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Charlotte Robson
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Image source, PA MediaWhat a terrible time for an international break.
This time last season, we travelled to Bournemouth and put in a terrible and exhausted performance that culminated in Kieran Trippier walking up to an audibly frustrated fan and asking: "Are the lads not giving it everything?"
Well, maybe, but everything was not enough back then. We were delighted to get an international break and a chance to regroup.
Proceed to this year and I am gutted that we have to wait another couple of weeks before our next game. We have finally hit the stride Eddie Howe has become known for on Tyneside, putting together strings of not only performances but wins.
Some might say: "Weren't you fans calling for his position to be reevaluated a few weeks ago?" Even more cynical people might say: "This is only a couple of league wins on the trot, it's not amazing, let's just relax a bit."
Well, I say "no, thank you" to both.
I love getting excited by my football team. I love seeing the players enjoying themselves and being able to interact positively with fans, not being frustrated and exhausted. This is why we are fans, isn't it? To ride the highs and lows (and pretend we know more than the manager).
What most impresses me about this side is that in the past few wins (two league, one Carabao Cup) we have seen a team with an incredible amount of resilience and tenacity.
We went behind on Sunday at an in-form Nottingham Forest. This might have cowed a different team - but not us.
We always looked like the better side and, more importantly, we always looked like we believed we were the better side. Couple that with Alexander Isak finally scoring in every game he starts and there was only one way that game could have ended.
I am sure the players are ready for the break but I wish I could press fast forward.
Bring on the rest of the season.
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Image source, Getty ImagesFive players have been called up to England's squad for November's Nations League internationals after eight withdrew through injury.
Aston Villa midfielder Morgan Rogers, West Ham forward Jarrod Bowen, Everton centre-back Jarrad Branthwaite along with Newcastle full-back Tino Livramento and Burnley goalkeeper James Trafford have also been added to interim boss Lee Carsley’s squad.
Chelsea pair Levi Colwill and Cole Palmer, Arsenal duo Declan Rice and Bukayo Saka, Manchester City midfielders Phil Foden and Jack Grealish, Liverpool's Trent Alexander-Arnold, and Southampton's Aaron Ramsdale have all pulled out.
England face Greece on Thursday, 14 November and the Republic of Ireland on Sunday, 17 November.
Image source, Getty ImagesNewcastle winger Harvey Barnes hopes his performance against Nottingham Forest will put him "in the shop window to start games" going forward for Eddie Howe's side.
Barnes came off the bench to score the Magpies' third goal on Sunday and seal a fine 3-1 comeback victory at the City Ground.
"I want to play every game from the beginning," he told BBC Radio Newcastle. "When I'm not playing, I'm always going to be disappointed and frustrated.
"But, I feel like I'm someone who will always use that in a good way and when I do come on the pitch I will help the team and show why I should be on the pitch.
"I'm a player who wants to be starting and I feel like I have a lot to give the team. You can praise the manager for bringing you on but helping the team get those vital three points you hope puts you in the shop widow to start games."
Newcastle go into the November international break on the back of two strong performances and wins against Arsenal and Forest but Barnes believes there is still more to come from the Magpies.
"We're on a good run of form, you just want that next game to come," he added.
"You can see in the performances that we're winning games but we've still got things to work on so this little break gives us a opportunity to look at them, correct things and hit the ground running when we come back."
Image source, Getty ImagesWe asked for your thoughts after Sunday's Premier League game between Nottingham Forest and Newcastle.
Here are some of your comments:
Forest fans
John: Tough to take but a fair result. All the things that came off last week didn't today. No lack of effort or commitment - things just didn't go for us against a strong team with a good manager who'd worked us out. Like Nuno said, we go again next time.
Andy: Poor in the final third against a physical Newcastle. That was the difference. Neither team had lots of chances - Newcastle just took theirs.
Ken: Thought we looked leggy from the off. Beaten by the better side, but borne from our inability to create anything at all and their ability to create and take chances. Eddie Howe worked his magic at half-time and we had no answer to it. Never mind, it has shown us what is required to stay in that top six and we have a break now to recharge.
Newcastle fans
Kevin: Even at 1-0 down we were still the better side. Composed on the ball and on the front foot. It’s taken a while but Eddie has now found the winning combination and balance in the midfield area. Harvey Barnes, super sub!
Bluey: Not the best first half from us but dug in. Ryan Yates for them should have been off. I counted at least three yellows, maybe four for his play. The high line worries me as we are always open to getting caught on the break. Big Dan Burn just hasn't got the pace to defend counter attacks. Joelinton is some boy - what a transformed player he is.
Sandra: Brilliant second-half display after a gritty first. Shame Anthony Gordon and Barnes can’t start together, however if Harvey keeps making supersub appearances and scoring goals well, why not. Brilliant game to watch.
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Image source, Getty ImagesForward Anthony Gordon is a doubt for England after coming off in Newcastle's win at Nottingham Forest.
