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2017–18 Newcastle United F.C. season

The 2017–18 season was Newcastle United's first season back in the Premier League following their promotion from the EFL Championship last season. It was their 23rd year in the Premier League since it was formed at the start of the 1992-93 Season, and it was their 86th season overall in the top division of English football. This season Newcastle United participated in the Premier League, EFL Cup and FA Cup. The season covered the period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.

Newcastle United
2017–18 season
OwnerMike Ashley
Managing DirectorLee Charnley
ManagerRafael Benítez
StadiumSt James' Park
Premier League10th
EFL CupSecond round
(knocked out by Nottingham Forest)
FA CupFourth round
(knocked out by Chelsea)
Top goalscorerLeague: Ayoze Pérez (8)
All: Ayoze Pérez (10)

Club edit

Coaching staff edit

The Newcastle United first team coaching staff for the 2017–18 season consists of the following:

First Team edit

Position Staff
Manager   Rafael Benítez
Assistant Manager   Francisco "Paco" de Míguel Moreno
First Team Coach   Mikel Antía
First Team Coach   Antonio Gómez Pérez
Goalkeeping Coach   Simon Smith
Head of Medicine   Paul Catterson
Rehabilitation Fitness Coach   Cristian Fernández Martínez
Head of Physiotherapy   Derek Wright
Physiotherapist   Daniel Martí
Physiotherapist   Michael Harding
Head of Recruitment   Steve Nickson
Head of Analysis   Kerry Morrow

Source: [citation needed]

