Newcastle United has issued a robust rebuttal in response to the assertions made by Carragher, Sutton, and Sherwood, characterising their remarks as a significant ‘waste of energy.’

Newcastle United has exhibited a robust response to the assertions made by pundits Jamie Carragher, Chris Sutton, and Tim Sherwood, who had dismissed the team’s prospects.

Manager Eddie Howe has commended his squad for their resilience and determination in ‘fighting back’ against such critiques.

While there remains a considerable amount of football to be played in the latter half of the season, Newcastle’s recent performance has prompted Jamie Carragher to endorse the Magpies’ prospects of securing a fifth-place finish in his updated season predictions.

This marks a notable shift from his earlier assertion that Eddie Howe’s squad would not be in contention for European qualification.

Ally McCoist and Tim Sherwood similarly did not anticipate that Newcastle would contend for a position within the top six at the commencement of the season. In addition, Chris Sutton, Danny Murphy, Micah Richards, and Joe Hart did not foresee the black-and-whites vying for a Champions League berth.

Howe has previously acknowledged his preference for being perceived as a ‘dark horse who is underestimated and dismissed,’ as Newcastle endeavoured to ‘demonstrate to others their misconceptions.’ However, the manager of the Magpies has refrained from utilising external commentary as motivation.

“I acknowledge that there exist various opinions, which are likely informed by our performances in both our games and the early part of the season.”

I am confident that we have justifiably faced some criticism. It was our responsibility to respond to that challenge and to endeavour to counter it in the only manner we are familiar with, which is to secure victories in our games.

Newcastle United found themselves positioned in the lower half of the standings after suffering a 4-2 defeat against Brentford last month. However, the club has since achieved an impressive streak of eight consecutive victories across all competitions, marking the first time in nearly two decades that a Premier League club has accomplished such a feat.

Newcastle has successfully narrowed the margin between themselves and fourth-placed Chelsea, and the Magpies have the opportunity to surpass the Blues in the standings with a victory against

Wolverhampton Wanderers this evening. Newcastle has asserted their dominance in the Carabao Cup semi-final with a 2-0 victory over Arsenal and has advanced to the fourth round of the FA Cup.