BOTH Eddie> Howe and Regis Le Bris approach tomorrow's Tyne-Wear derby knowing that a victory would be a perfect shot in the arm for their sides ahead of the final flurry of Premier League fixtures.
Newcastle lost 1-0 at the Stadium of Light when Nick Woltemade scored an own goal and Howe and his players faced a furious backlash for the result and performance. Some of that anger still lingers ....
Eddie> Howe has dismissed as "nonsense" a report that skipper BrunoGuimaraes is in advanced talks with Manchester United over a summer move ... Asked to cast his mind back to December, head coach Howe said.
Woltemade became Newcastle’s record signing last summer after a €75 million move from Stuttgart but, despite scoring five times in his first eight appearances, the forward has been using as a deep midfielder by Eddie> Howe in recent weeks.