Squads edit

First team squad edit

Squad No. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of Birth (Age) Signed Signed from
Goalkeepers
1 Rob Elliot  [a] GK (1986-04-30) 30 April 1986 (age 37) 2011   Charlton Athletic
12 Martin Dúbravka   GK (1989-01-15) 15 January 1989 (age 35) 2018   Sparta Prague
26 Karl Darlow   GK (1990-10-08) 8 October 1990 (age 33) 2014   Nottingham Forest
Defenders
2 Ciaran Clark  [b] CB / LB (1989-09-26) 26 September 1989 (age 34) 2016   Aston Villa
3 Paul Dummett  [c] LB / CB (1991-09-26) 26 September 1991 (age 32) 2010   Newcastle United Academy
6 Jamaal Lascelles   CB (1993-11-11) 11 November 1993 (age 30) 2014   Nottingham Forest
18 Chancel Mbemba   CB / RB / LB (1994-08-08) 8 August 1994 (age 29) 2015   Anderlecht
19 Javier Manquillo   RB / LB (1994-05-05) 5 May 1994 (age 29) 2017   Atlético Madrid
20 Florian Lejeune   CB (1991-05-20) 20 May 1991 (age 32) 2017   Eibar
22 DeAndre Yedlin   RB (1993-07-09) 9 July 1993 (age 30) 2016   Tottenham Hotspur
25 Massadio Haïdara   LB (1992-12-02) 2 December 1992 (age 31) 2013   Nancy
27 Jesús Gámez   RB / LB (1985-04-10) 10 April 1985 (age 39) 2016   Atlético Madrid
Midfielders
7 Jacob Murphy   RW / LW (1995-02-24) 24 February 1995 (age 29) 2017   Norwich City
8 Jonjo Shelvey   CM (1992-02-27) 27 February 1992 (age 32) 2016   Swansea City
10 Mohamed Diamé   CM / AM (1987-06-14) 14 June 1987 (age 36) 2016   Hull City
11 Matt Ritchie  [d] RW / LW (1989-09-10) 10 September 1989 (age 34) 2016   AFC Bournemouth
14 Isaac Hayden   CM / DM (1995-03-22) 22 March 1995 (age 29) 2016   Arsenal
15 Kenedy   LW / LB (1996-02-08) 8 February 1996 (age 28) 2018   Chelsea
23 Mikel Merino   CM / DM (1996-06-22) 22 June 1996 (age 27) 2017   Borussia Dortmund
30 Christian Atsu   RW / LW (1992-01-10) 10 January 1992 (age 32) 2017   Chelsea
Forwards
9 Dwight Gayle   ST (1989-10-17) 17 October 1989 (age 34) 2016   Crystal Palace
13 Islam Slimani   ST (1988-06-18) 18 June 1988 (age 35) 2018   Leicester City
17 Ayoze Pérez   SS / ST (1993-07-29) 29 July 1993 (age 30) 2014   Tenerife
21 Joselu  [e] ST (1990-03-27) 27 March 1990 (age 34) 2017   Stoke City
Out on loan
4 Jack Colback   DM / CM (1989-10-24) 24 October 1989 (age 34) 2014   Sunderland
16 Rolando Aarons  [f] LW (1995-11-16) 16 November 1995 (age 28) 2014   Newcastle United Academy
24 Henri Saivet   CM / AM (1990-10-26) 26 October 1990 (age 33) 2016   Bordeaux
33 Achraf Lazaar   LB / LW (1992-01-22) 22 January 1992 (age 32) 2016   Palermo
