Newcastle: 'Reality check' for Eddie Howe ahead of Wolves clash

Newcastle United boss Eddie Howe has had a ‘reality check’ ahead of Wolverhampton Wanderers visiting St James’ Park tonight, according to Sky Sports reporter Keith Downie.

The Magpies will be looking to get back to winning ways and three points would see the Tyneside giants leapfrog Brentford into 14th place in the Premier League standings.

Newcastle will go into battle with Wolves looking to recover from a 5-1 defeat at the hands of Tottenham Hotspur last weekend.

The Magpies were blown away by the hosts in the second half, with Spurs scoring four goals after the break, and Howe accused his side of chasing the game ‘far too early’.

Howe was appointed as Newcastle’s head coach last November, with his introduction to the St James’ Park dugout being one of the first changes made after the Saudi Arabia-based Public Investment Fund completed a £305million takeover.

But the convincing loss at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium was the Magpies’ heaviest defeat since Howe took charge.

It now means Wolves’ visit to Tyneside comes following three consecutive losses at the hands of Chelsea, Everton and Spurs.

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Last October’s takeover ended Mike Ashley’s 14-year reign, lifting a lot of the doom and gloom surrounding the club.

It also saw Newcastle become the world’s richest football club thanks to the Public Investment Fund being worth £320billion.

But Downie believes the defeat at Tottenham has made Howe reassess how far the Magpies have come during the early days of his reign.

Downie told GIVEMESPORT: “I do think he will learn from it. I definitely feel, certainly on Tyneside after speaking to people within the club and supporters, there has been a bit of a