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There is no European football for Newcastle United this season.
The shock Man U FA Cup win over Man Metropolis, seeing them snatch a Europa League deliver, despite finishing handiest eighth in the Premier League.
This in flip supposed Chelsea who finished sixth, dropped from the Europa League to Conference League.
Which in flip, squeezed seventh finishing Newcastle United out of any European football.
Rather a lot of debate in regards to the advantages of playing in European football at this stage of Newcastle United’s (hopeful) model under formidable owners.
I think glowing to affirm that somewhat vital each and every Newcastle United fan would divulge that playing in the Champions League is very vital invaluable, for each and every football and financial reasons. Constructive, there are extra matches to play, however well price it.
As for the Europa League, I think for definite peaceable a sizeable majority would divulge certain to it. The financial aspect peaceable decent, although nowhere come corresponding to the Champions League, whereas clearly also one of many increased level competitions on the football aspect of things. Though the increase to play a assured eight matches, plus very high chance as well of a further two-legged play-off knockout spherical at the tip of that, meaning that it is an even extra stout on dedication in terms of shuttle and matches, with out the extra ranges of glamour and money that you just obtain with the Champions League.
That leaves us with the Conference League. This changed into specifically dwelling up so that plenty extra golf equipment from plenty extra of the smaller countries/leagues can also obtain European football, a bunch of those smaller golf equipment/countries are inclined to regularly be plenty extra away in Jap Europe and loads others, as when compared to the golf equipment you generally face in the Champions League especially. My non-public gaze is that Newcastle United had been fortunate to dodge this competition and Chelsea had been welcome to it, so many extra matches, so vital extra travelling, with the rewards very minimal in comparison. I think Newcastle United followers very split however a majority agreeing with me that certainly with where Newcastle United are in truth as a club and as a squad, better to no longer be in it this season.
So can also the advantages of no European football inaugurate kicking in for Newcastle United? As to this point we contain picked up the three wins, a diagram and trusty one defeat, plus progress in the cup, with none of those results having been against a crew that had European commitments either aspect of our match against them.
We’re about to find out.
In case you didn’t know yet, this is the stout Carabao Cup fourth spherical diagram that changed into made on Wednesday night:
Brentford v Sheffield Wednesday
Southampton v Stoke
Tottenham v Manchester Metropolis
AFC Wimbledon or Newcastle v Chelsea
Manchester United v Leicester
Brighton v Liverpool
Preston v Arsenal
Aston Villa v Crystal Palace
Tuesday 1 October 2024:
AFC Wimbledon v Newcastle United (Sky Sports+)
Advantage Newcastle United?
Fleet forward to after the October international fortnight.
Newcastle United’s schedule
Saturday 19 October – Newcastle v Brighton
Sunday 27 October – Chelsea v Newcastle
W/C Monday 28 October – AFC Wimbledon or Newcastle v Chelsea
Chelsea’s schedule
Sunday 20 October – Liverpool v Chelsea
Thursday 24 October – Panathinaikos v Chelsa
Sunday 27 October – Chelsea v Newcastle
W/C Monday 28 October – AFC Wimbledon or Newcastle v Chelsea
As you can search for, after Brighton, Eddie Howe has eight days to organize his crew for the day out to Chelsea on the Sunday, then if getting thru against AFC Wimbledon, United would then play Chelsea at St James’ Park on the Wednesday in the cup.
In contrast, after Newcastle closing play before the sport at Stamford Bridge, Chelsea in truth play twice before facing Newcastle in what is going to be the main of two video games against NUFC handiest three days aside, Eddie Howe’s aspect having home advantage as well if beating AFC Wimbledon at SJP.
So Chelsea are away at Liverpool on the Sunday, I’m guessing then a leisure day Monday, train Tuesday, hover to Greece Wednesday, play Thursday night, obtain assist to London on the Friday, train Saturday, play Newcastle on Sunday, leisure day Monday, train Tuesday, play at Newcastle (with rather of luck!) on Wednesday.
The extra video games and shuttle attributable to European football, doesn’t needless to affirm then robotically indicate the opposition will win any match that follows. On the other hand, I think whenever you happen to explore at the 2 schedules above, it is top to think that there is completely a significant definite in Newcastle’s favour. True then a case of whether or no longer they can grab advantage of those fine extra margins that tear in your favour.
My thinking is that as lengthy as we obtain previous AFC Wimbledon, certainly by the point we obtain to that Wednesday night match under the lights at St James’ Park, a return to the kind of high press that blew Chelsea away 4-1 in the Premier League closing season, would possibly per chance well well be something that can also seemingly lead to a truly palatable night against our West London mates.
On the commitments of European football, following that Chelsea cup match on the Wednesday night (if getting previous AFC Wimbledon…), we then face Arsenal on the Saturday, the Gunners having a complex away Champions League match away at Inter Milan on the following midweek.
Again, it doesn’t indicate that Newcastle United robotically obtain a win, however for definite, it doesn’t carry out any injury for NUFC this season when the opposition are having a miles heavier workload and shuttle.
November 2023 saw a truly comfortable St James’ Park, one of the best two video games performed there that month had been THE 1-0 over Arsenal after which the 4-1 thrashing of Chelsea, that Arsenal win preceded three days earlier with a 3-0 beating of Man U on 1 November at Ragged Trafford.
If Eddie Howe can obtain his gamers moving up thru the gears after this indifferent inaugurate performance-wise, then these largely wholesome early definite results can contain each and every chance of getting built on, the risk is there.
Newcastle United upcoming match schedule, confirmed to quit of November:
Saturday 28 September 2024 – Newcastle v Man Metropolis (12.30 pm) TNT Sports
Tuesday 1 October 2024 – AFC Wimbledon v Newcastle (7.45pm) Sky Sports+ (To be performed at St James’ Park)
Saturday 5 October – Everton v Newcastle (5.30pm) Sky Sports
Saturday 19 October – Newcastle v Brighton (3pm)
Sunday 27 October – Chelsea v Newcastle (2pm) Sky Sports
W/C Monday 28 October – AFC Wimbledon or Newcastle v Chelsea
Saturday 2 November – Newcastle v Arsenal (12.30pm) TNT Sports
Sunday 10 November – Forest v Newcastle (2pm) Sky Sports
Monday 25 November – Newcastle v West Ham (8pm) Sky Sports
Saturday 30 November – Crystal Palace v Newcastle
