Eddie Howe apologised to Newcastle United’s travelling support for his side’s performance during their 4-2 defeat at Brentford on Saturday. That extended Newcastle’s winless run to four matches and they have taken just 10 points from their last 11 Premier League games,

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Dan Ashworth reportedly had Newcastle United boss Eddie Howe as part of a four-man shortlist to replace Erik ten Hag.

On paper, you could argue the aforementioned trio is Newcastle 's strongest available to Howe. £132m worth of talent, all extremely popular on Tyneside. However, the midfield fans have been calling for for months on end is yet to really work on a consistent basis.

Edde Howe watched on as Saturday afternoon ended Brentford 4 Newcastle 2. United the better team in the first half but only 2-2 at the break. Then once conceding a poor third goal on 56 minutes, Newcastle really struggling.