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2016–17 Newcastle United F.C. season

The 2016–17 season was Newcastle United's second season in the 21st century to be played in the Championship, following their relegation from the Premier League. This season Newcastle United participated in the EFL Championship, EFL Cup and FA Cup. The season covers the period from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017.

Newcastle United
2016–17 season
OwnerMike Ashley
Managing directorLee Charnley
ManagerRafael Benítez
StadiumSt James' Park
Championship1st (promoted)
EFL CupFifth round
(knocked out by Hull City)
FA CupFourth round
(knocked out by Oxford United)
Top goalscorerLeague:
Dwight Gayle (23)
All:
Dwight Gayle (23)

On 24 April 2017, Newcastle secured promotion to the Premier League with a 4–1 victory over Preston North End. On 7 May, they clinched the Championship title with a 3–0 win against Barnsley, as Brighton conceded a late equaliser against Aston Villa.

Club edit

Coaching staff edit

The Newcastle United first team coaching staff for the 2016–17 season consists of the following:

Position Staff
Manager   Rafael Benítez
Assistant Coach   Ian Cathro (until 5 December 2016)
First Team Coach   Mikel Antía
First Team Coach   Antonio Gómez Pérez
Fitness Coach   Francisco de Míguel Moreno
Strength and Conditioning Coach   Chris Wilding
Goalkeeping Coach   Simon Smith
Head of Sports Science & Medicine   Paul Catterson
Rehabilitation Fitness Coach   Cristian Fernández Martínez
Head of Physiotherapy   Derek Wright
Physiotherapist   Daniel Martí
Physiotherapist   Michael Harding
Physiotherapist   Carl Nelson
Chief Scout   Graham Carr
Head of Analysis   Kerry Morrow

Last updated: 29 June 2016
Source: [citation needed]

Players edit

First team squad edit

Squad No. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of Birth (Age) Signed Signed from Signing fee
Goalkeepers
21 Rob Elliot  [1] GK (1986-04-30)30 April 1986 (aged 30) 2011   Charlton Athletic £300k
26 Karl Darlow   GK (1990-10-08)8 October 1990 (aged 25) 2014   Nottingham Forest £3m
28 Matz Sels   GK (1992-02-26)26 February 1992 (aged 24) 2016   Gent £4.5m
Defenders
2 Ciaran Clark  [2] CB / LB (1989-09-26)26 September 1989 (aged 26) 2016   Aston Villa £5m
3 Paul Dummett  [3] LB / CB (1991-09-26)26 September 1991 (aged 24) 2010   Newcastle United Academy Free
5 Grant Hanley   CB (1991-11-20)20 November 1991 (aged 24) 2016   Blackburn Rovers £5.5m
6 Jamaal Lascelles   CB (1993-11-11)11 November 1993 (aged 22) 2014   Nottingham Forest £4m
7 Achraf Lazaar   LB / LW (1992-01-22)22 January 1992 (aged 24) 2016   Palermo £3m
18 Chancel Mbemba   CB (1994-08-08)8 August 1994 (aged 21) 2015   Anderlecht £8.5m
19 Massadio Haïdara   LB (1992-12-02)2 December 1992 (aged 23) 2013   Nancy £2m
22 DeAndre Yedlin   RB (1993-07-09)9 July 1993 (aged 22) 2016   Tottenham Hotspur £5m
27 Jesús Gámez   RB / LB (1985-04-10)10 April 1985 (aged 31) 2016   Atlético Madrid £1.5m
37 Stuart Findlay   CB / LB (1995-09-14)14 September 1995 (aged 20) 2016   Celtic Free
38 Curtis Good   CB (1993-03-23)23 March 1993 (aged 23) 2012   Melbourne Heart £300k
42 Jamie Sterry   RB (1995-11-21)21 November 1995 (aged 20) 2015   Newcastle United Academy Free
Midfielders
4 Jack Colback   DM CM (1989-10-24)24 October 1989 (aged 26) 2014   Sunderland Free
8 Vurnon Anita  [4] DM / RB (1989-04-04)4 April 1989 (aged 27) 2012   Ajax £6.7m
11 Matt Ritchie   RW / LW (1989-09-10)10 September 1989 (aged 26) 2016   AFC Bournemouth £12m
12 Jonjo Shelvey   CM (1992-02-27)27 February 1992 (aged 24) 2016   Swansea City £12m
14 Isaac Hayden   CM / DM (1995-03-22)22 March 1995 (aged 21) 2016   Arsenal £2.5m
15 Mohamed Diamé   CM / AM (1987-06-14)14 June 1987 (aged 28) 2016   Hull City £4.5m
16 Rolando Aarons  [5] LW (1995-11-16)16 November 1995 (aged 20) 2014   Newcastle United Academy Free
20 Yoan Gouffran   LW / ST (1986-05-25)25 May 1986 (aged 29) 2013   Bordeaux £500k
30 Christian Atsu   RW / LW (1992-01-10)10 January 1992 (aged 24) 2016   Chelsea Loan
34 Sammy Ameobi   RW / LW / SS (1992-05-01)1 May 1992 (aged 24) 2008   Newcastle United Academy Free
35 Daniel Barlaser  [6] CM / AM (1997-01-18)18 January 1997 (aged 19) 2015   Newcastle United Academy Free
36 Yasin Ben El-Mhanni   LW / RW (1995-10-26)26 October 1995 (aged 20) 2016   Lewes Free
– Haris Vučkić   SS / AM (1992-08-21)21 August 1992 (aged 23) 2009   Domžale £500k
Forwards
9 Dwight Gayle   ST (1989-10-17)17 October 1989 (aged 26) 2016   Crystal Palace £10m
17 Ayoze Pérez   SS / ST (1993-07-29)29 July 1993 (aged 22) 2014   Tenerife £1.6m
33 Daryl Murphy   ST (1983-03-15)15 March 1983 (aged 33) 2016   Ipswich Town £3.5m
45 Aleksandar Mitrović   ST (1994-09-16)16 September 1994 (aged 21) 2015   Anderlecht £13m
Out on loan
1 Tim Krul   GK (1988-04-03)3 April 1988 (aged 28) 2006   ADO Den Haag Free
10 Siem de Jong  [7] AM / SS (1989-01-28)28 January 1989 (aged 27) 2014   Ajax £7.5m
23 Henri Saivet   CM / AM (1990-10-26)26 October 1990 (aged 25) 2016   Bordeaux £5m
29 Emmanuel Rivière   ST (1990-03-03)3 March 1990 (aged 26) 2014   Monaco £6.3m
32 Adam Armstrong   SS / ST / LW (1997-02-10)10 February 1997 (aged 19) 2014   Newcastle United Academy Free
41 Freddie Woodman   GK (1997-03-04)4 March 1997 (aged 19) 2014   Newcastle United Academy Free
43 Kevin Mbabu   RB / LB (1995-04-19)19 April 1995 (aged 21) 2013   Servette £1m
– Ľubomír Šatka   CB (1995-12-02)2 December 1995 (aged 20) 2014   Newcastle United Academy Free
– Florian Thauvin   RW / LW (1993-01-26)26 January 1993 (aged 23) 2015   Marseille £12m
– Callum Roberts   RW / LW (1997-04-14)14 April 1997 (aged 19) 2014   Newcastle United Academy Free
– Ivan Toney   ST (1996-03-16)16 March 1996 (aged 20) 2015   Northampton Town £500k

