Tindall (reluctantly) spent six months attempting to go it alone at Bournemouth, but aside from his brief spell as part of Paul Heckingbottom’s staff at Sheffield United, he had never been without Howe for any of their previous 710 matches as a duo.

Newcastle United boss Eddie Howe has returned to work with the Magpies after he was hospitalised with pneumonia causing him to step away

Eddie Howe will miss Newcastle's Premier League game against Manchester United on Sunday due to illness and responsibility has therefore fallen on assistant manager Jason Tindall