35 Daniel Barlaser   CM / AM (1997-01-18) 18 January 1997 (age 27) 2015   Newcastle United Academy
41 Freddie Woodman   GK (1997-03-04) 4 March 1997 (age 27) 2014   Newcastle United Academy
42 Jamie Sterry   RB (1995-11-21) 21 November 1995 (age 28) 2015   Newcastle United Academy
45 Aleksandar Mitrović   ST (1994-09-16) 16 September 1994 (age 29) 2015   Anderlecht
– Matz Sels   GK (1992-02-26) 26 February 1992 (age 32) 2016   Gent
– Stuart Findlay   CB / LB (1995-09-14) 14 September 1995 (age 28) 2016   Celtic
– Adam Armstrong   SS / ST / LW (1997-02-10) 10 February 1997 (age 27) 2014   Newcastle United Academy
– Ivan Toney   ST (1996-03-16) 16 March 1996 (age 28) 2015   Northampton Town
  1. ^ Elliot was born in Greenwich, England.
  2. ^ Clark was born in Harrow, England.
  3. ^ Dummett was born in Newcastle upon Tyne, England.
  4. ^ Ritchie was born in Gosport, England.
  5. ^ Joselu was born in Stuttgart, Germany.
  6. ^ Aarons was born in Kingston, Jamaica.

Transfers and loans edit

Transfers in edit

Date from Position Number Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
1 July 2017 RW 30   Christian Atsu   Chelsea £6,200,000 [1]
4 July 2017 CB 20   Florian Lejeune   Eibar £8,700,000 [2]
19 July 2017 RW 7   Jacob Murphy   Norwich City £12,000,000 [3]
21 July 2017 RB 19   Javier Manquillo   Atlético Madrid £4,500,000 [4]
16 August 2017 FW 21   Joselu   Stoke City £5,000,000 [5]
13 October 2017 CM 23   Mikel Merino   Borussia Dortmund £8,500,000 [6]
  • Total spending:   £44,900,000

Transfers out edit

Date from Position Number Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2017 RB 43   Kevin Mbabu   Young Boys Undisclosed [7]
1 July 2017 CB —   Ľubomír Šatka   DAC Dunajská Streda Free [8]
1 July 2017 RW —   Florian Thauvin   Marseille £9,500,000 [8]
1 July 2017 SS —   Haris Vučkić   Twente Free [8]
6 July 2017 RB 8   Vurnon Anita   Leeds United Free [8]
14 July 2017 RW 34   Sammy Ameobi   Bolton Wanderers Free [8]
17 July 2017 LW 20   Yoan Gouffran   Göztepe Free [9]
21 July 2017 FW 33   Daryl Murphy   Nottingham Forest £2,000,000 [10]
27 July 2017 LB —   Lewis Gibson   Everton £6,000,000 [11]
25 August 2017 FW —   Emmanuel Rivière   Metz Undisclosed [12]
28 August 2017 AM 15   Siem de Jong   Ajax Undisclosed [13]
30 August 2017 CB 5   Grant Hanley   Norwich City £3,500,000 [14]
20 September 2017 GK —   Tim Krul   Brighton & Hove Albion Free [15]
  • Total incoming:   ~ £21,000,000

