RAFA CHANNELLING SPIRIT OF SIR BOBBY
IF Newcastle win today they will have won six consecutive home games in the Premier League for the first time since April 2004. That run came in Sir Bobby Robson’s final full season in charge on Tyneside, when he guided them to a fifth-placed finish and UEFA Cup qualification. Winning run under Robson in 2004 that Benitez is hoping to emulate this afternoon: Jan 7: Beat Leeds 1-0 Jan 19: Beat Fulham 3-1 Feb 7: Beat Leicester 3-1 Feb 21: Beat Boro 2-1 Mar 20: Beat Charlton 3-1 Apr 3: Beat Everton 4-2