Reserve team edit

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK   ENG Nathan Harker
— GK   ENG Brendan Pearson
— GK   ENG Ben Smith
— GK   ENG Paul Woolston
— DF   ENG Liam Gibson
— DF   ENG Macaulay Gillesphey
— DF   SCO Kyle Cameron
— DF   NIR Michael Newberry
— DF   GHA Gideon Adu-Peprah
— MF   ENG Owen Bailey
— MF   ENG Stefan Broccoli
— MF   ENG Mackenzie Heaney
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF   ENG Jack Hunter
— MF   ENG Sean Longstaff
— MF   ENG Dan Lowther
— MF   ENG Callum Smith
— MF   ENG Liam Smith
— MF   ENG Dan Ward
— FW   ENG Luke Charman
— FW   ENG Tom Heardman
— FW   ENG Jamie Holmes
— FW   ENG Lewis McNall
— FW   SCO Owen Gallacher

Youth team edit

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK   ENG Carl Robinson
— GK   FIN Otto Huuhtanen
— DF   ENG Lewis Cass
— DF   ENG Isaac Gamblin
— DF   ENG Lewis Gibson
— DF   ENG Ben Kitchen
— DF   ENG Craig Spooner
— DF   ENG Ollie Walters
— DF   TOG Yannick Aziakonou
— MF   ENG Kieren Aplin
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF   ENG Mace Goodridge
— MF   ENG Oliver Long
— MF   ENG Matty Longstaff
— FW   ENG Thomas Allan
— FW   ENG Jack Robson
— FW   ENG Kurtis Russell
— FW   ENG Kelland Watts
— FW   ENG Adam Wilson
— FW   DEN Elias Sorensen

Transfers and loans edit

Transfers in edit

Date from Position Number Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
29 June 2016 GK 28   Matz Sels   Gent £4,500,000 [8]
1 July 2016 FW 9   Dwight Gayle   Crystal Palace £10,000,000 [9]
1 July 2016 MF 11   Matt Ritchie   AFC Bournemouth £12,000,000 [10]
8 July 2016 DF 27   Jesús Gámez   Atlético Madrid £1,500,000 [11]
11 July 2016 MF 14   Isaac Hayden   Arsenal £2,500,000 [12]
21 July 2016 DF 5   Grant Hanley   Blackburn Rovers £5,500,000 [13]
3 August 2016 DF 2   Ciaran Clark   Aston Villa £5,000,000 [14]
3 August 2016 MF 15   Mohamed Diamé   Hull City £4,500,000 [15]
24 August 2016 DF 22   DeAndre Yedlin   Tottenham Hotspur £5,000,000 [16]
28 August 2016 FW 33   Daryl Murphy   Ipswich Town £3,500,000 [17]
28 August 2016 DF 7   Achraf Lazaar   Palermo £3,000,000 [18]
  • Total spending:   £57,000,000

