Eddie Howe ready to ring changes at slumping Newcastle

A humbling 3-1 home defeat by Nottingham Forest was the Magpies’ sixth in seven games

Newcastle head coach Eddie Howe has vowed to get to work on the training pitch as he attempts to return to winning ways (Mike Egerton/PA)

Eddie Howe has warned his Newcastle players that no-one is guaranteed a place in his team as he attempts to turn around an alarming slump in form.

Boxing Day’s humbling 3-1 home defeat by Nottingham Forest was the Magpies’ sixth in seven games in all competitions, a run during which their first Champions League adventure in two decades has drawn to a close and hopes of a second successive Carabao Cup final appearance have gone up in smoke.