At 23:00 Beijing time on January 15, the 22nd round of the Premier League ushered in a relegation battle, newcastle united against Watford. In the first half, the two teams were calm, and in the second half, Saint-Maximan scored first, and João Pedro completed a great draw, and the two sides played 1-1! After 3 points to 1 point, Newcastle United continued to win for five consecutive rounds, and the new bosses of the Premier League continued to rank second to last, but still failed to escape the relegation zone.
In this winter window, Newcastle United have made a series of shots, first signing The big Britain foot Trippier for 15 million, and then poaching centre-forward Chris Wood from rival Burnley for 30 million, bent on staying in the Premier League.
But the magpies' reality is very full, the ideal is very bone, and the team still has not seen any improvement.
In the 49th minute, Saint-Maximin staged a brilliant passing show, cutting into the box from the left and firing a right-footed blast at two opposing defenders, breaking the deadlock 1-0 at Newcastle United.
So far this season, Newcastle has scored only 20 goals, and Saint-Maximin alone has contributed 5 goals and 3 assists, directly involved in 40% of the goals, and is the absolute thigh of the offensive end.
In the 88th minute, the desperate Watford suddenly broke out, Fermenia crossed from the right, João Pedro jumped high at the back point and headed the ball into the dead corner, 1-1 to complete the draw!
For the rest of the day, the two sides were no longer successful, and Newcastle United could only accept the result of the draw. Since beating Burnley on December 4 last year, Newcastle has been beaten back to its original form, with no wins in 2 draws and 3 defeats in 5 rounds, and only 2 of them have been scored. During this period, Newcastle also flipped in the FA Cup and was knocked out by the League One team Cambridge United, making the Saudi tycoon boss unable to sit still.
It is worth mentioning that Newcastle is also caught in the spell of the tailwind game, taking the lead 10 times this season, 9 times being countered by opponents, and losing a total of 21 points!
At the time of Newcastle United's failure, Norwich beat Everton 2-1, which suddenly changed the relegation situation. Currently, Norwich are at the bottom of the table to be in 18th place with 13 points, just one point from the relegation line. Newcastle United maintained a penultimate position with 12 points, Burnley became deputy squad leader with 11 points, and the fate of the 3 teams was collectively rewritten.
As we all know, Newcastle United is backed by a Saudi consortium, with a wealth worth at least 320 billion pounds, enough to crush the bosses of Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain. However, while the other two giants are soaring and fighting in the Champions League, Newcastle is becoming more and more unlucky, and even the Premier League seat may not be able to keep.
Newcastle waved a checkbook to bring in reinforcements, but the team's delay in escaping the relegation zone deterred many stars and refused to join at this time.