NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, ENGLAND - JANUARY 14: Joelinton of Newcastle United celebrates after escores his team's fourth goal  with Manager Steve Bruce during the FA Cup Third Round Replay match between Newcastle United and Rochdale at St. James Park on January 14, 2020 in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. (Photo by Ian MacNicol/Getty Images)NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, ENGLAND - JANUARY 14: Joelinton of Newcastle United celebrates after escores his team's fourth goal  with Manager Steve Bruce during the FA Cup Third Round Replay match between Newcastle United and Rochdale at St. James Park on January 14, 2020 in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. (Photo by Ian MacNicol/Getty Images)
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, ENGLAND - JANUARY 14: Joelinton of Newcastle United celebrates after escores his team's fourth goal with Manager Steve Bruce during the FA Cup Third Round Replay match between Newcastle United and Rochdale at St. James Park on January 14, 2020 in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. (Photo by Ian MacNicol/Getty Images)

Newcastle United's Premier League best & worst, 2019/20 edition – and there's a few SHOCK candidates

Newcastle United return to Premier League action on Sunday against Sheffield United at St James’s Park, more than three months on from when they last kicked a ball in the top flight.

And if the first forays of action this week prove anything, it’s that the form book pre-COVID has well and truly gone out the window.

But with NINE games to go, who have been Newcastle’s best and worst in the Premier League? Here’s everything from goals, shots, tackles and more...