ROSE HOPES HIS FUTURE CAN STILL BLOOM AT TOON

DANNY ROSE fears his Tottenham career is over – and says he is playing for his footballing future on loan at Newcastle.

The England left-back has set his sights on extending his stay at St James’ Park, because he doesn’t reckon Jose Mourinho will have him back next season. He also wants an England recall for next summer’s Euros.

Rose, 30 last week, has battled back to fitness under Toon coach Steve

Bruce and has turned in some decent performances since joining the club in January.

He said: “First and foremost, I am playing for my future.

“I don’t think I need a bigger motivation than that. I have settled in very well, I love the lads and staff, and the fans.

“It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to work out that my days are numbered at Spurs. It is probably the first time in my career I have been in this situation.

“Never have I been down to less than one year on my contract – so it’s a new experience for me.”

Rose says Mauricio Pochettino’s departure from Spurs made life “difficult”. He added: “It’s not enjoyable that you are training and you know you’re not going to be playing at the weekend.

“That’s difficult. When my old manager lost his job, that was pretty much the end for me. I spent November and December not playing, then came here in January. It was very frustrating. I wasn’t needed in the manager’s plans at the moment in Tottenham.”

Rose (above) also revealed his nickname at Newcastle is ‘Chippy’ because the day he signed he said fish and chips were better in the north than in London.

Newcastle have played out more home draws than any other team in the Premier League this season (8), with this being their most in a single campaign since 2010-11 (also eight).

Despite losing their lead on two occasions, West Ham have gone consecutive games without defeat in the Premier League for the first time since September 2019.

Newcastle have scored 10 goals in four games since the Premier League season restarted, as many as they netted in their previous 14 league games before the break.

West Ham have dropped more points from winning positions than any other team in the Premier League this season (24).

Michail Antonio’s opener for West Ham was his 30th goal in the Premier League, with 100 per cent of them coming from inside the box – this is also the first time he’s scored in back-to-back league games since April 2019.