Newcastle United certainly have a lot of work to do, in both of the major competitions. Ahead of tomorrow’s UEFA Champions League clash at Union SG, they sit 26th of 32 in the UCL table. In the Premier League, they’re 15th out of 20. In other words, the Geordies need to start racking up wins, and they need to do so ASAP. Obviously, life after Alexander Isak was always going to be tough, and scoring goals was going to be a challenging endeavor. However, it shouldn’t be this big of a problem.
Eddie Howe has certainly done enough to be granted some time, and a little bit of rope.
Champions League Matchday 2 of 8
Newcastle United at Union Saint-Gilloise
Kickoff: Wed. Oct. 1, 8pm
Newcastle United Preview Material: Team News Starting XI Prediction
UCL Standing, Form: Newcastle United 26th, 0 pts, -1 GD, L Union Saint-Gilloise 5th, 3 pts, -+2 GD, W
However, as the season rolls on, if Newcastle remains low table (and we do mean that, they not low-mid table, but genuinely very low), the temperature of Howe’s seat will warm.
Newcastle United Starting XI Prediction at Union SG
Nick Pope; Kieran Trippier, Malick Thiaw, Sven Botman, Dan Burn; Bruno Guimaraes, Sandro Tonali, Joelinton; Anthony Elanga, Nick Woltemade, Anthony Gordon
Paul M. Banks is the Founding Editor of The Sports Bank. He’s also the author of “Transatlantic Passage: How the English Premier League Redefined Soccer in America,” and “No, I Can’t Get You Free Tickets: Lessons Learned From a Life in the Sports Media Industry.”
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