Loans in edit

Date from Position Number Nationality Name From Expiry Ref.
28 July 2017 CM 23   Mikel Merino   Borussia Dortmund 13 October 2017 [16][6]
23 January 2018 LW 15   Kenedy   Chelsea 30 June 2018 [17]
31 January 2018 FW 13   Islam Slimani   Leicester City 30 June 2018 [18]
31 January 2018 GK 12   Martin Dúbravka   Sparta Prague 30 June 2018 [19]

Loans out edit

Date from Position Number Nationality Name To Expiry Ref.
1 July 2017 GK —   Matz Sels   Anderlecht 30 June 2018 [20]
7 July 2017 RW —   Alex Gilliead   Bradford City 30 June 2018 [21][22]
17 July 2017 FW —   Adam Armstrong   Bolton Wanderers 4 January 2018 [23][24]
21 July 2017 AM —   Sean Longstaff   Blackpool 30 June 2018 [25][26]
2 August 2017 FW —   Ivan Toney   Wigan Athletic 10 January 2018 [27][28]
8 August 2017 CB —   Callum Williams   Gateshead 30 June 2018 [29][30][31]
25 August 2017 CB —   Stuart Findlay   Kilmarnock 30 June 2018 [32][33]
31 August 2017 LB 33   Achraf Lazaar   Benevento 30 June 2018 [34]
31 August 2017 GK —   Tim Krul   Brighton & Hove Albion 20 September 2017 [35][15]
9 January 2018 FW —   Adam Armstrong   Blackburn Rovers 30 June 2018 [36]
11 January 2018 FW —   Ivan Toney   Scunthorpe United 30 June 2018 [37]
18 January 2018 CB —   Kyle Cameron   Queen of the South 30 June 2018 [38]
19 January 2018 CM 35   Daniel Barlaser   Crewe Alexandra 30 June 2018 [39]
31 January 2018 RB 42   Jamie Sterry   Crewe Alexandra 30 June 2018 [40]
31 January 2018 CM 24   Henri Saivet   Sivasspor 30 June 2018 [41]
31 January 2018 LW 16   Rolando Aarons   Hellas Verona 30 June 2018 [42]
31 January 2018 GK 41   Freddie Woodman   Aberdeen 30 June 2018 [43]
31 January 2018 DM 4   Jack Colback   Nottingham Forest 30 June 2018 [44]
31 January 2018 FW 45   Aleksandar Mitrović   Fulham 30 June 2018 [45]

Pre-season and friendlies edit

As of 28 June 2017, Newcastle United have announced six pre-season friendlies against Heart of Midlothian, Preston North End, Bradford City, FSV Mainz, VfL Wolfsburg and Hellas Verona.[46][47][48][49][50][51]

On 12 March 2018, Newcastle United announced they would be playing Belgian side Royal Antwerp on 18 March 2018 at the Pinatar Arena in Murcia, Spain.[52]