The 23-year-old was withdrawn with 10 minutes left at the City Ground with a hip issue, as the Magpies came from behind to earn a 3-1 victory.
Gordon, who has seven England caps, was included in Lee Carsley's squad for the Nations League games against Greece and Ireland this month but his injury will now be assessed.
Boss Eddie Howe said: "I’d say because he has come off, yes [a doubt for England].
"It looks like a similar problem to one he had a few weeks ago with his hip. We hope it’s not serious."
Gordon's replacement, Harvey Barnes, scored the Magpies' third three minutes after coming on. Goals from Alexander Isak and Joelinton had already turned the game around.
Murillo's first-half header opened the scoring but Newcastle hit back to rise to eighth, a point behind third-placed Forest, with Howe reserving special praise for Joelinton.
"He’s turned into a beast, a machine, he is someone you put on the pitch and you know what you are going to get," he said, after the Brazil international's first goal since the opening day.
"He has got those mental qualities. Joe deserves the credit, not us, it’s the player who has to commit to what you ask him to do.
"I want more from him, I think he can get more goals. Look at the goals he has scored this season, it’s a player with real finishing abilities."
It was a third straight win in all competitions for the Magpies having beaten Chelsea in the Carabao Cup and last week's win over Arsenal.
Howe added: "We knew the importance of today, we didn’t want it to be a false dawn. The challenge for the players was to come here against a team in good form."
Image source, Getty ImagesEddie Howe spoke to BBC Sport after Newcastle's victory against Nottingham Forest: "It was difficult but we knew it would be. They are a difficult team to play against because they don't concede many chances and you're left fearing the worse when you go behind. We had work to do at half-time but credit to the players because the second half was up there with our best performances this season.
"Everything we didn't do in the first half we did at the start of the second half. We were intense and direct with our attacking. We asked more questions and could have scored. I'm really pleased with the second half.
"We need our attacking players to contribute goals and Alexander [Isak] has done that in the past few weeks with massive moments, then Joelinton and Harvey Barnes pop up with moments too. We know we have players who can make that difference and I'm really pleased with that side of our game.
"Harvey Barnes did what he does. He's an outstanding player. Trying to find room for him in the team is something that I am conscious of. I'm really pleased he got that goal - I thought it was a fantastic finish."
Image source, Getty ImagesOnly Papiss Cisse (eight) and Callum Wilson (seven) have scored more Premier League goals as a substitute for Newcastle United than Harvey Barnes (six), with this making up two-thirds of his total for the club (six out of nine).
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Four matches make up Sunday's Premier League action, and we will bring you every moment.
Nottingham Forest v Newcastle (listen on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra)
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Kick-off times 14:00 GMT unless stated
Chris Sutton is making predictions for all 380 Premier League games this season, against a variety of guests.
For week 11 he takes on Mylee and Tate from CBBC football drama Jamie Johnson FC (JJFC), which is set in the world of an elite academy at fictional Premier League club Hawx United.
Sutton's prediction: 2-1
In many respects this is a battle of two strikers. I loved Alexander Isak's header for Newcastle against Arsenal last week. It was a classic centre-forward's finish.
But this is the Chris Wood derby - aka the 'Wood Chopper' derby - and I am backing him to give Nottingham Forest the cutting edge they need against his former club.
Forest are a team with good balance in that they set out not to concede but they also have players who can threaten on the counter.
Their confidence must be sky-high and I see their good run continuing.
Mylee's prediction: Forest are doing really well but Newcastle are strong too. 2-2
Tate's prediction: Forest are flying and I am going to go for another Midlands win! 3-1
Read the rest of their predictions and have your own say here
Image source, Getty ImagesEarlier, we asked you to identify the former Newcastle player from their Premier League statistics playing for the club.
The correct answer was Papiss Cisse.
Image source, Getty Images"I'm a Geordie - these games mean a lot to me."
Michael Chopra's reaction to former Newcastle boss Glenn Roeder priming him to come on as a substitute against Sunderland sums up how he felt about the opportunity.
As it was, the Newcastle-born striker scored his sole Premier League goal for the Magpies at the Stadium of Light, playing his part in a memorable 4-1 win.
He told BBC Radio Newcastle's Total Sport podcast about what it meant to him.
"Being a Geordie you dream about playing in these games, but to score in one...
"I remember being in the changing room, we were 1-0 down at half time and Glenn Roeder came up to me and said 'you might be going on if it stays like this - make sure you're ready'. I was like: 'Don't worry, I'm ready'.
"He stuck me on and Titus [Bramble] had a free-kick on the edge of the halfway line. I'd just run from the dugout straight into the box and the ball fell to me and I put it in the back of the net.
"I was straight into Newcastle after - I don't think I had to buy a drink!"
Chopra would later go on to play for Sunderland, scoring 42 times in eight appearances for Newcastle's local rivals.