Transfers out edit

Date from Position Number Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2016 MF 14   Gabriel Obertan   Anzhi Makhachkala Free transfer [19]
1 July 2016 MF 31   Sylvain Marveaux   FC Lorient Free transfer [19]
1 July 2016 MF 25   Andros Townsend   Crystal Palace £13,000,000 [20]
5 July 2016 DF 2   Fabricio Coloccini   San Lorenzo Free transfer [21]
9 July 2016 FW 9   Papiss Cissé   Shandong Luneng £2,500,000 [22]
22 July 2016 MF 5   Georginio Wijnaldum   Liverpool £25,000,000 [23]
1 August 2016 DF 27   Steven Taylor   Portland Timbers Free transfer [24][25]
11 August 2016 MF —   Rémy Cabella   Marseille £8,000,000 [26]
24 August 2016 DF 22   Daryl Janmaat   Watford £7,500,000 [27]
26 August 2016 MF —   Gaël Bigirimana   Coventry City Free transfer [28]
31 August 2016 MF 7   Moussa Sissoko   Tottenham Hotspur £30,000,000 [29]
9 February 2017 MF 24   Cheick Tioté   Beijing BG £1,000,000 [30]
  • Total incoming:   ~ £87,000,000

Loans in edit

Date from Position Number Nationality Name From Expiry Ref.
31 August 2016 MF 30   Christian Atsu   Chelsea End of Season [31]

Loans out edit

Date from Position Number Nationality Name To Expiry Ref.
4 August 2016 MF —   Florian Thauvin   Marseille End of Season [32]
8 August 2016 FW —   Ivan Toney   Shrewsbury Town 3 January 2017 [33]
22 August 2016 MF 10   Siem de Jong   PSV End of Season [34]
23 August 2016 DF 43   Kevin Mbabu   Young Boys End of Season [35]
24 August 2016 MF 23   Henri Saivet   Saint-Étienne End of Season [36]
25 August 2016 GK 1   Tim Krul   Ajax 31 January 2017 [37]
30 August 2016 FW 32   Adam Armstrong   Barnsley End of Season [38][39]
31 August 2016 FW 29   Emmanuel Rivière   Osasuna End of Season [40]
31 August 2016 DF 42   Jamie Sterry   Coventry City 4 January 2017 [41]
31 August 2016 MF —   Haris Vučkić   Bradford City 3 January 2017 [42]
31 August 2016 MF 34   Sammy Ameobi   Bolton Wanderers 3 January 2017 [43]
9 January 2017 MF —   Callum Roberts   Kilmarnock End of Season [44]
9 January 2017 GK 41   Freddie Woodman   Kilmarnock End of Season [44]
11 January 2017 DF —   Ľubomír Šatka   DAC Dunajská Streda End of Season [45]
12 January 2017 FW —   Ivan Toney   Scunthorpe United End of Season [46]
31 January 2017 GK 1   Tim Krul   AZ End of Season [47]

Pre-season friendlies edit

16 July 2016 (2016-07-16) Friendly Bohemians   0–6 Newcastle United Dublin
14:00 Report Ritchie   15'
Mitrović   30' (pen.)
Gayle   52'
Thauvin   55'
Aarons   59'
Wijnaldum   75'		 Stadium: Dalymount Park
Attendance: 4,200
Referee: Robert Harvey
20 July 2016 (2016-07-20) Friendly Doncaster Rovers   2–2 Newcastle United Doncaster
19:45 Williams   19', 45+4' Report Hayden   51'
Ayoze   90+2'		 Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Attendance: 5,698
Referee: Ross Joyce
23 July 2016 (2016-07-23) Friendly KSC Lokeren   0–4 Newcastle United Lokeren
16:30 Report Ayoze   13', 39'
Janmaat   26'
Shelvey   48'		 Stadium: Daknamstadion
Attendance: 2,876
Referee: Christof Dierick
26 July 2016 (2016-07-26) Friendly Southend United   0–2 Newcastle United Southend-on-Sea
19:45 Report Anita   48'
Gouffran   78'		 Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 6,570
Referee: Keith Stroud
30 July 2016 (2016-07-30) Friendly Newcastle United 3–2   Vitesse Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 Leerdam   22' (o.g.)
Gayle   36'
Colback   41'		 Report Nathan   53'
Kashia   61'		 Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 19,200
Referee: Sebastien Stockbridge

