Newcastle United: 'I've seen enough to see we can compete' - but is Eddie Howe right?

 Newcastle United: 'I've seen enough to see we can compete' - but is Eddie Howe right?

Only one team has stayed up in Newcastle United's situation - and head coach Eddie Howe admits "we need to get that win as quickly as we can" - so can the Magpies survive?

His side remain bottom of the Premier League - with no wins in 13 games - after a 2-0 defeat at Arsenal on Saturday.

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Howe has only been in charge for two of them since replacing the sacked Steve Bruce. He watched last weekend's 3-3 draw with Brentford from his hotel room after contracting Covid-19, but he was at Emirates Stadium to see his side's battling display on Saturday.

One of the richest clubs in the world after their recent £305m Saudi takeover, Newcastle are six points adrift of safety.

Their next two games could go a huge way to deciding how their prospects look to potential new signings when the January transfer window opens.

They host Norwich on Tuesday and Burnley on Saturday - the other two teams in the drop zone.

"We just have to look at the first one [against Norwich]," Howe said. "Momentum in football is so important. We need to get that win as quickly as we can.

"I'm a positive guy. I've seen enough from the two games to see we can compete. A neutral watching today wouldn't think we were in the position we were in. It's up to us to get the results we need."

Newcastle are only the sixth team to fail to win any of their opening 13 Premier League games. Four of the previous five were relegated, with only Derby County in 2000-01 surviving.