Newcastle United have endured an inconsistent start to the Premier League season, but Alan Shearer thinks they may have now turned the corner.
Eddie Howe’s side have finally won an away game in the Premier League, with Newcastle United beating Everton 4-1 on Saturday night.
It was a great performance from the Magpies, as they bounced back from their Champions League defeat to Marseille.
Malick Thiaw was outstanding again, scoring his first goals for the club. There were also excellent performances from Lewis Miley and Lewis Hall, as Newcastle now turn their attention back to St James’ Park.
Up next are two home games, and Alan Shearer has made a strong prediction ahead of Newcastle’s games against Tottenham Hotspur and Burnley at St James’ Park.
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Alan Shearer backs Newcastle United to push for the top five now
Shearer has been speaking about Newcastle’s win over Everton on the latest episode of the Rest Is Football podcast.
The Newcastle United legend loved what he saw from Howe’s side, and believes a top five finish is very much back on the cards if they can follow it up with two home wins this week.
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“He’s been a brilliant signing Malick Thiaw for Newcastle,” he said.
“He’s been superb. Couple of goals as well.
“So big performance and a big win and exactly what Newcastle needed with two home games coming up. They’ve got Spurs on Tuesday at home and they’ve then got Burnley at home on Saturday. So big two games.
“If they would take six points from that, then you just never know again. They’d be back in the hunt for the top five.”
Why Newcastle United should be very confident ahead of facing Spurs
As Shearer says, the win against Everton was exactly what Newcastle United needed. Now they prepare to face Spurs at St James’ Park, which is a fixture they have dominated in recent years.
Since Eddie Howe became Newcastle United manager, he has won all four of his games against Spurs at St James’ Park in all competitions.
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In fact, the Magpies have actually beaten Tottenham Hotspur in six of their last seven games home and away.
To make matters worse for Thomas Frank’s side, they have not won any of their last four Premier League games. Following their North London derby embarrassment, they were beaten 2-1 by Fulham on Saturday.
Pressure is mounting on Frank, and Newcastle United away is probably the last fixture he would want coming up right now.
Howe’s side should be very confident going into Tuesday’s game, but that must not turn into complacency.