Competitions edit

Overall summary edit

Competition Started round Current
position / round 		Final
position / round 		First match Last match
Championship – – 1st
(champions) 		5 August 2016 7 May 2017
EFL Cup Second round – Fifth round 23 August 2016 29 November 2016
FA Cup Third round – Fourth round 7 January 2017 28 January 2017

Overview edit

Competition Record
P W D L GF GA GD Win %
Championship 46 29 7 10 85 40 +45 063.04
EFL Cup 4 3 1 0 11 1 +10 075.00
FA Cup 3 1 1 1 4 5 −1 033.33
Total 53 33 9 11 100 46 +54 062.26

Source: Competitions

EFL Championship edit

Main article: 2016–17 EFL Championship

League table edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Newcastle United (C, P) 46 29 7 10 85 40 +45 94 Promotion to the Premier League
2 Brighton & Hove Albion (P) 46 28 9 9 74 40 +34 93
3 Reading 46 26 7 13 68 64 +4 85 Qualification for the Championship play-offs[a]
4 Sheffield Wednesday 46 24 9 13 60 45 +15 81
5 Huddersfield Town (O, P) 46 25 6 15 56 58 −2 81
Source: English Football League, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Points in head-to-head matches; 5) Goal difference in head-to-head matches; 6) Goals scored in head-to-head matches; 7) Play-off.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Notes:
  1. ^ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to the Premier League.


Results by matchday edit

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GroundAHHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHHAAHHHAAHHAAAHAHHAHAHAH
ResultLLWWWWWLDWWWWWWWWLLWWWLWLWWDWWDWDWWDLDWWLDLWWW
Position2021177422353321111111111212112111121111111222221
Source: [citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches edit

The fixtures for the 2016–17 season were released on 22 June 2016.[48]

