Given: 'Why can't Newcastle dream of winning?'

"Can Newcastle compete to win the Premier League? Leicester did it a few years ago. Why can't Newcastle dream of it?", Given, a former goalkeeper who played 462 games for Newcastle during this period period 1997-2009, said on APV channel on the evening of December 26.

Meanwhile, Newcastle manager Eddie Howe wants his players to focus on short-term goals. According to him, the immediate things to do are to control expectations, not put unnecessary pressure on the team, try to win the next match and execute the tactical plan well.

Chris Wood, the player who opened the scoring against Leicester 3-0 from the penalty spot, also said it was too early to talk about the possibility of Newcastle winning the Premier League. However, he did not stop fans from dreaming about it.

Joelinton, who sealed the 3-0 victory, also shared: "We have to play game by game, then see what we can achieve at the end of the season."

In the match on the evening of December 26, Wood, Almiron and Joelinton scored for Newcastle in the third, seventh and 32 minutes. After the victory at Leicester, Newcastle climbed to second in the Premier League. Coach Howe's team is having 33 points after 16 games, seven points behind the leading team Arsenal. Man City fell to third with 32 points, but played two games less than Newcastle.

The win over Leicester was Newcastle's sixth consecutive win in the Premier League. This is the first time they have done this since finishing fifth under former coach Alan Pardew 10 years ago.

In 2022, Newcastle won 21 Premier League matches. This is the best achievement since winning 23 matches in 1995. In the 1995-1996 season, Newcastle finished second.

Coach Howe also became the third English manager to win more than 20 Premier League games in a calendar year, after Kevin Keegan (24 in 1994, 23 in 1995) and Roy Evans (22 in 1996).