Newcastle United’s unimaginable run of type is catching the eye of followers and pundits alike with Paul Merson the newest to heap reward on Eddie Howe’s aspect.
Lewis Miley and Will Osula took their alternative to impress within the 3-1 FA Cup victory over Bromley which made it eight consecutive wins for the Geordies in all competitions together with a number of excessive profile away fixtures.
The push for European competitors in 2025/26 is now in full swing with the prospect of a cup double nonetheless an outdoor chance, however Newcastle should at first give attention to their coming league fixtures with three of the subsequent 4 at dwelling.
Newcastle will welcome Wolves to St. James Park on Wednesday, with Merson anticipating us to have an excessive amount of for Vitor Pereira’s aspect.
In his newest piece for Sportskeeda, Merson mentioned: “Newcastle are enjoying some superb soccer with all their major gamers firing in the meanwhile. They’re a workforce that’s completely flying!
“Newcastle have one eye on the Carabao Cup ultimate after beating Arsenal 2-0 within the first leg of the semi-final final week. I wager they want they might play the return leg this week as a substitute of subsequent month as a result of by that point, they danger having accidents or dropping steam.
“I nonetheless anticipate Newcastle to win right here although. Wolves loved a kick-start when the brand new supervisor got here in. However then they misplaced to Nottingham Forest and I can see them dropping once more on this one! It ought to be again to actuality for Wolves.”
A Newcastle win – Merson thinks we’ll win 3-0 – shouldn’t be a daring prediction. We must always have sufficient on present type to dispatch seventeenth within the league – although complacency mustn’t slip into our method with the surprising 2-0 defeat in opposition to West Ham earlier within the season proof that something can occur on the day.
As Merson accurately factors out, their ‘new supervisor bounce’ seems to have been brief lived with Wolves unable to proceed within the early momentum gathered with wins over Leicester and Manchester United – scraping previous Bristol Metropolis of their FA Cup third spherical tie after a 3-0 defeat to Forest of their final league recreation.
Wolves and Bournemouth characterize two winnable dwelling video games to begin Newcastle’s incoming run of 4 Premier League video games earlier than the Carabao Cup semi-final second leg in opposition to Arsenal, with Southampton away earlier than a return to SJP in opposition to Fulham a possibility to proceed momentum into the massive recreation.
So long as the Cathedral on the Hill acts as a fortress for our dwelling video games, now we have an amazing alternative to maintain our ridiculous run going – although I’m not asking for 13 wins on the spin, it’s a feat we’re able to on present type.
After our FA Cup conflict with Birmingham, we’re confronted with the tough process of Man Metropolis and Liverpool away both aspect of Nottingham Forest at dwelling to spherical out February. Three huge and doubtlessly season defining video games, we are able to ease the strain coming into the crunch fixtures with a very good exhibiting in our subsequent 4.