Jonjo Shelvey has been the 'secret' ingredient behind Newcastle United's up-turn in form in recent weeks. That's the view of former West Ham United forward Frank McAvennie, who believes that Eddie Howe has turned the 30-year-old's fortunes around after a tough start to the season.
Having started just one of the Magpies' first 10 matches, Shelvey returned to the side for Graeme Jones' final change as Interim boss at Brighton & Hove Albion and has missed just one game since. The 4-0 defeat against Manchester City was the only Premier League game he didn't play in.
That was actually Newcastle's last top-flight defeat, emphasising Shelvey's instrumental impact to the side. They have gone on a nine-game unbeaten run, winning seven of those in the process.
