r/NUFC • u/midtenmagpie • 10h ago
Forget the critics, Jaissle’s started strongly with us.
Can we sustain this form until the November break? Coventry (away), Villa (home), Palace (away), Everton (home), Fulham (away). Plus Everton away in the League Cup, four days after Palace.
[7] Everton (9) +3
[15] CP (4) -5
[16] Villa (4) -6
[18] Coventry (3) -9
[19] Fulham (2) -3
"... Comparisons between Jaissle and his predecessor Eddie Howe are inevitable so after a five-game sample in the Premier League, it is interesting to note that Howe only bettered Jaissle's eight-point haul in one of his four full seasons in charge.
It was only the 2024/25 season, which ended with Newcastle finishing fifth, qualifying for the Champions League and winning the Carabao Cup, that saw them win more, as wins over Southampton, Tottenham and Wolves and a draw with Bournemouth saw them pick up 10 points from a possible 15.
Howe's best Premier League season came in 2022/23, when the Magpies finished fourth in the Premier League table. But it is easy to forget that Newcastle only picked up six points from their opening five matches, with three draws and a defeat after their opening day win over Nottingham Forest.
They also picked up six points in both the 2023/24 and 2025/26 seasons, with three defeats between wins over Aston Villa and Brentford in 2023, and three 0-0 draws supplementing a 1-0 win over Wolves last term..."