BBC Sport main man has predicted Newcastle United fate in new 2025/26 Premier League season | OneFootball

BBC Sport have been looking forward to the new 2025/26 Premier League season.

Phil McNulty is the chief football writer at BBC Sport and he has given his considered opinion on the 20 clubs contesting this upcoming campaign.

It is only an opinion of course…

Interesting though to read outside opinions, stepping outside our own endless internal debates within the NUFC fanbase.

So what does the BBC Sport main man predict this time…

The BBC Sport chief football writer’s predicted 2025/26 final table and then the explanation on Newcastle United from Phil McNulty – 14 August 2025:

Liverpool

Arsenal

Man City

Chelsea

Villa

Newcastle United

Man U

Tottenham

Palace

Forest

Brighton

Everton

West Ham

Fulham

Bournemouth

Brentford

Leeds

Wolves

Sunderland

Burnley

‘2025/26 prediction – Newcastle United to finish sixth

Last season: Fifth

It’s been a thoroughly miserable summer on Tyneside after the elation of winning the Carabao Cup – a first domestic trophy since 1955 – then securing Champions League qualification on the last day of the season.

The list of potential transfer targets that have ended up elsewhere has been long and embarrassing, with the final insult the toxic stand-off with their brilliant striker, match-winner and main goalscorer Alexander Isak, who has set his heart on a move to Liverpool.

Simply because manager Eddie Howe engineered last season’s success superbly after a summer of turbulence behind the scenes.

Newcastle have a fine side when everyone is fit.

It seems impossible, at this stage, that fences can be mended with Isak, but new ones can be built with the arrival of Germany defender Malick Thiaw from AC Milan and a move for Aston Villa’s Jacob Ramsey.