Newcastle United suffered a second straight Premier League defeat after losing 1-0 to Aston Villa at St James’ Park.
Matthias Jaissle’s side lost just one of their opening five league matches but have now suffered back-to-back defeats since returning from international break, following up their 4-1 loss at Coventry City on Monday night with another defeat against Villa.
With 14 goals conceded - the second-highest total in the Premier League - and just one shot on target against Villa, concern is growing on Tyneside.
Should supporters be concerned? Premier League data experts have crunched the numbers and predicted where the Magpies will finish this campaign:

17. Chelsea (5th) - 58 points
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18. Liverpool (4th) - 61 points
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19. Brighton & Hove Albion (3rd) - 64 points
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20. Arsenal (2nd) - 77 points
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