Newcastle United players were shown footage of some of the Entertainers' finest moments by Eddie Howe in a team meeting last week in a bid to inspire them. However, Newcastle had to show a very different side of their game at Brighton on Saturday to come away with a point after the visitors kept another clean sheet in a goalless draw at the Amex.
Champions Man City are now the only other side in the Premier League yet to concede a goal after Newcastle kept shutouts in their opening two games of the season. For context, Newcastle shipped six goals in their first two matches last season against West Ham and Aston Villa and it took the Magpies until December to even register their first clean sheet in the top-flight.
Saturday was a reminder of Newcastle's need for attacking reinforcements, after Brighton had seven times as many shots on target, but Howe's side will continue to pick up points with this gritty backline. In fact, what was once a weakness is now the team's undoubted strength following the arrival of Nick Pope, Kieran Trippier, Matt Targett, Dan Burn and Sven Botman in the last seven months.
