Newcastle United's impressive start to the Premier League campaign has been built on a core of ten players. Eddie Howe's side are currently occupying a Champions League berth as we head into the winter break.
The pause for the World Cup in Qatar will give Newcastle players and staff a brief break before returning for a mini pre-season in December. The Toon have picked up where they left off last season and reaffirmed their place as one of the in-form teams in the Premier League for the calendar year of 2022.
Howe and his coaching staff have done an incredible job of transforming a stagnating side, with the help of a few additions. Newcastle have a relatively settled starting XI and that's shown by the blue chip players that the head coach regularly calls upon.
