Get the FREE Mirror Football newsletter by email with the day's key headlines and transfer news Sign up Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice Invalid Email

Is the loss of Tim Krul the end of the world for Newcastle? Believe it or not, the data suggests it might not be.

The club have a better win ratio (47 per cent) in games where Krul hasn't played compared to when he has (36%) since his breakout season in 2009-10.

They also concede fewer goals without him, averaging 1.2 per game when he's not on the pitch compared to 1.5 per game when he is playing.

36 Newcastle win % with Krul 47 Newcastle win % without Krul

Those figures are skewed by the Magpies' all-conquering season in the Championship when they conceded just 35 goals. Krul, who suffered major knee ligament damage playing for Holland at the weekend, was second choice that year behind Steve Harper who kept 20 clean sheets.

If we remove those Championship matches from the comparison we get a different story altogether.

The club have won 36% of their games with Krul compared to 33% of games without him.

The average number of goals conceded per match is exactly the same regardless of whether or not Krul is on the pitch - 1.6.

(Image: 2015 VI-Images)

The club's record against the top four sides is the same regardless of Krul's presence in the team.

They win 18% of matches against Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester City and Manchester United with Krul in goal and 18% with him on the sidelines.

They do concede fewer goals against them though when Krul between the sticks, 2.1 per game as opposed to 2.6 per game.