Paul Merson has admitted that Newcastle are better than he imagined after watching the Magpies’ 1-0 defeat against Chelsea.
Newcastle were unlucky not to get a result at Stamford Bridge and were denied a clear-cut penalty when Trevoh Chalobah dragged Jacob Murphy to the ground. Another away trip on Thursday sees the Magpies travel to Everton, with Frank Lampard’s strugglers only out of the relegation zone on goal difference.
Merson claimed in January that it would take ‘a miracle’ for Newcastle to beat the drop but now expects Everton to finish in the bottom three. The former Arsenal winger thinks the Toffees - who have lost eight out of their last nine league games - need to beat Newcastle after their 1-0 defeat to Wolves.
