Newcastle United have just one Premier League game to save themselves. For three-and-a-half months the Magpies have needed to claim just a solitary victory in order to cement their place in the English top-flight for another season, and they have failed in each of those 10 attempts - losing nine of them. Their Premier League future now comes down to one game, against West Ham United on Sunday, May 24th (3pm kick-off). Win, and the Magpies will definitely be in the top flight next season - and either Hull City or bitter rivals Sunderland will be demoted. Draw or lose, however, and Newcastle could go down, with the Tigers and the Black Cats instead surviving. What's more, there is no doubt that former Newcastle boss Sam Allardyce would love nothing more than to get one over on his ex-employers and see them plummet down into the Championship. Unfortunately for Newcastle, it is not just their form that suggests they are likely to be relegated - but recent history too. The similarities between Newcastle's season this time around and the previous two occasions they were demoted are eerily similar - and that doesn't spell good news for the Toon faithful... Here are the 10 omens that strongly suggest history is repeating itself for Newcastle United - and indicate that the Magpies could well be heading for relegation from the Premier League to the Championship once more.
NUFC editor for WhatCulture.com/NUFC. History graduate (University of Edinburgh) and NCTJ-trained journalist. I love sports, hopelessly following Newcastle United and Newcastle Falcons. My pastimes include watching and attending sports matches religiously, reading spy books and sampling ales.