5 August 2016 1 Fulham 1–0 Newcastle United London
19:45 Odoi   10'
Smith   45'		 Report Hanley   68'
Dummett   75'
Janmaat   90+4'		 Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 23,922 (6,452 away)
Referee: Simon Hooper
Note: Live on Sky Sports
13 August 2016 2 Newcastle United 1–2 Huddersfield Town Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 Gayle   60',   60',   63' Report Hudson   21'
Wells   45+1'
Löwe   62'
Payne   82'		 Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 52,079 (3,200 away)
Referee: Oliver Langford
17 August 2016 3 Newcastle United 4–1 Reading Newcastle upon Tyne
19:45 Gayle   3',   69', 89'
Hayden   20'
Ritchie   50' (pen.)		 Report Obita   19'
Williams   40'
McCleary   45' (pen.)
Gunter   49'
Kermorgant   62'
Evans   68'		 Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 48,209 (787 away)
Referee: Andrew Madley
20 August 2016 4 Bristol City 0–1 Newcastle United Bristol
15:00 Report Gayle   19'
Sels   90'		 Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 22,512 (2,501 away)
Referee: Tony Harrington
27 August 2016 5 Newcastle United 2–0 Brighton & Hove Albion Newcastle upon Tyne
17:30 Lascelles   15',   53'
Shelvey   22',   63'
Ayoze   33'
Ritchie   34'		 Report Baldock   45+1'   55'
Knockaert   85'		 Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 49,196 (1,632 away)
Referee: Keith Stroud
Note: Live on Sky Sports
10 September 2016 6 Derby County 0–2 Newcastle United Derby
17:30 Report Gouffran   20',   60'
Shelvey   24'
Gayle   75'
Yedlin   90+1'		 Stadium: iPro Stadium
Attendance: 30,405 (3,177 away)
Referee: Darren Bond
Note: Live on Sky Sports
13 September 2016 7 Queens Park Rangers 0–6 Newcastle United London
19:45 Report Shelvey   12', 48'
Ayoze   30'
Clark   56'
Mitrović   63'
Hanley   79'		 Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 17,404 (3,238 away)
Referee: Andy Davies
17 September 2016 8 Newcastle United 0–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 Dummett   40'
Diamé   45+1'
Ritchie   51'
Anita   87'		 Report Mbemba   29' (o.g.)
Batth   35'
Saïss   36'
Teixeira   56'
Costa   62'
Borthwick-Jackson   72'
Edwards   79'		 Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 52,117 (3,257 away)
Referee: Tim Robinson
24 September 2016 9 Aston Villa 1–1 Newcastle United Birmingham
17:30 Chester   41'
Tshibola   79',   88'		 Report Shelvey   27'
Elphick   29' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 32,062 (2,788 away)
Referee: Christopher Kavanagh
Note: Live on Sky Sports
28 September 2016 10 Newcastle United 4–3 Norwich City Newcastle upon Tyne
19:45 Colback   9'
Gayle   24', 71', 90+6'
Ritchie   40'
Dummett   43'
Mitrović   73'
Lascelles   77'
Gouffran   90+5'		 Report Dorrans   44' (pen.),   60'
Brady   45+2'
Jerome   52',   78'
Howson   59'
Murphy   69'
Olsson   73'		 Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 48,236 (876 away)
Referee: Peter Bankes
1 October 2016 11 Rotherham United 0–1 Newcastle United Rotherham
15:00 Frecklington   37'
Ward   58'		 Report Atsu   41'
Diamé   81'		 Stadium: New York Stadium
Attendance: 11,653 (2,587 away)
Referee: Roger East
15 October 2016 12 Newcastle United 3–1 Brentford Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 Clark   11'
Gayle   16', 49'
Gouffran   26'
Colback   38'
Atsu   42'		 Report Dean   24'
Hogan   52'
Sawyers   72'
Woods   73'		 Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 51,885 (2,778 away)
Referee: Simon Hooper
18 October 2016 13 Barnsley 0–2 Newcastle United Barnsley
19:45 Hourihane   38' Report Lascelles   40'
Gayle   49', 68'
Shelvey   74'		 Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 18,597 (5,501 away)
Referee: Paul Tierney
22 October 2016 14 Newcastle United 3–0 Ipswich Town Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 Ayoze   1', 73'
Colback   27'
Ritchie   78'
Dummett   86'		 Report Knudsen   41' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 51,963 (2,759 away)
Referee: James Adcock
29 October 2016 15 Preston North End 1–2 Newcastle United Preston
15:00 Robinson   61'
Pearson   64'
Johnson   64'
Lascelles   90' (o.g.)		 Report Mitrović   59', 71'
Hayden   76'
Ritchie   89'
Darlow   90+7'		 Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 20,724 (5,714 away)
Referee: Christopher Kavanagh
5 November 2016 16 Newcastle United 2–1 Cardiff City Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 Atsu   3'
Gouffran   45'		 Report Wittingham   77'
Gunnarsson   85'		 Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 51,257 (1,063 away)
Referee: Tony Harrington
20 November 2016 17 Leeds United 0–2 Newcastle United Leeds
13:15 Jansson   44' Report Gayle   23', 54'
Colback   59'		 Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 36,002 (2,764 away)
Referee: Graham Scott
Note: Live on Sky Sports
26 November 2016 18 Newcastle United 0–1 Blackburn Rovers Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 Hayden   83' Report Conway   24'
Lowe   68'
Mulgrew   75'
Marshall   90+1'		 Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 52,092 (1,559 away)
Referee: David Coote
2 December 2016 19 Nottingham Forest 2–1 Newcastle United Nottingham
19:45 Bendtner   34',   52'
Mancienne   44'
Lansbury   45+4',   72'
Lascelles   86' (o.g.)		 Report Shelvey   33'
Ritchie   45'
Dummett   45+1'
Darlow   45+2'
Gouffran   53'
Yedlin   90+3'		 Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 21,317 (1,866 away)
Referee: Stephen Martin
Note: Live on Sky Sports
10 December 2016 20 Newcastle United 4–0 Birmingham City Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 Gayle   18', 24', 77'
Gouffran   47'
Ritchie   59'
Hayden   75'		 Report Tesche   32' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 52,145 (3,110 away)
Referee: Andy Davies
14 December 2016 21 Wigan Athletic 0–2 Newcastle United Wigan
19:45 Report Diamé   26'
Hayden   32'
Atsu   78'		 Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 14,562 (4,291 away)
Referee: Simon Hooper
Note: Live on Sky Sports
17 December 2016 22 Burton Albion 1–2 Newcastle United Burton upon Trent
15:00 Dyer   20'
Naylor   19'
Irvine   45+3'		 Report Gayle   15'
Diamé   34'
Hayden   56'		 Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 6,665 (1,782 away)
Referee: Lee Probert
26 December 2016 23 Newcastle United 0–1 Sheffield Wednesday Newcastle upon Tyne
19:45 Hayden   52' Report Bannan   30'
Pudil   35'
Loovens   53'
Reach   70'
Hutchinson   76'
Wallace   85'
