Newcastle United have the best defensive record in the Premier League. Who would have thought that statement would ring true this time a year ago.
Exactly 12 months to the day Steve Bruce left his boyhood club by mutual consent following the 3-2 defeat to Tottenham Hotspur. The Magpies sat second bottom of the Premier League with just three draws from their opening eight games.
Fast forward to present day and Eddie Howe's have made an impressive start to the season losing just once from 11 games. Newcastle have 18 points in comparison to the three points at this stage last season.