In this winter's transfer window, the £320 billion super tycoon Newcastle spent £100 million to complete the reinforcement, and the second reinforcement , poaching the number one striker Klaus Wood from relegation rival Burnley in the form of a penalty, was a two birds with one stone.
The effect of "banknote ability" is obvious, after the opening of the winter window, Newcastle won 5 games, 3 wins and 2 draws, won 11 points, and the points obtained have been the same as those obtained in the first 21 rounds (2 games less), and the ranking is also a vigorous upward string. At the end of the 26th round, Newcastle finally got out of the relegation zone and even had a certain advantage.
However, due to the postponement of some premier league matches due to the Omiljung virus, the situation in this relegation zone is also complicated. Newcastle has 2 fewer games, Leeds United has 2 fewer, Burnley has 4 less, Everton has 3 less... Coupled with the fact that the point difference between each other is already small, this will finish the game that should be made up, and the ranking will change again.
While Newcastle fans applauded the team's good performance after reinforcements, Newcastle's relegation rival, Burnley, whose main striker was poached by Newcastle, also erupted in a strong desire to survive - draw Arsenal, draw Manchester United, lose to Liverpool. Just when the fans thought Burnley was just dying (the penultimate), Burnley, who had four games less, broke out in a desperate situation.
In the 26th round, Burnley won 3-0 away to Brighton, pulling down Brighton, who still had a chance to mix in the fourth place; then in the midweek make-up match, he stubbornly beat Tottenham Hotspur, who had just beaten Manchester City; after two consecutive wins, Burnley narrowed the point difference to 2 points with one game less than Newcastle.
This is the most interesting place - Newcastle smashed the penalty to poach Burnley's main front, originally wanted to weaken competitors, to make a dark position, did not expect Burnley to lose Chris Wood, 7 wins, 2 draws, 2 losses enough to take 9 points, tenaciously catch up.
However, Newcastle does not have to worry, although Burnley behind them is chasing hard, but Newcastle can also pull down the competitors in front. In this round, Newcastle away to Brentford, as long as they win, the ranking will be higher.
Brentford, as a new Premier League team, performed brilliantly at the beginning of the season, beating Arsenal, forcing Liverpool to draw, Lex West Ham United... Once at the top of the rankings, as the season progressed, the weaknesses of the new Premier League force have been exposed. After the New Year, in addition to beating Villa 2-1, Brentford has only scored one point in the last seven rounds, and the ranking has plummeted, and currently only has 4 points more than Burnley, but has played three more games.
Apparently, Brentford desperately needed a win to relieve the pressure, but only 10 minutes into the opening, the team's attacking core Da Silva turned into the devil, a malicious pedal directly sent himself off the field. Newcastle had a numerical advantage almost at the beginning, and the suspense of the game was gone at this moment.
However, against brentford goalkeeper David Raya, Who had shown great courage, Newcastle's bombing did not bear fruit until the second half of the first half, and Jolington's high-jumping head hammer finally smashed Raya's ten fingers. Before half-time, Willock went down to extend the score to 2-0.
With the lead and numbers dominant, Newcastle has already pocketed 3 points. So the second half of the game turned into a simple and rough tactical confrontation, the only highlight was that Eriksen, who had been injured due to heart problems in the European Cup, returned to the field after 260 days, which was admirable.
This should be the easiest game Newcastle has won this season. Throughout the game, Newcastle had 62.8% possession, shooting 26 feet and 11 shots on target. With Burnley drawing with Crystal Palace in this round, Everton losing to Manchester City and Leeds United losing to Tottenham Hotspur, Newcastle has moved up to fourteenth.
The magpie flew into the sky and was relegated!