The Scout assesses whether managers should sell or bench Magpies stars for tough short-term fixtures.
Eddie Howe has warned his Newcastle squad that no-one is assured of a place in the team as he looks to halt a decline in the Magpies' form.
With four defeats in their last five league games, numerous injuries and a tough schedule, the manager is in a tricky spot.
Boxing Day's humbling 3-1 home defeat by Nottingham Forest was the Magpies' sixth in seven games in all competitions, a run during which their first Champions ...
In fact, the same 10 outfield players started five games in a row in November and December. A tired squad has been pushed to its limit, so to still be in a good ...
What has gone wrong at Newcastle? After four defeats in their last five Premier League matches, not to mention exits in the Carabao Cup and Champions League ...
Newcastle's eighth defeat in 12 games was inflicted upon them by a player they ruthlessly discarded on a path which may have similarly outgrown Eddie Howe.