NEWCASTLE CLOSING IN ON SAFETY

Newcastle United took a big step towards Premier League safety with the point gained in their last league game at the home of Liverpool. With the help of good goalkeeping from Martin Dubravka and poor finishing from the Reds forwards, Newcastle United was able to secure a 1-1 draw with the Reds when the two teams met at Anfield in the first Premier League game on Saturday.

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Magpies fans would have fared the worst when Mohamed Salah gave Liverpool an early lead with an impressive finish. Ex-Fiorentina and Chelsea attacker Salah took his tally in the Premier League to 20 goals with the third minute goal against Newcastle United.

Will Bruce Still Be At Newcastle Next Season?

Newcastle United manager Steve Bruce is a man battling to save his job at the club and many believe that he will not even be at the helm on the opening matchday of next season. The manager and his players have been having a very bad season since the opening months of the current campaign and are also very close to getting relegated from the English Premier League following a run that has seen them suffer really bad results.

The Tyneside club have found it really hard to win games so far this season – a situation that has been attributed to their strikers’ lack of potency in front of goal. While the starting forwards have been very below par this season, former West Ham Uniter striker, Andy Carroll, is now rarely making appearances and has not been able to get the opportunity to try and save the club from dropping into the relegation zone.

FULHAM CLOSE GAP ON NEWCASTLE

Newcastle United are looking over their shoulders in the battle to avoid relegation from the Premier League this season after the recent two results picked up by Fulham, who are in the relegation zone. Newcastle United are in the final safe spot in the league and were ten points ahead of Fulham in the final relegation place as at the weekend. Before last weekend’s set of games, Fulham had 15 points from 22 games, while Newcastle United had 25 points from 23 games in the league.

Fulham were able to pick up four points from their last two matches in the Premier League, including their outstanding game at Burnley on Tuesday night, to close the gap on the Magpies on the league table. On their part, Newcastle United were on the end of a defeat in their game against Chelsea on Monday.

NEWCASTLE WINLESS RUN CONTINUES

Newcastle United have taken their winless run to nine games in all competitions after their latest outing, a Premier League defeat to Arsenal in a week nineteen clash. At the game played on Monday night at the Emirates Stadium, Arsenal defeated Newcastle United 3-0 with three goals to get back to winning ways and seal a place in the top ten on the Premier League log for the first time in several weeks.


Arsenal had some good opportunities to take the lead in the first half but club skipper Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang could not find the back of the net with the goal gaping.Aubameyang hit the post as he came closest to netting the first goal of the game. Pierre-EmerickAubameyang didn’t let the miss affect him after he scored the opener on 50 minutes.

NEWCASTLE DUO PRAISED FOR CHELSEA DISPLAY

 

Two Newcastle United players have received praise from their manager for their display during the Premier League clash with Chelsea at the weekend. The league duel between Newcastle United and Chelsea was the first game of matchday nine in the English top flight this season and it ended with the Blues taking all the points on offer.


Newcastle United were conveniently beaten 2-0 by hosts Chelsea who ended at the league summit after the game. The Blues were replaced at the top of the Premier League by London rivals Tottenham Hotspur hours later following their 2-0 home win over Manchester City.

ARSENAL JOIN LIVERPOOL FOR SEVILLA DEFENDER

According to reports from England, Arsenal have reportedly joined the race in signing Sevilla defender Diego Carlos. The Telegraph reports that Liverpool are also in the race to sign Carlos.


The Reds have been linked with a move for the Brazilian centre-back in recent weeks, with Jurgen Klopp stating that he is a fan of the player. The 27-year-old has a hefty £68m release clause in his current contract.

Norberto Solano asks for apology after breaking quarantine

 

Former Peruvian national team midfielder Norberto Solano was recently found guilty of going outside his home during quarantine hours even as coronavirus pandemic spreads unabated throughout the world. As many members of the community have been told to stay at home to prevent the spread of virus, it is widely seen that celebrities likeSolano should be adhering to the schedule even more so that they set an example. However, this was not the case, asSolano left his home on Thursday in just before the curfew began.


It has been reported thatSolano left his home in order to participate in a party that took much longer than anticipated. As a result,Peruvian police took extreme action against the footballer by detailing him. Since ending his playing days,Solano has been with the Peruvian national team as an assistant coach. Even such a celebrity status did not preventSolano from being taken to the police station in Lima. The police were acting after a complaint by a neighbour. However,Solano was released soon after the incident, and he came out with an apology. Peru has seen a significant rise in the number of COVID-19 cases over the last few days and this will immensely stress the thin health care system of the country.

PREVIEW: SOUTHAMPTON VS NEWCASTLE

Southampton will want to return to winning ways when they host struggling Newcastle United at St Mary. Ralph Hasenhüttl’s side were beaten away from home last weekend by David Moyes’ West Ham.


The Saint were quite unlucky in their last defeat. Despite having the upper hand in the tie, they went 3-1 one down at the London Stadium. The Hammers took the lead in the 15th minute through Jarrod Bowen. Southampton got the deserved equalizer after the half hour mark. After a good team play, James Ward-Prowse delivered a perfect cut back for Michael Obafemi to score.

ALLAN SAINT-MAXIMIN SET TO MISS OUT OF SEASON FIXTURES

Among the positives Newcastle took away from their win over Southampton on Sunday, Saint-Maximin’s injury late in the game poured some sand in their fine grain of happiness. After weeks of struggling for consistency as they at least hope to avoid the drop, Steve Bruce’s men put in one of their best shift to make sure Southampton ended the matchday empty handed.

The Tyneside have at least 6 fixtures to play including the FA Cup and they can’t escape not being hurt by the absence of their winger. Speaking after the match, Bruce admitted to his lack of appropriately resting Alan contributed to his latest injury.

Steve Bruce Admits Mistakes for Newcastle United

The team for Newcastle United was held back with a 1-1 score after a goal from Jamaal Lascelles got canceled. Jonny canceled the goal which was arranged by Federico Fernandez, his colleague for defense. The side led by ‘Bruce’ is now at the second-lowest position in terms of score in the Premier League. They have just six goals in hand. The head coach of the club knows very well that they will go down if the team cannot improve their record. He said that they are trying to improve the record.


Steve Bruce also said that statistics is not only the way by which you can know about the team or what happened in the entire match. People have to know what the players go through in a game like this where they have to think about so many things. Bruce did not want to argue about the matter because he knows that the team will be able to improve if they practice hard. He added that they are trying to be a bit more open regarding this matter if it is possible for them to do so. They have worked on the crossing of two center halves because the pitch has three of them.