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Newcastle United is back in the Premier League after missing out last season for just the third time in their history. The question going into the 2017-2018 season is whether or not they can stay up. Rafael Benitez did a fine job last season leading United to the top spot in the Championship, but it won’t be easy this season, as the team didn’t spend a lot of money in the off-season. Newcastle figures to struggle to score goals in 2017-2018 so they will need to be stout defensively if they are to avoid relegation. Oddsmakers believe Newcastle has a decent chance to stay out of the bottom three, as they made the odds on Newcastle getting relegated at +450. The point total for the Magpies for this season was set at 41.5.
Newcastle United Premier League Futures Odds
Odds To Win Premier League: +6600 (Field)
Odds To Be Relegated: +450
Total Points Over/Under: 41.5
Newcastle has no chance to win the Premier League this season, so the focus will be on avoiding relegation. Newcastle is not your normal team coming from the Championship, as they have a lot of experience in the Premier League. Oddsmakers are giving them a lot of respect, as the point total of 41.5 indicates that Newcastle could avoid relegation.
Newcastle United Competitions in 2017-18
English Premier League
FA Cup
EFL Cup
What's New?
Newcastle didn’t spend a lot of money in the transfer season but they did make some good moves. Newcastle brought in Jacob Murphy from Norwich, Christian Atsu from Chelsea, Florian Lejeune from Eibar, Javier Manquillo from Atletico Madrid and Mikel Merino on loan from Borussia Dortmund.
Benitez has said he is not happy with ownership and their unwillingness to spend money. “I am not happy, but at the same time for me it's a challenge,” Benitez said to the Daily Mail. “'I try to do my best.” Benitez said the team missed on some of their targets. “'We missed some targets at the beginning and we're paying for that. Hopefully we can find solutions and bring what we need. It's not what you want, it's what you need.”
What's Gone?
Newcastle lost Daryl Murphy to Nottingham Forest, Lewis Gibson to Everton, Kevin Mbabu to Young Boys, Matz Sels on loan to Anderlecht, Vurnon Anita to Leeds, Yoan Gouffran to Goztepe and Adam Armstrong on loan to Bolton.
Newcastle United 2017-18 Predictions
Newcastle does not have a good midfield and that is a major concern heading into the 2017-2018 season. The addition of Atsu is a key one, as he should get a lot of chances to score. Newcastle needs all the goals they can get, as they have not scored more than 45 goals in a Premier League season since 2012.
Newcastle is definitely a borderline team in terms of avoiding relegation. The deciding factor may be the status of Benitez as manager. He has said that he is working hard but that it is a challenge. “'When I decided to stay for me it was a challenge,” Benitez said, “'I'm not totally happy with what we did, but I will try to do my best. I'm working very hard with the people in the club to try to improve what we have at the moment.”
There could be a lot of value in taking Newcastle to be relegated at +450. The point total may also be too high at 41.5. Newcastle really didn’t do much in the off-season to improve and if Benitez is concerned, then it is hard to be too optimistic about the chances for Newcastle in 2017-2018.
The only team that looks like they are worse than Newcastle is Huddersfield who is odds-on to be relegated. Newcastle doesn’t look better than Brighton, Burnley or Watford, yet Newcastle has odds of +450 to be relegated, while those teams have odds of 2-1 or less. There could be value in taking Newcastle to get relegated as the Magpies figure to stay around the relegation zone all season.
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