What's gone wrong at Newcastle?

Newcastle United were about to make history when the club's owners and executives conveyed for their annual summit at Matfen Hall last year. It was February 2025 and head coach Eddie Howe was on the cusp on ending the Magpies' seven-decade wait for a major domestic trophy by winning the League Cup. An almighty bar had been set going into this season, but Newcastle now find themselves in the bottom half.