometimes almost anarchic, evening they had ascended to Cloud Nine.It is very hard to argue that Eddie Howe is not an elite coach – what price he ends up eventually being poached by Liverpool as Arne Slot’s successor? – but, until this watershed win, his record against Pep Guardiola was pretty dismal. In 16 previous Premier League matches against Guardiola’s Manchester City, with Bournemouth and Newcastle, Howe had lost 14 and drawn two. All that changed as, with Harvey Barnes scoring twice, his players dealt a potentially debilitating blow to City’s title hopes. Guardiola’s side now sit third, four points behind Arsenal and one in arrears of Chelsea. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Igor Thiago: from bricklaying to Brugge, Brentford and maybe Brazil

Brentford were tipped to struggle this season but Thiago’s goals have helped them climb up the Premier League table By WhoScoredOn a crisp November afternoon in Brentford, Igor Thiago did what record signings are supposed to do: score twice. The Brazilian’s double against Newcastle took his goal tally this season to eight in 11 Premier League games, second only to Erling Haaland, and offered further proof that Brentford’s £30m gamble in the summer of 2024 was a wise one.Brentford fans must have had their doubts last season. After arriving from Club Brugge to replace Ivan Toney, Thiago’s first season was quiet, disjointed and frustrating. Two knee injuries restricted him to just eight appearances, 168 minutes and no goals. Continue reading...

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