Newcastle United chief executive David Hopkinson says he does not have a stance on the future of head coach Eddie Howe, but the club are "not looking to make a change at the moment". Howe and his players were booed off by a section of supporters at St James' Park following the damaging Tyne-Wear derby loss, which has left Newcastle 12th in the Premier League. While his backing was hardly unequivocal, this week Hopkinson stressed Newcastle were currently "not having those conversations" about a change of manager. "What I can tell you is that the derby loss hurt. "I spent a couple of hours in a one-on-one lunch recently with Eddie and we talked through a multitude of things, including that.

Source: BBC March 31, 2026 14:39 UTC