Blundering Newcastle fan prematurely celebrates EFL Cup victory with appalling tattoo… And even manages to get the year wrong

NEWCASTLE are enjoying a fruitful start to the 2016-17 season under Rafa Benitez, sitting top of the Championship as well as reaching the quarter-finals of the EFL Cup.

Rightly so, Toon fans are in good spirits as they look to get their hands on some long-awaited silverware and even a return to the Premier League.

But one fan took his enthusiasm a tad too far following the Magpies' 6-0 win over Preston in the EFL Cup fourth round - by getting a tattoo on his backside.

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The tattoo read 'NUFC EFL Cup winners 2016' is arguably bad enough in itself given that Newcastle still need three more wins in the tournament to get their hands on the trophy - with giants such as Liverpool and Man United still in the mix.

But on top of that, the Toon-mad fan somehow managed to get the year wrong, having 2016 inked to his rear end, rather than 2017, with the final set to take place at Wembley in February of next year.

Of course, Manchester City are in fact the 2016 League Cup champions.

The blue half of the city, then under the leadership of Manuel Pellegrini, won the tournament for a second year in a row after getting the better of Liverpool on penalties, 3-1.

Newcastle have so far beaten Cheltenham, Wolves and Preston to reach the last eight of the League Cup - yet to face a top flight opponent.

They take on Mike Phelan's Hull at the KCOM Stadium on Tuesday November 29 in the quarter-final.