Could Newcastle Get Dragged Into Relegation Fight?

Newcastle did not needfully look for illustration a squad who were going to get pulled into a scrap connected Saturday.

A group who antecedently appeared drained of assurance did not spell nether aft conceding a ninth-minute extremity against Arsenal.

In fact, Emirates Stadium grew much and much nervy arsenic nan crippled went on.

Arsenal head Mikel Arteta's alleviation connected nan touchline was peculiarly telling aft Newcastle substitute Yoane Wissa volleyed complete precocious on.

Just arsenic Newcastle lacked a cutting separator successful nan last third, though, they were undone by immoderate slack defending aft nan unmarked Eberechi Eze fired Arsenal to a 1-0 victory.

These person been acquainted issues for Newcastle astatine some ends of nan transportation successful caller weeks.

But skipper Bruno Guimaraes said Saturday's show reminded him a small of "what we are capable to do".

"Our play has not been bully enough," he told Sky Sports. "I cognize it.

"Now we person 4 games to prevention it and effort and astatine slightest suffice for European shot adjacent season.

"I cognize nan fans are very sad. So are we. We decidedly person to improve."

That goes without saying fixed nan precocious stakes for those sides Newcastle are playing successful nan run-in.

First up is nan sojourn of sixth-placed Brighton connected Saturday earlier Newcastle recreation to nan City Ground to return connected Nottingham Forest, who are successful 16th.

Newcastle past big 17th-placed West Ham and decorativeness nan run pinch a travel to Craven Cottage to play Fulham, who are still successful nan title for Europe.

The array is truthful tight that Newcastle, connected 42 points, are arsenic adjacent to Brighton successful sixth arsenic they are to Tottenham successful 18th.

But this squad desperately request a triumph to assistance nan mood.

"We're looking astatine nan truth we haven't won games," Howe said aft nan conclusion astatine Arsenal. "It's excessively galore games without affirmative results.

"We're looking astatine adjacent week, trying to triumph a game, and trying to assistance nan emotion we presently have."