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Newcastle United are on the cusp of making Premier League history as the only side to ever stay up after failing to win any of their first 14 games of the season, with Eddie Howe ’s side currently sat in ninth and 14 points above the drop zone.

It represents a remarkable turnaround from the Magpies and highlights the stellar job that Howe has done at the helm since taking over in November. His side have gone from relegation favourites to a team pushing for a top half finish.

The Magpies can now only be mathematically caught by Everton, but depending on this weekend’s results, the north east club could officially be safe after their next game.

When Howe took charge in November 2021, Newcastle were rock bottom of the top flight with five points from 14 games, and as many away from safety. But since then, the former Bournemouth manager has completely changed the club’s fortunes around and can begin looking ahead to another season at the top level.

Since winning their first game of the season against Burnley on December 12, a 1-0 victory at St. James’ Park, the team at the bottom of the table have only lost six of their next 19 Premier League matches, which included a nine game unbeaten run between the end of that same month and March.