Palmer   90+5'		 Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 52,179
Referee: Paul Tierney
Note: Live on Sky Sports
30 December 2016 24 Newcastle United 3–1 Nottingham Forest Newcastle upon Tyne
19:45 Ritchie   4'
Clark   12'
Colback   53'
Gayle   63', 80'
Yedlin   65'		 Report Lam   26'
Dumitru   29'
Mills   59'   60'
Pereira   61'		 Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 52,228 (3,086 away)
Referee: Keith Stroud
2 January 2017 25 Blackburn Rovers 1–0 Newcastle United Blackburn
15:00 Lowe   53'
Mulgrew   74'		 Report Dummett   64'
Colback   73'		 Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 18,524 (6,943 away)
Referee: Andy Woolmer
Note: Live on Sky Sports
14 January 2017 26 Brentford 1–2 Newcastle United Brentford
15:00 Vibe   52',   81' Report Gayle   20'
Dummett   31'
Murphy   79'		 Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 11,435 (1,633 away)
Referee: Christopher Kavanagh
21 January 2017 27 Newcastle United 4–0 Rotherham United Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 Murphy   45+3'
Ritchie   49', 78'
Ayoze   59'		 Report Smallwood   45+2' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 52,208 (3,183 away)
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
1 February 2017 28 Newcastle United 2–2 Queens Park Rangers Newcastle upon Tyne
19:45 Shelvey   1'
Ritchie   54',   89'		 Report Perch   40'
Washington   44'
Clark   90' (o.g.)		 Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 47,907 (520 away)
Referee: Tim Robinson
Note: Live on Sky Sports
4 February 2017 29 Newcastle United 1–0 Derby County Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 Ritchie   27',   86'
Dummett   82'		 Report de Sart   79' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 52,231 (3,185 away)
Referee: Darren Bond
11 February 2017 30 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–1 Newcastle United Wolverhampton
17:30 Doherty   64' Report Mitrović   15',   44'
Ritchie   67'
Colback   88'
Ayoze   89'
Darlow   90+2'		 Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 24,876 (4,164 away)
Referee: Craig Pawson
Note: Live on Sky Sports
14 February 2017 31 Norwich City 2–2 Newcastle United Norwich
19:45 Murphy   12'
Jerome   17'
Dijks   82'
Whittaker   90+4'		 Report Ayoze   1'
Colback   27'
Lascelles   48',   81'		 Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 26,841 (2,401 away)
Referee: Andrew Madley
20 February 2017 32 Newcastle United 2–0 Aston Villa Newcastle upon Tyne
20:00 Shelvey   34'
Lascelles   38'
Gouffran   42'
Lansbury   59' (o.g.)		 Report Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 50,024 (1,770 away)
Referee: Peter Bankes
Note: Live on Sky Sports
25 February 2017 33 Newcastle United 2–2 Bristol City Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 Smith   59' (o.g.)
Clark   82'		 Report Wilbraham   11',   51'
Cotterill   21'		 Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 52,131 (2,703 away)
Referee: Christopher Kavanagh
28 February 2017 34 Brighton & Hove Albion 1–2 Newcastle United Falmer
19:45 Murray   14' (pen.),   90+2'
Knockaert   38'
Duffy   58'		 Report Yedlin   37'
Diamé   81'
Ayoze   89'		 Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 30,230 (2,604 away)
Referee: Bobby Madley
Note: Live on Sky Sports
4 March 2017 35 Huddersfield Town 1–3 Newcastle United Huddersfield
17:30 Schindler   33'
Mooy   72' (pen.)		 Report Ritchie   10' (pen.)
Murphy   32'
Colback   35'
Anita   45+2'
Clark   46'
Shelvey   61'
Gayle   90+1'		 Stadium: John Smith's Stadium
Attendance: 23,213 (2,000 away)
Referee: Roger East
Note: Live on Sky Sports
7 March 2017 36 Reading 0–0 Newcastle United Reading
20:00 Gunter   90+2' Report Stadium: Madjeski Stadium
Attendance: 23,121 (3,704 away)
Referee: Andy Davies
11 March 2017 37 Newcastle United 1–3 Fulham Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 Atsu   50'
Clark   60'
Murphy   76'
Shelvey   79'
Dummett   89'		 Report Cairney   15'
Sessegnon   51', 59'
McDonald   73'
Ream   90+2'		 Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 51,903 (1,643 away)
Referee: James Linington
18 March 2017 38 Birmingham City 0–0 Newcastle United Birmingham
15:00 Robinson   56' Report Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 19,796 (3,229 away)
Referee: Simon Hooper
1 April 2017 39 Newcastle United 2–1 Wigan Athletic Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 Diamé   17'
Gayle   36'
Ritchie   57'		 Report Burn   29'
Morsy   39'
Jacobs   50'		 Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 51,849 (833 away)
Referee: David Coote
5 April 2017 40 Newcastle United 1–0 Burton Albion Newcastle upon Tyne
19:45 Lascelles   50'
Ritchie   68'		 Report Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 48,814 (763 away)
Referee: Keith Stroud
8 April 2017 41 Sheffield Wednesday 2–1 Newcastle United Sheffield
17:30 Bannan   18'
Lees   59'
Fletcher   68'
Wallace   70'		 Report Diamé   44'
Shelvey   88'		 Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: 28,883 (3,100 away)
Referee: Stuart Attwell
Note: Live on Sky Sports
14 April 2017 42 Newcastle United 1–1 Leeds United Newcastle upon Tyne
19:45 Lascelles   67'
Shelvey   90+4'
Colback   90+4'		 Report Jansson   52'
Bartley   54'
Phillips   76'
Wood   90+5'		 Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 52,301 (3,200 away)
Referee: Christopher Kavanagh
Note: Live on Sky Sports
17 April 2017 43 Ipswich Town 3–1 Newcastle United Ipswich
15:00 Sears   42'
McGoldrick   60',   69'
Lawrance   65'
Huws   90+3'		 Report Hayden   50'
Murphy   62'		 Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 25,684 (1,952 away)
Referee: Tim Robinson
24 April 2017 44 Newcastle United 4–1 Preston North End Newcastle upon Tyne
19:45 Ayoze   7', 67'
Atsu   45'
Shelvey   56'
Ritchie   65' (pen.),   82'		 Report Hugill   14'
Browning   27'
Gallagher   64'		 Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 50,212 (535 away)
Referee: Andrew Madley
Note: Live on Sky Sports
28 April 2017 45 Cardiff City 0–2 Newcastle United Cardiff
19:45 Richards   79' Report Atsu   55'
Hayden   65'		 Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 23,153 (4,262 away)
Referee: Graham Scott
Note: Live on Sky Sports
7 May 2017 46 Newcastle United 3–0 Barnsley Newcastle upon Tyne
12:00 Ayoze   23'
Shelvey   26'
Mbemba   59'
Gayle   90'		 Report Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 52,276 (2,764 away)
Referee: James Linington

