Tonight at 22:00, in the 9th round of the Premier League, Newcastle will face Fulham at home. In the previous 8 rounds, Newcastle had 2 wins, 3 draws and 3 losses, ranking 15th in the Premier League with 9 points, and sixth from the bottom in the league, only 4 points above the relegation zone.
In the past 4 rounds of the Premier League, Newcastle only won the game against Nottingham Forest. In the last round, Brighton was defeated by Welbeck in the 84th minute.
Newcastle, on the other hand, have won 2 out of 3 rounds in the Champions League, ranking 8th and advancing rapidly. In the three rounds of the Champions League, they defeated the new Champions League team San Giros, defeated Mourinho's Benfica at home, and only lost to Barcelona in the first round. At this stage, the only remaining opponent they will face is Paris, which is currently ranked higher than them.
However, after three rounds of the Champions League, there are 6 teams including Barcelona, Liverpool, and Chelsea that share 6 points with Newcastle. Newcastle leads the ranking due to their goal difference advantage.
In the summer window that ended previously, Newcastle United was undoubtedly a hotly debated team: they sold the team's leading forward Isaac at the last minute of the summer window, and introduced Walter Mader and Visa at a high price as replacements. In addition, they missed Huizen, Ekitic, Sheshko and other players one after another, while introducing Ilanga, Ramsey, Jiafu and others.
Newcastle were double-killed by Fulham in the league last season. This round of the league is undoubtedly another test for Newcastle coach Eddie Howe.