Eddie Howe is refusing to accept Newcastle United are facing the Premier League's crisis club this weekend against Tottenham Hotspur.
Spurs parted company with Antonio Conte last month and have since been plunged into a fresh political turmoil. Chairman Daniel Levy was the target of chants for him to go and lamposts on the Seven Sisters Road have had "Levy Out" slapped on them throughout the season.
The Spurs supremo has expressed concerns about Newcastle's wealthy new Saudi backers since the takeover went through. But now finds his club in a battle for fourth spot.