EFL Cup edit

Main article: 2016–17 EFL Cup
23 August 2016 Second round Newcastle United 2–0 Cheltenham Town Newcastle upon Tyne
19:45 Ayoze   45+2', 47' Report Rowe   51' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 21,972
Referee: Stephen Martin
20 September 2016 Third round Newcastle United 2–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Newcastle upon Tyne
19:45 Ritchie   29'
Gouffran   31',   63'
Ayoze   90+5'		 Report Saville   81' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 34,735
Referee: Andy Woolmer
25 October 2016 Fourth round Newcastle United 6–0 Preston North End Newcastle upon Tyne
19:45 Mitrović   19', 55',   55'
Diamé   38', 87'
Ritchie   53' (pen.)
Ayoze   90+1'		 Report Doyle   19'
Browne   27'
Wright   53'		 Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 49,042
Referee: Andrew Madley
29 November 2016 Fifth round Hull City 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(3–1 p)		 Newcastle United Kingston upon Hull
19:45 Snodgrass   45',   99'
Robertson   77'
Huddlestone   89'
Mbokani   89'		 Report Hayden   63'
Gouffran   67'
Lascelles   89'
Diamé   98'		 Stadium: KCOM Stadium
Attendance: 16,243
Referee: Neil Swarbrick
Penalties
Snodgrass  
Dawson  
Huddlestone  		 Shelvey  
Gayle  
Atsu  
Gouffran  

FA Cup edit

Main article: 2016–17 FA Cup
7 January 2017 Third round Birmingham City 1–1 Newcastle United Birmingham
15:00 Jutkiewicz   42' Report Murphy   5'
Hayden   68'		 Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 13,171
Referee: Neil Swarbrick
18 January 2017 Third round replay Newcastle United 3–1 Birmingham City Newcastle upon Tyne
19:45 Ritchie   9' (pen.), 90+2'
Gouffran   34'
Tioté   69'		 Report Lagzdins   9'
Shotton   34'
Cotterill   71'
Grounds   87'		 Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 34,896
Referee: Lee Probert
28 January 2017 Fourth round Oxford United 3–0 Newcastle United Oxford
15:00 Hemmings   46',   57'
Edwards   65'
Nelson   79'
Martínez   87'		 Report Mitrović   66'
Hanley   90+1'		 Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 11,810
Referee: David Coote

