Newcastle United boss Eddie Howe admits he fears a points deduction as Toon boss after another barren transfer window on Tyneside.

The head coach had no choice but to watch other Premier League rivals spend big on deadline day as United were left with a threadbare squad. Howe still has Fabian Schar, Tino Livramento, and Emil Krafth on the injury list and knows he could be a defensive setback away from a crisis.

Both Bruno Guimaraes and Lewis Miley are deemed doubts going into the clash at Man City. Newcastle have not signed a player in January now for three years.

When asked if the PSR restrictions are harming Newcastle, Howe said today: "I could get myself in trouble. I’m just trying to think how I can diplomatically answer that. Yeah, of course, it’s impacting us; it’s been impacting us for a number of years.

"We’ve had one active window out of . . . I’m not sure of the actual number. But it continues to impact us, but we have to follow the rules; otherwise,...