sport news This is just the start! Buoyant Newcastle United dream big after a year to ... trends now

sport news This is just the start! Buoyant Newcastle United dream big after a year to ... trends now
sport news This is just the start! Buoyant Newcastle United dream big after a year to ... trends now

sport news This is just the start! Buoyant Newcastle United dream big after a year to ... trends now

This is just the start! Buoyant Newcastle United dream big after a year to remember, which took Eddie Howe's Magpies from second bottom in the Premier League to the top three  Newcastle United reflect on a significant change of fortunes across 2022 They started it second from bottom, only ahead of Norwich City, in the league They finished the year in third place in the Premier League despite Leeds draw

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It says much about the progress Newcastle have made that, after this draw against a stubborn Leeds, their supporters found consolation in Manchester City also dropping points.

Twelve months ago, the results of another City were their chief concern — Norwich, the only team keeping them from the bottom of the Premier League.

Boss Eddie Howe says he does not care for what Arsenal, City and Liverpool are doing right now. But there will come a time when he does, when the significance of Newcastle’s own results is aligned to the fate of their rivals. Rivals, that is, for Champions League football.

Eddie Howe was not concerned about other teams around them near the top of the table

Eddie Howe was not concerned about other teams around them near the top of the table

MATCH RATINGS 

Newcastle United (4-3-3): Pope 6.5; Trippier 6.5, Schar 6.5, Botman 6.5, Burn 6.5; Guimaraes 6, Longstaff 5.5, Willock 6 (Saint-Maximin 64min, 6); Almiron 6.5 (Murphy 84), Joelinton 6, Wood 5 (Wilson 64, 6). 

Booked: Trippier, Wilson, Guimaraes. 

Manager: Eddie Howe 6.5.

Leeds United (4-2-3-1): Meslier 8; Ayling 6 (Kristensen 70, 6), Koch 6.5, Cooper 7, Struijk 6.5; Forshaw 6.5 (Roca 46, 6.5), Adams 7; Harrison 5.5 (Klich 64, 6), Aaronson 6, Gnonto 6 (Summerville 70, 5.5); Rodrigo 6 (Gelhardt 82). 

Booked: Ayling, Struijk, Roca, Gnonto, Meslier. 

Manager: Jesse Marsch 6.5.

Referee: Simon Hooper 6. 

Attendance: 52,211.

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