Statistics edit

Appearances and goals edit

Last updated on 7 May 2017.
No. Pos Nat Player Total Championship EFL Cup FA Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
21 GK   IRL Rob Elliot 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
26 GK   ENG Karl Darlow 36 0 34 0 2 0 0 0
28 GK   BEL Matz Sels 14 0 9 0 2 0 3 0
Defenders
2 DF   IRL Ciaran Clark 36 3 34 3 2 0 0 0
3 DF   WAL Paul Dummett 46 0 44+1 0 1 0 0 0
5 DF   SCO Grant Hanley 15 1 5+5 1 2 0 3 0
6 DF   ENG Jamaal Lascelles 47 3 41+2 3 2+1 0 1 0
7 DF   MAR Achraf Lazaar 9 0 0+4 0 2 0 3 0
18 DF   COD Chancel Mbemba 13 1 12 1 1 0 0 0
19 DF   FRA Massadio Haïdara 3 0 0+1 0 0 0 2 0
22 DF   USA DeAndre Yedlin 32 1 21+6 1 2+1 0 2 0
27 DF   ESP Jesús Gámez 7 0 2+3 0 1 0 1 0
37 DF   SCO Stuart Findlay 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
38 DF   AUS Curtis Good 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
42 DF   ENG Jamie Sterry 3 0 0+2 0 1 0 0 0
Midfielders
4 MF   ENG Jack Colback 34 0 24+5 0 3 0 1+1 0
8 MF   NED Vurnon Anita 31 1 24+3 1 1+2 0 1 0
11 MF   SCO Matt Ritchie 48 16 40+2 12 3 2 1+2 2
12 MF   ENG Jonjo Shelvey 48 5 38+4 5 3+1 0 2 0
14 MF   ENG Isaac Hayden 37 2 28+5 2 2 0 0+2 0
15 MF   SEN Mohamed Diamé 39 6 25+10 3 4 3 0 0
16 MF   ENG Rolando Aarons 5 0 1+3 0 1 0 0 0
20 MF   FRA Yoan Gouffran 44 7 33+5 5 2+1 1 1+2 1
30 MF   GHA Christian Atsu 34 5 15+17 5 1+1 0 0 0
34 MF   NGA Sammy Ameobi 4 0 0+4 0 0 0 0 0
35 MF   TUR Daniel Barlaser 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
36 MF   ENG Yasin Ben El-Mhanni 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
– MF   SVN Haris Vučkić 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Forwards
9 FW   ENG Dwight Gayle 34 23 26+6 23 1+1 0 0 0
17 FW   ESP Ayoze Pérez 41 12 25+11 9 1+2 3 1+1 0
33 FW   IRL Daryl Murphy 18 6 7+8 5 1+1 0 1 1
45 FW   SRB Aleksandar Mitrović 29 6 11+14 4 2 2 2 0
Player(s) who left on loan but featured this season
1 GK   NED Tim Krul 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 MF   NED Siem de Jong 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 MF   SEN Henri Saivet 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
29 FW   FRA Emmanuel Rivière 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 FW   ENG Adam Armstrong 2 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0
41 GK   ENG Freddie Woodman 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
43 DF   SUI Kevin Mbabu 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Player(s) who left permanently but featured this season
22 DF   NED Daryl Janmaat 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
24 MF   CIV Cheick Tioté 3 0 0+1 0 0 0 2 0

Cards edit

Accounts for all competitions. Last updated on 7 May 2017.
No. Pos. Name    
2 DF   Ciaran Clark 2 0
3 DF   Paul Dummett 8 1
4 MF   Jack Colback 10 0
5 DF   Grant Hanley 2 0
6 DF   Jamaal Lascelles 7 0
8 MF   Vurnon Anita 1 1
9 FW   Dwight Gayle 3 0
11 MF   Matt Ritchie 10 0
12 MF   Jonjo Shelvey 10 1
14 MF   Isaac Hayden 9 0
15 MF   Mohamed Diamé 4 0
17 FW   Ayoze Pérez 4 0
20 MF   Yoan Gouffran 4 0
22 DF   Daryl Janmaat 1 0
22 DF   DeAndre Yedlin 3 0
24 MF   Cheick Tioté 1 0
26 GK   Karl Darlow 3 0
28 GK   Matz Sels 1 0
30 MF   Christian Atsu 2 0
45 FW   Aleksandar Mitrović 4 0

Goals edit

Last updated on 7 May 2017.
Place Position Number Nation Name Championship EFL Cup FA Cup Total
1 FW 9   Dwight Gayle 23 0 0 23
2 MF 11   Matt Ritchie 12 2 2 16
3 FW 17   Ayoze Pérez 9 3 0 12
4 MF 20   Yoan Gouffran 5 1 1 7
5 MF 15   Mohamed Diamé 3 3 0 6
FW 33   Daryl Murphy 5 0 1 6
FW 45   Aleksandar Mitrović 4 2 0 6
8 MF 12   Jonjo Shelvey 5 0 0 5
MF 30   Christian Atsu 5 0 0 5
10 DF 2   Ciaran Clark 3 0 0 3
DF 6   Jamaal Lascelles 3 0 0 3
Own Goals 3 0 0 3
13 MF 14   Isaac Hayden 2 0 0 2
14 DF 5   Grant Hanley 1 0 0 1
DF 18   Chancel Mbemba 1 0 0 1
DF 22   DeAndre Yedlin 1 0 0 1
TOTALS 85 11 4 100

Clean sheets edit

Last updated on 7 May 2017.
Place Number Nation Name Championship EFL Cup FA Cup Total
1 26   Karl Darlow 13 2 0 15
2 28   Matz Sels 4 1 0 5
3 21   Rob Elliot 2 0 0 2
TOTALS 19 3 0 22

References edit

  1. ^ Elliot was born in Greenwich, England.
  2. ^ Clark was born in Harrow, England.
  3. ^ Dummett was born in Newcastle upon Tyne, England.
  4. ^ Anita was born in Willemstad, Netherlands Antilles.
  5. ^ Aarons was born in Kingston, Jamaica.
  6. ^ Barlarser was born in Newcastle upon Tyne, England.
  7. ^ de Jong was born in Aigle, Switzerland.
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