Sunderland have sacked Head Coach Tony Mowbray after 15 months in charge at The Stadium of Light. Just over 24 hours after they were drawn to face Newcastle United in the third round of the FA Cup, they’ve pulled the trigger and have now begun the process of appointing a new manager. The Mackems have won only one of their last five Championship games and drew 1-1 at Millwall on Saturday… Source ..read more

Nick Pope has a dislocated shoulder following his dive late in the Manchester United victory. Eddie Howe was unsure whether the goalkeeper would need surgery and the club would await a specialist opinion, but initial reports suggest he could be out for 4-5 months. Supporters may compare it to the Jacob Murphy situation, as it is a similar injury. The winger is expected to return in the New Year. Source ..read more

Newcastle defender Harrison Ashby is back in the North East after picking up an injury while out on loan at Swansea. According to The Chronicle, it’s unclear if we’ll recall him from his loan spell in Wales and find a new move in January or send him back to Swansea following treatment. Ashby has made 11 appearances so far for the Championship squad, starting just four of their last 12 league… Source ..read more

The Telegraph’s Luke Edwards has issued an update on Eddie Howe’s goalkeeper plans following a shoulder injury to Nick Pope. Despite The Mail reporting that we’re ‘considering’ a move for free agent David De Gea, Edwards reveals that we’ll hand Martjn Dubravka a chance to prove his worth in Pope’s absence. However, it’s believed the club could reassess the situation in January and bring in… Source ..read more

It was an entertaining weekend of Premier League football, where we saw 35 goals and – most importantly – a massive win for Newcastle United. Our 1-0 win over the Red Devils meant we leapfrogged Man Utd, Aston Villa dropped points with a 2-2 draw at Bournemouth, Spurs got a point at Man City, Chelsea beat Brighton 3-2 and Liverpool scored two late goals in a 4-3 win over Fulham. Source ..read more

According to The Telegraph, Nick Pope is facing 4-5 months on the sidelines following a serious shoulder injury. They report that ‘initial assessments’ suggest he’ll be out of action for a length period of time and is likely to return deep into the season. The 31-year-old suffered a dislocated shoulder in the latter stages of Saturday night’s 1-0 win over Man Utd, seeing Martin Dubravka come… Source ..read more

According to The Athletic, Sven Botman looks set to return to first-team training this morning. The Dutchman has been forced to sit out our last 13 games due to an ongoing knee issue, but he’s ‘closing in on a comeback’ in what will be a huge boost to Eddie Howe heading into the busy festive schedule. It was feared that Botman could require surgery, potentially ruling him out until February. Source ..read more

Jurgen Klopp has been full of praise for Newcastle United and Eddie Howe’s style of play following our convincing 1-0 win over Man Utd. He admitted to watching the game and was “really impressed”, revealing that he was ‘wowed’ by our ability to deliver such a high quality and intense performance with the exact same 11 who had a “big fight” in Paris just a few days earlier. Source ..read more

Man United manager Erik ten Hag made some pretty ridiculous comments before his Red Devils side were played off the pitch from start to finish at St James’ Park last night. He said: “We have a disadvantage to Newcastle… we played Sunday, they played Saturday. They played Tuesday, we played Wednesday… so we have to rotate” Pre-match excuses from the Dutchman, but they don’t really hold any… Source ..read more

Newcastle United have drawn Sunderland in the third round of the FA Cup! The draw was made live on ITV1 at 1pm today and will see us travel to the Stadium of Light in the New Year, with the tie to be played the weekend of Saturday and Sunday 6th/7th January 2024. Watch the moment the two sides were drawn out below, followed by the third round draw in full (featuring Arsenal vs Liverpool and… Source ..read more