Newcastle United have come a long way in a short space of time in just 12 months under Eddie Howe.
And if you needed a reminder of that, a quick scan of the team sheet against Manchester City just over a year ago will tell you everything. That day United lost 4-0 to Pep Guardiola's men on a freezing day at St James' Park and it all felt rather bleak.
Sitting second bottom of the table with 18 matches played and just 10 points on the board it felt like Newcastle were staring the Sky Bet Championship in the face. A look back on the starting line-up that day shows that there are only FOUR survivors to Howe's starting team sheet against Bournemouth the other night.
