Newcastle United are in a little bit of limbo. As October's end approaches, we are too far past the struggles of the summer and still too far away from the January window to look too far into the future.

Eddie Howe admits Newcastle United struggled to cope with Cole Palmer and Nicolas Jackson in Chelsea’s 2-1 win at Stamford Bridge on Sunday. Chelsea made a strong start to the game and thought they had taken the lead in the first half though Palmer before his effort was rule out for offside following a call from VAR.

Newcastle failed to score from open play again at the weekend, a cause for concern given their attacking numbers are down in all key areas