I think it's fair to say that Newcastle won't win the Sky Bet Championship (English Football League Championship), with Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. ripping up the league table, and just look at the losses Newcastle United have had.

Blackburn Rovers 1-0 Newcastle United [Monday 2nd January 2017]
Newcastle United 0-1 Sheffield Wednesday [Monday 26th December 2016]
Nottingham Forest 2-1 Newcastle United [Friday 2nd December 2016]
Newcastle United 0-1 Blackburn Rovers [Saturday 26th November 2016]
Newcastle United 0-2 Wolverhampton Wanderers [Saturday 17th September 2016]
Newcastle United 1-2 Huddersfield Town [Saturday 13th August 2016]
Fulham 1-0 Newcastle United [Friday 5th August 2016]