Newcastle United claim highlights Eddie Howe change as Magpies told to target Europe in 2023

Newcastle United supporters will already have an eye on next season following the excellent recent form. Only Manchester City, Arsenal and Liverpool have picked up more points in the last 10 games than the 21 ’s side have managed.

They have also established a 10-point cushion to the relegation zone which, with another couple of positive results, will soon become unassailable. If you had told a Magpies supporter that this would be the case in mid-March when Steve Bruce was in charge, they certainly wouldn’t have believed it.

The latest result, the 2-1 win from behind at Southampton, highlighted the progress that has been made under Howe’s stewardship. Speaking on Premier League Productions, Tim Sherwood claimed it was a game that they would have been written off under the former manager.

“After they go behind, a couple of months ago under Brucey, that would have been game over,” said the former Tottenham and Aston Villa boss. “It’s all going well for Eddie, all the new signings are doing very well. The only thing that was missing was a Chris Wood goal and he’s proved that he’s capable, stick the ball in that area and he’ll go and meet it.”

The Toon Army will be keen not to get too carried away too soon in the knowledge that their brilliant run of form has come largely against the teams around, and below, them in the table. They will know better than anyone that they still need at least a few more points to make absolutely sure of their Premier League status.

However, Sherwood feels they’ll have no issues finding the extra results they need. “They’re almost there, I would say they’re pretty much safe now,” he claimed. “They got beat in the FA Cup by Cambridge and everything looked like doom and gloom, the fans wondered