14 July 2017 Heart of Midlothian 1–2 Newcastle United Edinburgh
19:45 Walker   20' Report Gayle   3', 25' Stadium: Tynecastle Stadium
Attendance: 10,001
Referee: William Collum
22 July 2017 Preston North End 1–1 Newcastle United Preston
15:00 Barkhuizen   33' Report Mitrović   8' Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 7,380
Referee: Jon Moss
26 July 2017 Bradford City 0–4 Newcastle United Bradford
19:30 Report Gayle   50'
Murphy   51', 79'
Mitrović   76'		 Stadium: Valley Parade
Attendance: 7,601
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
29 July 2017 Mainz 05 2–1 Newcastle United Mainz
16:00 Öztunalı   5'
Fischer   84'		 Report Gámez   65' Stadium: Opel Arena
Attendance: 6,470
Referee: Christian Dingert
2 August 2017 VFL Wolfsburg 1–3 Newcastle United Wolfsburg
16:00 Mallı   52' Report Mitrović   37'
Ritchie   45'
Atsu   68'		 Stadium: AOK Stadion
Attendance: 3,011
Referee: Robert Schroder
6 August 2017 Newcastle United 2–0 Hellas Verona Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 Ayoze   4'
Atsu   12'		 Report Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 23,906
Referee: Neil Swarbrick
18 March 2018 Newcastle United 1–1 Royal Antwerp Murcia
11:00 Ritchie   40' Report Corryn   91' Stadium: Pinatar Arena
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: José Joaquín Gallego Gambin

Competitions edit

Overall summary edit

Competition Started round Current
position / round 		Final
position / round 		First match Last match
Premier League – – 10th 13 August 2017 13 May 2018
EFL Cup Second round – Second round 23 August 2017 23 August 2017
FA Cup Third round – Fourth round 6 January 2018 28 January 2018

Overview edit

Competition Record
P W D L GF GA GD Win %
Premier League 38 12 8 18 39 47 −8 031.58
EFL Cup 1 0 0 1 2 3 −1 000.00
FA Cup 2 1 0 1 3 4 −1 050.00
Total 41 13 8 20 44 54 −10 031.71

Source: Competitions

Premier League edit

Main article: 2017–18 Premier League

League table edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
8 Everton 38 13 10 15 44 58 −14 49
9 Leicester City 38 12 11 15 56 60 −4 47
10 Newcastle United 38 12 8 18 39 47 −8 44
11 Crystal Palace 38 11 11 16 45 55 −10 44
12 Bournemouth 38 11 11 16 45 61 −16 44
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored. 4) Play-offs (only if needed to decide champion, teams for relegation or teams for UEFA competitions).[53]


Results summary edit

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
38 12 8 18 39 47  −8 44 8 4 7 21 17  +4 4 4 11 18 30  −12

Last updated: 13 May 2018.
Source: Premier League

Results by matchday edit

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHHAAHHAHAHAHAAHHAHAHAAH
ResultLLWWWLDDWLLLLDLLLLWLDWDLDDWDLWWWWLLLLW
Position18171410410997911111412151616181515161315151416131516131210101010101010
Source: [citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches edit

On 14 June 2017, the 2017–18 Premier League fixtures were announced.[54]

