Rafael Benitez will be a happy man if Newcastle can continue to mirror last season and secure a top-10 finish. Rafael Benitez will be a happy man if Newcastle can continue to mirror last season and secure a top-10 finish. Remarkably, they have also scored and conceded the same number of goals – 31 and 40 respectively – and Benitez is hoping they can extend the trend by finishing 10th once again. Asked about the statistics, he said: “I was surprised because I think it is quite special. “The team is doing a lot of things with more confidence and we have more chances and then we are more of a threat in attack.

Source: Irish Independent March 31, 2019 09:45 UTC