Newcastle United The club have agreed to sell a player who was recently praised by manager Eddie Howe, according to a new report.
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Newcastle added to the misery for struggling Manchester United earlier this week with a 2-0 win at Old Trafford. First-half goals from Alexander Isak and Joelinton were enough to secure an impressive win for the Mabges, which was their fourth ever in the Premier League.
During those four matches, Newcastle did not concede a single goal, and the manager spoke after the victory over United Eddie Howe highlighted the importance From the new defensive strength of his team.
He explained: “Early in the season we were on the other side of it by conceding early goals and that makes a difference (the opposite of it).” “We've given ourselves mountains to climb at times, especially on the road, and it's been great to reflect that in the last few games.”
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Newcastle United's last five matches (all competitions) |
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They will oppose |
h/a |
a result |
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Leicester City |
H |
4-0 win |
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Brentford |
H |
3-1 win |
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Ipswich Town |
A |
4-0 win |
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Aston Villa |
H |
3-0 win |
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Manchester United |
A |
2-0 win |
Howe also praised Isaac, who has now scored 11 goals in his last 11 Premier League appearances.
“(Isaac) was really good,” he said. “His all-round game is really strong. He can do a little bit of everything. Most importantly he needs to be in the right place at the right time to score goals. Early in the game, it was a great cross from Lewis Hall and Alex went in. There he headed in.”
Newcastle agrees to sell Dubravka
Another player Howe has praised recently is goalkeeper Martin Dubravka, who has now started all four of Newcastle's last four Premier League matches due to a knee injury to number one Nick Pope.
“Martin picked it up from the first minute. He distributed the ball really well. That's been a big thing in his game and it's always been there, and against Aston Villa, you can go back to a number of aerial claims he had under pressure, handling that side well as well.” “I was very happy with it.” Howe recently said from Slovak.
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Martin Dubravka statistics 2024/25 (all competitions) |
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games |
6 |
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Objectives accepted |
1 |
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Clean sheets |
5 |
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However, Howe may have to do so soon Letting go of the player he once described as “important”. According to a new report by Asharq Al-Awsat. Newcastle have now agreed a deal to sell Dubravka to Al Youth This month. The publication claims that Dubravka has also agreed personal terms with the Saudi Professional League club, and that the deal is now awaiting approval from the Financial Sustainability Committee before it becomes official.
If Dubravka completes his announced move to youth, he will join a number of former Premier League and European stars, including former Southampton defender Wesley Hoedt, Belgium international Yannick Carrasco, and former AC Milan midfielder Giacomo Bonaventura.