13 August 2017 1 Newcastle United 0–2 Tottenham Hotspur Newcastle upon Tyne
13:30 BST Shelvey   48'
Ritchie   52'		 Report Kane   31'
Alli   61'
Davies   70',   86'		 Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 52,077
Referee: Andre Marriner
Note: Live on Sky Sports
20 August 2017 2 Huddersfield Town 1–0 Newcastle United Huddersfield
13:30 BST Mooy   50'
Billing   66'
Palmer   77'
Mounié   88'		 Report Ritchie   41'
Hayden   53'
Joselu   64'
Lascelles   90+1'		 Stadium: John Smith's Stadium
Attendance: 24,128
Referee: Craig Pawson
Note: Live on Sky Sports
26 August 2017 3 Newcastle United 3–0 West Ham United Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 BST Joselu   36'
Clark   72'
Merino   83'
Mitrović   86'		 Report Hernández   17'
Fernandes   65'
Sakho   78'		 Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 52,093
Referee: Neil Swarbrick
10 September 2017 4 Swansea City 0–1 Newcastle United Swansea
16:00 BST Naughton   48'
Fer   80'		 Report Hayden   8'
Ritchie   49'
Lascelles   76'
Gayle   87'		 Stadium: Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 20,872
Referee: Mike Jones
Note: Live on Sky Sports
16 September 2017 5 Newcastle United 2–1 Stoke City Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 BST Atsu   18'
Hayden   25'
Lascelles   68'
Clark   73'
Merino   77'		 Report Wimmer   30'
Shaqiri   57'		 Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 51,795
Referee: Stuart Attwell
24 September 2017 6 Brighton & Hove Albion 1–0 Newcastle United Falmer
16:00 BST Knockaert   13'
Hemed   51'
Duffy   77'		 Report Lascelles   90+3' Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 30,468
Referee: Andre Marriner
Note: Live on Sky Sports
1 October 2017 7 Newcastle United 1–1 Liverpool Newcastle upon Tyne
16:30 BST Joselu   36'
Ayoze   55'		 Report Coutinho   28'
Gomez   58'		 Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 52,303
Referee: Craig Pawson
Note: Live on Sky Sports
15 October 2017 8 Southampton 2–2 Newcastle United Southampton
16:00 BST Gabbiadini   49', 75' (pen.),   77' Report Hayden   20',   79'
Yedlin   40'
Ayoze   51'		 Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 31,437
Referee: Kevin Friend
Note: Live on Sky Sports
21 October 2017 9 Newcastle United 1–0 Crystal Palace Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 BST Lejeune   21'
Lascelles   29'
Manquillo   60'
Joselu   66'
Merino   86'		 Report Cabaye   28'
Van Aanholt   29'		 Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 52,251
Referee: Stuart Attwell
30 October 2017 10 Burnley 1–0 Newcastle United Burnley
20:00 GMT Guðmundsson   45'
Cork   62'
Hendrick   74'
Tarkowski   75'		 Report Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 21,031
Referee: Mike Dean
Note: Live on Sky Sports
4 November 2017 11 Newcastle United 0–1 AFC Bournemouth Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 GMT Lejeune   63'
Shelvey   84'		 Report Surman   20'
Francis   77'
Cook   90+2'		 Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 52,237
Referee: Paul Tierney
18 November 2017 12 Manchester United 4–1 Newcastle United Manchester
17:30 GMT Martial   37'
Smalling   45+1',   67'
Pogba   54'
Lukaku   71'		 Report Hayden   12'
Gayle   14'		 Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 75,035
Referee: Craig Pawson
Note: Live on BT Sport
25 November 2017 13 Newcastle United 0–3 Watford Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 GMT Shelvey   15' Report Hughes   19'
Zeegelaar   24'
Yedlin   45+1' (o.g.)
Gray   62'
Prödl   90+2'		 Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 52,188
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
28 November 2017 14 West Bromwich Albion 2–2 Newcastle United West Bromwich
20:00 GMT Robson-Kanu   45+1'
Field   56'		 Report Clark   59'
Evans   83' (o.g.)		 Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 25,534
Referee: Lee Probert
2 December 2017 15 Chelsea 3–1 Newcastle United Fulham
12:30 GMT Hazard   21', 74' (pen.)
Morata   33'		 Report Gayle   12'
Clark   45+1'		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,538
Referee: Kevin Friend
Note: Live on Sky Sports
9 December 2017 16 Newcastle United 2–3 Leicester City Newcastle upon Tyne
17:30 Joselu   4'
Gayle   73'
Hayden   75'
Lejeune   81'		 Report Mahrez   20'
Gray   12',   60'
Ayoze   86' (o.g.)		 Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 52,117
Referee: Neil Swarbrick
Note: Live on BT Sport
13 December 2017 17 Newcastle United 0–1 Everton Newcastle upon Tyne
19:45 GMT Shelvey   42'   90+4'
Merino   56'		 Report Rooney   27'
Holgate   48'
Calvert-Lewin   90+3'		 Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 51,042
Referee: Martin Atkinson
16 December 2017 18 Arsenal 1–0 Newcastle United London
15:00 GMT Özil   23'
Monreal   86'
Xhaka   90+2'		 Report Hayden   40' Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 59,379
Referee: Stuart Attwell
23 December 2017 19 West Ham United 2–3 Newcastle United Stratford
15:00 GMT Arnautović   6'
Ayew   56',   69'
