Slightly dated, published 23rd April but…
– Only Liverpool, Manchester City, Tottenham and Woolwich have taken more points than the Magpies since Howe’s first match back in November.
– Since the turn of the year, only Liverpool have taken more points than Newcastle.
– Newcastle are averaging 2.13 points per game in 2022. Extrapolated over a full Premier League season, that’s enough to see them qualify for the Champions League and finish on average 3rd place (in recent years). Manchester United’s treble-winners of 1998-99 averaged 2.07 points per game.
– No side in Premier League history has stayed up after failing to win their opening 14 matches. Not only is survival all but confirmed, but Newcastle currently sit 9th and look well-placed for a top-half finish.
– Howe’s men need just three points from their final four matches to reach their highest points tally since returning to the Premier League in 2017. That’s despite having just 11 points and one win before the turn of the year.
– Seven or more points taken from their last four matches and Newcastle would enjoy their best Premier League points total since the 2011-12 campaign, when they narrowly missed out on a top-four finish.
– 10 of Newcastle’s 11 Premier League wins this season have come in their last 14 matches.
– Newcastle have taken 25 points from 11 Premier League games at St. James’ Park with Howe in the dugout. In that time, only Liverpool, Man City, PSG, Real Madrid and Fiorentina have taken more points at home in Europe’s top five leagues.
– Bruno Guimaraes has three goals and an assist from his last four Premier League appearances. His WhoScored rating over that period averages 8.28. This season, the top-rated Mohamed Salah has an average rating of 7.71.
– Newcastle’s aggregate scoreline in the Premier League in 2022: 21-13.
– From 15 league outings since the turn of the calendar year, Newcastle have kept six clean sheets and only conceded more than one goal on one occasion.
Newcastle United's incredible turnaround under Eddie Howe has been one of the stories of the 2021-22 Premier League season.
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