Howe leaves after five years in the job
The 48-year-old had agreed to continue in the role in May
German Al-Ahli head coach Matthias Jaissle expected to be replacement
Sandro Tonali and Anthony Gordon have departed Newcastle this summer
Newcastle lost 4-1 to Bristol City in a Wednesday pre-season friendly
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Please don’t mention Howe in the same sentence as the England job. The last thing the country needs is to get rid of Tuchel and bring in another English manager. Wrong mentality. Never works.
Dan, Bath
Tom McCoy
BBC Sport journalist
Eddie Howe’s place in Newcastle folklore is assured, despite a frustrating final season in charge.
The Englishman oversaw 231 games, with only Sir Bobby Robson and Kevin Keegan managing more matches for the Magpies in the past 50 years. Newcastle won 46.9% of their Premier League fixtures under Howe, second only to their win rate under Keegan (51.2%).
Howe inherited a side second from bottom and five points from safety in November 2021, but quickly steadied the ship and guided Newcastle to a comfortable 11th-place finish six months later. He went on to secure Champions League qualification twice, while his crowning glory came in the 2025 EFL Cup final, when Newcastle claimed their first major domestic trophy since 1955.
Weakened by Alexander Isak’s British-record £125m departure, Howe’s side struggled to hit those heights last season, losing 17 league games and keeping just eight clean sheets. With Sandro Tonali and Anthony Gordon also sold, and uncertainty over the future of captain Bruno Guimaraes, a major rebuild awaits Howe’s successor.
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With Eddie Howe's Newcastle departure, Michael Carrick is now the seventh-longest-standing manager in the Premier League going into the 2026-27 season. He joined in January.
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I lost my dad in 2024 and felt rock bottom. Watching Newcastle under Eddie lift that trophy was one of the most uplifting moments of my life. Have loved this club through thick and thin. Thank you Eddie for everything! Geordie boy through and through.
James, Bovey Tracey
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New managers for Liverpool, Chelsea, Manchester City, Bournemouth, Crystal Palace, Nottingham Forest, Fulham, Ipswich and now Newcastle.
Nine of the 20 teams!
This will be the most for a season in the competition.
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He should've been sacked after the second defeat to Sunderland, then after just seven points in the last seven games. He couldn't cope with European football mid week. It's sad, but trophy only masked his deficiencies. Hopefully we now get someone with plan B and C.
Damir, Serbia
Eddie Howe's time at Newcastle included leading them to their first cup final in 23 years in 2023, leading the Magpies to their first win over Sunderland since 2011 in the FA Cup Tyne-Wear derby in 2024 and ending their 56-year wait for a trophy in 2025.
But Newcastle finished last season in 12th place. The side dropped 25 points from winning positions - the highest in the league and conceded 38% of goals after the 75th minute.
Injuries riddled the side, with only Malick Thiaw, Sandro Tonali and Anthony Gordon starting more than 22 league games.
In the FA Cup, Newcastle reached the fifth round. In the Carabao Cup, they were beaten by eventual winners Man City in the semi-finals.
Newcastle progressed to the last-16 of the Champions League but were knocked out by Barcelona in a heavy 8-3 aggregate loss.
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If Tuchel has a difficult next international break, the pressure on the FA to get rid and bring in Howe will be immense.
Jason, Colchester
Those first couple of games are tough, aren't they?
How many points are Newcastle picking up in their opening six Premier League fixtures, then?
Newcastle's first six Premier League games...
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I think Howe has had enough of the players being sold from underneath him. I suspect the sale Guimaraes is imminent and that is the final straw for Eddie.
Phil, Wigan
Sad to see him go. Best manager we've had since Sir Bobby; gives everything. I feel he's been totally let down by the recruitment team. We'll be in the Championship next season.
Alistair, Newcastle
Why Howe’s sudden decision to leave? The club are about to sell the cub captain?
Paul, Swindon
Sami Mokbel
Senior football correspondent speaking to BBC Radio 5 Live
In an era of financial regulations, just because you have wealthy owners doesn't mean you can spend big in the transfer window. You have to abide by those rules and that is where Newcastle have come unstuck this summer.
They were perilously close to not complying with those rules and that was key in the decisions to sell Sandro Tonali and Anthony Gordon.
With that, if Bruno Guimaraes was to leave as well, it would probably have been a step too far for Howe who also has his reputation to defend here.
He may look at the current squad and the recruitment of young, unproven players and think they may struggle this season. There was, in my mind, rightly, a concern from his perspective that maybe it is the right time to walk away.
Image source, Getty ImagesBristol City 4-1 Newcastle
Newcastle continued their pre-season preparations with a 4-1 defeat at Championship side Bristol City on Wednesday night.
"I thought it was a really good test for us," Newcastle boss Eddie Howe said after his side lost 4-1 in a pre-season friendly against Bristol City.
"The scoreline is a difficult one for us to take, I don't think we deserved that at all today.
"Anyone who watched the game would have seen that we were very competitive. The goals we conceded were strange ones. They had six shots and scored four goals.
"The majority of the game we had control of with the ball. We probably didn't do enough with it in terms of creativity, although we certainly should have scored more than the one we got."
Image source, Getty ImagesIn April, ESPN's Mark Ogden speculated on BBC Radio 5 Live that fans' frustration over upheaval at St James' Park might lead to Eddie Howe's departure:
"It does feel like Howe may be on his way out in the summer.
"He's the sane and calm voice in that club that they need, but the mood has changed among the fans and they have become frustrated.
"I don't think Howe is getting the benefit of the doubt for what happened last summer. The Alexander Isak situation was beyond his control and they lost their sporting director. They have had all types of upheaval.
"Howe is a manager who likes to be in control and although he's not totally in control of recruitment, they brought players in late and that weren't suited to the club. They've also had injuries.
"I think he's a really good manager but I do fear for Eddie Howe."
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We know why Pep Guardiola turned down the Italy job now...
Callum, London
As you might've seen, we've got a vote at the top of this page.
Go and cast your vote on whether it's the right time for Eddie Howe to leave Newcastle, please.
Born in Germany, former Hoffenheim centre back Matthias Jaissle's coaching career started at Danish Superliga side Brondby, where he became assistant manager in 2017.
In 2021, he took his first head coach role at Austrian side Liefering. Under Jaissle, Liefering matched their all-time best finish of second in the second Austrian tier.
In his first season in his next role as manager at RB Salzburg, Jaissle achieved a domestic double and led them to the knockout phase of the Champions League for the first time in their history. He won the Austrian Bundesliga a second time before he was let go in the summer of 2023.
Jaissle has since managed at Saudi Pro League side Al-Ahli, where he became the first manager to win back-to-back Asian Champions League titles.
Image source, Getty ImagesBut who will replace Eddie Howe as Newcastle boss?
Well, Al-Ahli manager Matthias Jaissle is expected to take over as the new Magpies manager.
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Came to keep us up, left as a legend. The end of his reign wasn’t great but he will always be remembered as one of our greatest managers. We love you Eddie.
Finlay, York
I think he’s done a stellar job on the whole. It did seem to go a little stale last season, so it’s probably best for both parties that he moves on. He will be forever loved for ending 70 years of hurt.
William, Falkirk
A top, top manager, and person. We should have done everything possible to keep him.
Michael, Crook