Kouyaté   77'		 Report Saivet   10'
Diamé   53'
Atsu   61',   67'		 Stadium: London Stadium
Attendance: 56,955
Referee: Lee Mason
27 December 2017 20 Newcastle United 0–1 Manchester City Newcastle upon Tyne
19:45 GMT Gayle   75' Report Sterling   31' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 52,311
Referee: Andre Marriner
Note: Live on Sky Sports
30 December 2017 21 Newcastle United 0–0 Brighton & Hove Albion Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 GMT Yedlin   61'
Merino   74'		 Report Knockaert   73'
Dunk   90+1'		 Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 52,209
Referee: Anthony Taylor
1 January 2018 22 Stoke City 0–1 Newcastle United Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 GMT Allen   54'
Choupo-Moting   60'
Wimmer   66'		 Report Manquillo   26'
Ayoze   73'		 Stadium: bet365 Stadium
Attendance: 28,471
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
13 January 2018 23 Newcastle United 1–1 Swansea City Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 GMT Joselu   68' Report Bartley   10'
Ayew   60',   90'
Mawson   85'		 Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 51,444
Referee: Graham Scott
20 January 2018 24 Manchester City 3–1 Newcastle United Manchester
17:30 GMT Agüero   34', 63' (pen.), 83' Report Murphy   67'
Clark   78'		 Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 54,452
Referee: Paul Tierney
Note: Live on BT Sport
31 January 2018 25 Newcastle United 1–1 Burnley Newcastle upon Tyne
19:45 GMT Yedlin   30'
Joselu   34'
Lascelles   65'		 Report Barnes   63'
Vokes   73'
Darlow   85' (o.g.)		 Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 50,174
Referee: Simon Hooper
4 February 2018 26 Crystal Palace 1–1 Newcastle United Selhurst
14:15 GMT Milivojević   55' (pen.)
Fosu-Mensah   64'		 Report Diamé   22'
Dummett   57'		 Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 25,746
Referee: Andre Marriner
Note: Live on Sky Sports
11 February 2018 27 Newcastle United 1–0 Manchester United Newcastle upon Tyne
14:15 GMT Ritchie   65' Report Smalling   64'
Valencia   88'		 Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 52,309
Referee: Craig Pawson
Note: Live on Sky Sports
24 February 2018 28 AFC Bournemouth 2–2 Newcastle United Bournemouth
15:00 GMT Aké   52'
Smith   80'
Gosling   89'		 Report Gayle   17', 45+1'
Ritchie   53'
Yedlin   82'
Diamé   85'
Ayoze   90+1'		 Stadium: Vitality Stadium
Attendance: 10,808
Referee: Roger East
3 March 2018 29 Liverpool 2–0 Newcastle United Liverpool
17:30 GMT Salah   40'
Mané   55'		 Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 53,287
Referee: Graham Scott
Note: Live on BT Sport
10 March 2018 30 Newcastle United 3–0 Southampton Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 GMT Kenedy   2', 29'
Ritchie   57'		 Report Hoedt   48'
Stephens   69'		 Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 52,246
Referee: Andre Marriner
31 March 2018 31 Newcastle United 1–0 Huddersfield Town Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 BST Lascelles   8'
Ayoze   80'		 Report Mooy   6'
Hogg   28'
Schindler   60'
Quaner   84'		 Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 52,261
Referee: Martin Atkinson
7 April 2018 32 Leicester City 1–2 Newcastle United Leicester
15:00 BST Maguire   21'
Vardy   83'		 Report Shelvey   18'
Lascelles   21'
Gayle   52'
Ritchie   55'
Ayoze   75'		 Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 32,066
Referee: Stuart Attwell
15 April 2018 33 Newcastle United 2–1 Arsenal Newcastle upon Tyne
13:30 BST Ayoze   29'
Ritchie   68'
Slimani   90+1'		 Report Lacazette   14' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 52,210
Referee: Anthony Taylor
Note: Live on Sky Sports
23 April 2018 34 Everton 1–0 Newcastle United Liverpool
20:00 BST Walcott   51'
Keane   75'
Gueye   90+1'		 Report Kenedy   90+1' Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 39,061
Referee: Bobby Madley
Note: Live on Sky Sports
28 April 2018 35 Newcastle United 0–1 West Bromwich Albion Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 BST Diamé   68' Report Phillips   29'
Livermore   37'
Nyom   45+1'
McClean   82'		 Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 52,283
Referee: David Coote
5 May 2018 36 Watford 2–1 Newcastle United Watford
15:00 BST Pereyra   2'
Gray   28'
Deeney   39'
Kabasele   58'
Holebas   72'		 Report Ayoze   42',   55' Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 20,375
Referee: Roger East
9 May 2018 37 Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 Newcastle United Wembley
20:00 BST Kane   50'
Alli   57'
Lamela   89'		 Report Ritchie   73'
Diamé   80'
Yedlin   90+2'		 Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 54,923
Referee: Neil Swarbrick
13 May 2018 38 Newcastle United 3–0 Chelsea Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 BST Gayle   23'
Pérez   59', 63'		 Report Bakayoko   62' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 52,294
Referee: Martin Atkinson
Note: Live on Sky Sports

