Newcastle ended their 70-year-long trophy drought in 2024-25 and will compete in the Champions League next season.

Anyway, from a more neutral stance, Opta has ranked the difficulty of the first five PL fixtures for all 20 Premier League clubs . According to Opta’s model this is how it ranks in difficulty from top to bottom… Newcastle United ranked as only having the seventh most difficult opening five fixtures.

Premier League fixtures are set, igniting excitement as clubs battle for supremacy in England's elite division.