Newcastle United legend Alan Shearer got emotional at the final whistle last night when insisting he wanted to be alive and kicking when the Magpies finally land that elusive first piece of silverware since 1969.

Despite Alexander Isak’s return to scoring, Newcastle fell to a 2-1 defeat away to Chelsea, a performance which lacked creativity at times. Interestingly, in the absence of Anthony Gordon, Howe turned to Miguel Almiron on the right wing, a player who he is seemingly keen to move on from.

Newcastle United need at 'least two' new players to arrive at the club in January - and getting such deals done will be a test of Eddie Howe and Paul Mitchell's relationship. That's according to The Mirror's Simon Bird,