Newcastle United’s winless run in the Premier League extended to five games after the 1-1 draw against Leeds at St. James’ Park last Friday.
There are now only two matches before the October international break for the Magpies to secure the first three points of the season.
There might be 33 games left to play, but we are already over an eighth of the way through the new campaign.
Trips to Watford and Wolverhampton Wanderers are next before a two-week international break where hopefully Callum Wilson will not be too far away from making a much-needed return following its conclusion.
Newcastle United stats don’t lie
Following the 1-1 draw with Marcelo Bielsa’s Leeds, it means Newcastle have two points from a possible 15 to start the new season.
It’s the fourth time in our last seven Premier League campaigns that we have failed to win any of the opening five matches of the season (Sky Sports).
What’s more concerning is that in what is his 14th season as a Premier League manager, Steve Bruce has seen his side fail to win any of their opening five matches of a season in the competition for the very first time (Sky Sports).
It’s worrying that Newcastle’s poor starts show no signs of stopping, but what’s more harrying is the fact that Bruce has broken new ground during his managerial career at Newcastle’s expense.
Sloppy starts will catch up with Newcastle
Similar to last year, this group of players could click and go on a run of form that guides the club to safety and pulls the wool over Mike Ashley’s eyes that the squad is Premier League quality.
But eventually we could bite off more than we can chew and find ourselves cut adrift in the relegation zone.
Newcastle are breaking stats for all the wrong reasons, the tide needs to turn and it needs to turn now.
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