Saturday showed us why he is our captain. He constantly pushes himself and the team, he appeals to referees, he smacks the floor when he is taken down by the opposition. He scores goals! He puts himself into positions where he can assist the team, and score the winner.

We have a mouth-watering all-Premier League clash on Wednesday evening at St James' Park, where Newcastle United play Tottenham Hotspur in the EFL Cup last 16. Which side will progress to the quarter finals?

Two English Premier League sides that have had bumpy starts to the new season meet up on Saturday, as Newcastle United gets set to host Fulham.

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The head coach looking at early November to mid-November for the striker to be finally available. Eddie Howe last week indicated though that when Wissa is finally available, he will be carefully managing the player’s time on the pitch, as he has played no club football since May.

Newcastle United head coach Eddie Howe says midfielder Sandro Tonali “felt the love” from team-mates and fans when he signed a secret contract extension at the club.

Defensively, their average expected goals against (xGA) home and away are almost identical; on the road it is marginally better at 0.85, compared to 0.9 at St James’ Park. However, while Newcastle average 1.8 xG for at home this season, that drops by a third to 1.2 per match away.

Newcastle United’s front office is moving quickly to secure its defensive core for the long term, with talks over Sven Botman’s new contract now considered a top priority for sporting director Ross Wilson.