Newcastle are ‘undoubtedly’ a Premier League title contender this season, in response to one in all their former managers.
The Magpies have made a gradual begin to the brand new season following their Carabao Cup triumph final time period.
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Final time period, Eddie Howe ended the membership’s 70-year watch for a serious home trophy in addition to qualifying for the Champions League as soon as once more.
Newcastle are competing in Europe’s premier membership competitors for the second time in three seasons this time period.
Nevertheless, Alan Pardew believes they may very well be set for extra success within the Premier League within the coming months.
Pardew’s feedback comply with a 2-0 residence victory over Nottingham Forest at St. James’ Park on Sunday.
Objectives from Bruno Guimaraes and Nick Woltemade have been the distinction between the 2 sides.
The win sees Newcastle head into the worldwide break in eleventh place after seven matches.
In the meantime, they sit seven factors adrift of present league leaders Arsenal.
Newcastle ‘are title contenders’
Regardless of nonetheless being within the backside half of the desk, Pardew is adamant his previous aspect are in with an opportunity of profitable their first league title for 99 years.
He mentioned on The Last Phrase: “Newcastle simply choosing up the velocity slightly bit they usually’ve acquired (Yoane) Wissa to come back again as effectively who’s going to be an enormous assist to them by way of ahead momentum.
“I feel Newcastle undoubtedly are within the shout for even perhaps profitable the league. I do know that it is laborious to suppose that in the mean time.”
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Pardew continued: “I feel they’re undoubtedly a contender, I do.
“After I have a look at the opposite groups, if I used to be Eddie with the squad he is acquired and the momentum, he is acquired the gang firmly on his aspect.
“I am speaking concerning the supervisor. He is acquired sufficient instruments in his little package bag there, been collectively for a couple of years now.
“They’ve clearly acquired the cup out of the way in which final 12 months by way of profitable a trophy, much less strain on them, I feel they have an enormous probability.”
He additionally admitted solely Liverpool have a stronger midfield than Howe’s first-choice trio of Sandro Tonali, Guimaraes and Joelinton.
This season is Howe’s fourth full marketing campaign in control of Newcastle having been appointed in November 2021.
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A league title on the finish of the season could be the fifth within the membership’s historical past, though their final got here again in 1927.
Pardew spent simply over 4 years in control of the membership, between 2011 and 2015.
Throughout that point, he achieved a fifth place end within the Premier League and guided the membership to the Europa League quarter-finals.
