Botman, Wissa, Tonali & Gordon UPDATES! | Eddie Howe & Jacob Murphy | Newcastle v Qarabag

©️UEFA 2026 Eddie Howe reveals his plan for forward Nick Woltemade and talks Newcastle injuries ahead of their Champions League clash against Qarabag. TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 Intro 0:01 Energised group? Feel the players are in a good moment. Good energy all things considered and rest for tomorrows game. We want to win the game that’s the first target in some senses we want to keep the rhythm with the players. I’ll try and pick the right team with all the information we have. 1:35 did you have a leadership group at Bournemouth? Certainly not to the level we have now. I’m not sure we had one officially as we did now. The guys in the leadership group have to live that every day. 2:40 how much joy has this UCL journey brought you amid up and down season? A lot was made of the result against Qarabag in the first leg. That’s the highest level we’ve played all season. I thought the level was there against city albeit a different result. 4:10 We wanted to reach this stage (the last 16) we back ourselves in knockout ties we seem to be able to raise our game when we need it. 4:50 encourage your players to dream big? Of course I encourage them to dream all those thing are really healthy for the group and to try and win every game. At the back of your head it’s great to have those thoughts. 5:30 I was really impressed with Qarabag having watched them in their games. I think they’ve got some really good players I think we made it difficult for them but we haven’t underestimated them in the build up. 6:15 most pleasing thing recently? Our energy. It’s been fluctuated throughout the season. Started with Gordon and filtered back throughout the team. 7:02 when it comes to you as a coach are you enjoying this inconsistent season? I’m not enjoying them or the low points! We all as a group demand a lot of ourselves, we’re very self critical and analytical. We won’t be happy if we don’t hit those high levels 7:50 new midfield debate. Woltemade is Germany’s number 9. Have you spoken with him about where he wants to play? I’ve