Newcastle United evening headlines: Eddie Howe's Sir Alex Ferguson comparisons and head coach's Brentford team talk

A round-up of your Newcastle United evening headlines on Monday, 28 December.

Alan Shearer has included Ryan Fraser and Joelinton in his Premier League Team of the Week. The duo were instrumental in Newcastle's win over Brentford, with the Magpies making it four wins from their last five games, stretching their unbeaten Premier League run to seven games.

Eddie Howe's side have maintained their four-point gap to the bottom three but moved up to 14th place and have games in hand on sides around them.

Joelinton opened the scoring for the Magpies just after the half-hour mark, with the Bees down to ten men, before Joe Willock added another for Howe's side on the brink of half-time. The Brazilian has been a revelation since Howe's arrival at St. James' Park and has found a new lease of life in a deeper midfield role.

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Newcastle United youngster Stan Flaherty has departed the North-East to join Queens Park Rangers. The 20-year-old has not featured this season since pre-season when the forward played in a clutch of friendly games for the second string.

However, he only made the bench once for the Under-23 side in the EFL Trophy at Harrogate and has since drifted away from the reserve team picture. Sources in London are suggesting the youngster - who United once had high hopes for - was allowed to leave Newcastle's Little Benton training base.

Flaherty can play as a winger or through the middle and scored seven goals and made three assists in his first season for Newcastle. He will now try his luck at QPR in West London after initially joining the black and whites after spells with Arsenal and West Ham United.

Flaherty has been pencilled in for a debut for QPR's reserve side at Millwall on Tuesday. Newcastle are expected to