Newcastle United were beaten 3-1 by West Ham United on Sunday and manager Eddie Howe was not afraid to criticise his players post-match

Eddie Howe is absolutely to blame. Eddie Howe is absolutely to blame for what he has delivered these past four years, completely transforming our lives as Newcastle United fans. Eddie Howe creating hopes and indeed expectations, that are so very different to what we experienced for more than a decade and a half previously.

Newcastle were well beaten by West Ham but Eddie Howe will demand the truth from his players in a team meeting this week

Newcastle boss Eddie Howe masterminded a huge 2-0 win over Tottenham Hotspur on Wednesday evening to propel the Magpies into the Carabao Cup quarter-final. And the Englishman has named one key aspect he’s been working on which took Thomas Frank by surprise.

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The London Stadium was deathly quiet. Jacob Murphy had just ruthlessly put Newcastle in front but, crucially, Eddie Howe's side did not build on it. The leggy visitors instead allowed West Ham United back into the game.

Newcastle boss Eddie Howe has revealed West Ham striker Callum Wilson will always be one of the favourite players he has managed. The 33-year-old could come up against his former club for the first time since leaving St James’ Park this summer when the Magpies head for struggling West Ham on Sunday.

Since then, Anderson has been linked with Man City, Spurs and Man United with all three keen on the former Academy product. Fresh reports this week emerging from Nottingham Forest have suggested that the City Ground side will demand an astronomical fee of up to £120million for the Whitley Bay lad's services.