Chris Waugh

The Athletic's Chris Waugh and Jacob Tanswell analyse the talking points from a dramatic and tetchy meeting at St James' Park

Eddie Howe has stood up for Jason Tindall and insists Newcastle United players were “protecting each other” at half-time of the 3-0 victory over Aston Villa, when a melee involving up to 20 people broke out in the tunnel. Howe confirmed that an incident took place during the break which led to Tindall, Newcastle’s assistant head coach, and Victor Manas, Villa’s first-team analyst, being sent off. Tensions had boiled over during an angry first half, when Villa’s Jhon Duran was sent off for an apparent double stamp on Fabian Schar, an incident which incensed Unai...

Newcastle United face a pivotal decision regarding the future of Sean Longstaff, as reported by

Anthony Gordon insists he has “no plans” to leave Newcastle United and “intends” to see out his long-term contract on Tyneside, believing a trophy and Champions League qualification can cement the club’s status among the elite. During Newcastle’s rush to comply with the Premier League’s profit and sustainability rules (PSR) by June 30, negotiations were held with Liverpool over a potential £75million ($94.3m) transfer that would have seen Joe Gomez, the defender, move in the opposite direction. As a boyhood Liverpool fan, some inside Newcastle felt...

There have been some huge highs under Eddie Howe but a league win at the red side of Manchester had eluded his team — until now

Less than a month ago Newcastle looked stale and their season seemed to be drifting - but they are now a team transformed

Newcastle United continues to monitor Crystal Palace defender Marc Guehi, but a January transfer for the highly-rated center-back appears challenging, to say the least.

Sven Botman is in line to return to Newcastle United’s squad for the first time since March — and Eddie Howe insists the Dutchman is even “in and around my thoughts” to start. Fabian Schar is suspended for Newcastle’s trips to Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League on Saturday and Arsenal in the Carabao Cup semi-final first leg on Tuesday. With Emil Krafth out and Jamaal Lascelles out injured, Newcastle do not have a right-footed centre-half available. Instead, one of Lloyd Kelly or Botman is expected to start alongside Dan Burn at the heart of Newcastle’s...

Goals from Anthony Gordon and Alexander Isak extended Newcastle's brilliant run and made it six league games at home without a win for Spurs

Newcastle took a massive step towards a second League Cup final in three seasons with a hugely impressive 2-0 victory at Arsenal