Under Steve Bruce, Magpies fans have become used to seeing their side averaging low possession, which became increasingly noticeable during the club’s 11-match winless streak this term.
However in recent weeks, just as assistant coach Graeme Jones arrived, Newcastle seem to be playing more of the frontfoot as they aim to steer away from the relegation picture.
Courtesy of data from scouting experts Wyscout, we’ve looked at each top-flight club’s possession stats, ranking them in order to form a ‘possession table’.
United’s position is woeful – but also not surprising given how the season has panned out so far:
Courtesy of data from scouting experts Wyscout, we’ve looked at each top-flight club’s possession stats, ranking them in order to form a ‘possession table’.