Only one side have gone winless in their opening 13 Premier League games and survived — Derby County in 2001.
Newcastle United are in a perilous position. Fail to win at Arsenal and they’re on 13, too, with mammoth matches against Norwich and Burnley to follow. These are games which Newcastle simply have to win if they are to get themselves out of trouble.
Already the Toon Army faithful have been given a taste of the different direction that Eddie Howe wants to take them in. In Steve Bruce’s last game in charge, Newcastle mustered a single shot on target.