Eddie Howe admits Newcastle will have to adjust to being viewed differently

NEW REALITY: Newcastle head coach Eddie Howe is not expecting any help from the club’s rivals. Pic: Zac Goodwin/PA

Eddie Howe has admitted Newcastle’s new-found status as a threat to the Premier League’s big guns will make life difficult in the future.

The Carabao Cup finalists added Everton frontman Anthony Gordon and promising West Ham full-back Harrison Ashby to their ranks during the January transfer window, but their long-standing interest in midfielder Conor Gallagher came to nothing as Chelsea refused to allow him to join a top-six rival.