The Magpies may have dragged themselves to a midtable finish last term, but for the most part, wins have been hard to come by during the 60-year-old's tenure.
Now, with a Saudi-funded takeover finally completed and a winless start of seven matches to amend in the coming weeks, there is an expectation that Bruce will be relieved of his duties on Tyneside sooner rather than later.
But how justifiable would his exit be?
We’ve crunched the numbers to determine each Premier League manager’s overall win percentage at their current club, and to see where Bruce measures up compared to his top flight peers.
Click and scroll through the pages below to find out…
*For the purposes of this article Watford’s Claudio Ranieri, who is yet to manage a game for the Hornets, has been omitted.

1. Pep Guardiola - Manchester City
Games: 305 Wins: 226 Win percentage: 74% (Photo by Michael Regan/Getty Images) Photo: Michael Regan

2. Thomas Tuchel - Chelsea
Games: 41 Wins: 27 Win percentage: 65.8% (Photo by Catherine Ivill/Getty Images) Photo: Catherine Ivill

3. Jurgen Klopp - Liverpool
Games: 326 Wins: 196 Win percentage: 60.1% (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images) Photo: David Ramos

4. Nuno Espirito Santo - Tottenham Hotspur
Games: 12 Wins: 7 Win percentage: 58.3% (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images) Photo: JUSTIN TALLIS