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Image source, Getty ImagesMichael Chopra says his debut for Newcastle was "a dream come true" but swiftly became a nightmare when he missed his kick in a penalty shootout.
Speaking on the latest Total Sport Newcastle United podcast, Chopra said: "It was amazing. I'd worked so hard to get to this point. I knew leading up to the game I was going to be on the bench - John Carver was telling me I had a great chance of featuring."
"I had all my family there watching, and to actually come on and play my first game in front of thousands of fans at St James' Park wearing the black and white stripes - my dream had come true.
"I'd go to sleep every night thinking when's this chance going to happen. The sacrifices I'd made up until this point were worthwhile.
"It didn't end up to be the right result I wanted. It went to a penalty shootout and being a Geordie and wanting to be a hero I put my hand up to take one - and I missed.
"In the changing room after, I was standing in the shower, devastated, crying my eyes out and I remember Alan [Shearer] came in and said 'Chops don't worry about it. What you've got is a lot of bottle. We've got players out there that we signed for 12 million and they didn't want to take one - how do you think I felt when I missed against Sunderland?'
"For him to come down from the box to the changing room and do that - it was a big thing for me. That was one of the things that stuck in my mind."
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Image source, Getty ImagesNewcastle manager Eddie Howe has stressed the importance of patience in the development of young players, following left-back Lewis Hall's first call-up to the senior England squad on Thursday.
Hall joined the Magpies from Chelsea as an 18-year-old last summer and, now 20, has fully established himself as a first-team regular this season with the Magpies - starting seven of their 10 Premier League games and coming off the bench in the other three.
"Patience is something you need and I know that as a father, when you're with your kids and whatever you're trying to help them with, whether it's maths or whatever subject or part of their life, you can get frustrated and impatient with their development," said Howe.
"You need to sometimes just be calm and let them develop in their own way.
"We always try to push the players and try to help them, and Lewis is a really good case in point for us now to point to in the future.
"It was the same with Anthony [Gordon]. You go through a period with every player and you can never look at one case and go 'that's how long it will take you'. It's all unique to the individual.
"But Lewis really committed to the work and now he's reaping the rewards."
Phil Cartwright
BBC Sport journalist
Newcastle United boss Eddie Howe has been speaking to the media before Sunday's Premier League game against Nottingham Forest (kick-off 14:00 GMT).
Here are the key lines from his news conference:
Howe reported no new injury concerns for Sunday's game, but Kieran Trippier and Callum Wilson will not be fit enough to be considered for selection.
On Lewis Hall's first call-up to the England squad: "I'm delighted for Lewis. I think he's had a very good start to the season - he's been very consistent and put in some mature displays. There's still a lot more to come from him. We're seeing him evolve every week. It's a great achievement for someone so young."
Reflecting on his third anniversary in charge of Newcastle, Howe joked: "It feels good to still be here!" He added: "When you come in [to a new club] you're never sure how things are going to go. You come in with the best of intentions and lots of dreams, but also uncertainty and some insecurities because you're going into the unknown. I think back to loads of positive memories and good feelings. I'm so pleased with how it's gone and still dreaming of what may lie ahead."
On his hopes for his fourth year as Newcastle: "We're looking at progression and improvement. We're looking at a really tight Premier League this year. Consistency is a big word for us and if we can find that ability to win consecutive games, the teams that are able to put those winning sequences together will have the best chance of success."
Forest are third in the Premier League after 10 games and Howe said of Sunday's opponents: "Nuno [Espirito Santo] deserves huge credit for the job he's done. They've recruited really well in recent windows. They've got a way of playing that really works for them and they're very tough to play against. You can see from their defensive record what a test it's going to pose for us to score against them, and that's given them the platform then to score at the other end."
On Forest's in-form ex-Newcastle striker Chris Wood: "I'm delighted for Chris on a personal level because, for me, it was never lost how well he played for us. He did everything but score, but his positive performances were so important in our efforts to stay in the league, especially that first season when he joined."
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Guess the former Newcastle player from their Premier League statistics at the club:
Years at club: 2012-2016
National team: Senegal
Position: Striker
Appearances: 117
Goals: 37
Answer will be revealed at 17:00 GMT
Image source, Getty ImagesThis is the first time Nottingham Forest will play Newcastle in a top-flight match while above them in the table since March 1989, when they drew 1-1 at the City Ground.
Image source, Getty ImagesAt a news conference on Thursday, England interim head coach Lee Carsley spoke about Southampton centre-back Taylor Harwood-Bellis and Newcastle left-back Lewis Hall, who have received their first call-ups to the senior squad.
"Both players who have played a lot of minutes this season and showed they can play at a high level," said Carsley.
"I know them both really well. Taylor is a player who really deserves it, he's a brilliant captain. Lewis has taken his time to settle in but has shown he can be consistent. He's got a great left foot."