EFL Cup edit

Main article: 2017–18 EFL Cup

Newcastle United entered the EFL Cup in the second round and were drawn at home against Nottingham Forest.[55]

23 August 2017 Second round Newcastle United 2–3 (a.e.t.) Nottingham Forest Newcastle upon Tyne
19:45 BST Mitrović   3'
Aarons   45+1'
Hanley   85'		 Report Cummings   29', 31'
Worrall   83'
Walker   97'
Mancienne   111'		 Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 27,709
Referee: Darren England

FA Cup edit

Main article: 2017–18 FA Cup

Newcastle United entered the FA Cup in the third round and were drawn at home to Luton Town.[56] Newcastle United then progressed into the fourth round and were drawn away to Chelsea.[57]

6 January 2018 Third round Newcastle United 3–1 Luton Town Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 GMT Ayoze   30', 36'
Shelvey   39',   62'
Dummett   59'
Hayden   67'		 Report Hylton   29',   49' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 47,069
Referee: Neil Swarbrick
28 January 2018 Fourth round Chelsea 3–0 Newcastle United Fulham
13:30 Batshuayi   31', 44'
Alonso   72'		 Report Mbemba   17' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,049
Referee: Kevin Friend
Note: Live on BT Sport

Statistics edit

Appearances and goals edit

Last updated on 13 May 2018.
No. Pos Nat Player Total Premier League EFL Cup FA Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK   IRL Rob Elliot 16 0 16 0 0 0 0 0
12 GK   SVK Martin Dúbravka 12 0 12 0 0 0 0 0
26 GK   ENG Karl Darlow 12 0 10 0 1 0 1 0
Defenders
2 DF   IRL Ciaran Clark 22 2 19+1 2 0 0 2 0
3 DF   WAL Paul Dummett 21 0 19+1 0 0 0 1 0
6 DF   ENG Jamaal Lascelles 35 3 32+1 3 0 0 2 0
18 DF   COD Chancel Mbemba 11 0 7+2 0 1 0 1 0
19 DF   ESP Javier Manquillo 23 0 20+1 0 0 0 2 0
20 DF   FRA Florian Lejeune 24 0 24 0 0 0 0 0
22 DF   USA DeAndre Yedlin 34 0 31+3 0 0 0 0 0
25 DF   FRA Massadio Haïdara 2 0 0+1 0 0 0 1 0
27 DF   ESP Jesús Gámez 3 0 1+1 0 1 0 0 0
Midfielders
7 MF   ENG Jacob Murphy 28 1 13+12 1 1 0 1+1 0
8 MF   ENG Jonjo Shelvey 32 2 25+5 1 0 0 2 1
10 MF   SEN Mohamed Diamé 33 2 23+8 2 1 0 0+1 0
11 MF   SCO Matt Ritchie 38 3 32+3 3 0+1 0 2 0
14 MF   ENG Isaac Hayden 29 1 15+11 1 0+1 0 1+1 0
15 MF   BRA Kenedy 13 2 13 2 0 0 0 0
23 MF   ESP Mikel Merino 25 1 14+10 1 0 0 1 0
30 MF   GHA Christian Atsu 29 2 19+9 2 0 0 0+1 0
Forwards
9 FW   ENG Dwight Gayle 37 6 23+12 6 0 0 2 0
13 FW   ALG Islam Slimani 4 0 1+3 0 0 0 0 0
17 FW   ESP Ayoze Pérez 37 10 28+8 8 0 0 1 2
21 FW   ESP Joselu 32 4 19+11 4 0+1 0 0+1 0
Player(s) who left on loan but featured this season
4 MF   ENG Jack Colback 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 MF   ENG Rolando Aarons 5 1 1+3 0 1 1 0 0
24 MF   SEN Henri Saivet 4 1 1 1 1 0 1+1 0
33 DF   MAR Achraf Lazaar 1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
35 MF   ENG Daniel Barlaser 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
41 GK   ENG Freddie Woodman 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
42 DF   ENG Jamie Sterry 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
45 FW   SRB Aleksandar Mitrović 7 2 0+6 1 1 1 0 0
— GK   BEL Matz Sels 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
— DF   SCO Stuart Findlay 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
— FW   ENG Adam Armstrong 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
— FW   ENG Ivan Toney 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Player(s) who left permanently but featured this season
5 DF   SCO Grant Hanley 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
15 MF   NED Siem de Jong 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Cards edit

Accounts for all competitions. Last updated on 5 May 2018.
No. Pos. Name    
2 DF   Ciaran Clark 3 0
3 DF   Paul Dummett 2 0
5 DF   Grant Hanley[a] 1 0
6 DF   Jamaal Lascelles 5 0
8 MF   Jonjo Shelvey 3 2
9 FW   Dwight Gayle 3 0
10 MF   Mohamed Diamé 2 0
11 MF   Matt Ritchie 5 0
13 FW   Islam Slimani 2[b] 0
14 MF   Isaac Hayden 8 0
15 MF   Kenedy 1 0
17 FW   Ayoze Pérez 3 0
18 DF   Chancel Mbemba 1 0
19 DF   Javier Manquillo 2 0
20 DF   Florian Lejeune 3 0
21 FW   Joselu 2 0
22 DF   DeAndre Yedlin 4 0
23 MF   Mikel Merino 4 0
30 MF   Christian Atsu 1 0
  1. ^ Hanley left the club in the Summer Transfer Window.
  2. ^ Slimani got 1 yellow card whilst he played for Leicester City before he joined the club.

Goals edit

Last updated on 13 May 2018.
Place Position Number Nation Name Premier League EFL Cup FA Cup Total
1 FW 17   Ayoze Pérez 8 0 2 10
2 FW 9   Dwight Gayle 6 0 0 6
3 FW 21   Joselu 4 0 0 4
4 DF 6   Jamaal Lascelles 3 0 0 3
MF 11   Matt Ritchie 3 0 0 3
6 DF 2   Ciaran Clark 2 0 0 2
MF 8   Jonjo Shelvey 1 0 1 2
MF 10   Mohamed Diamé 2 0 0 2
MF 15   Kenedy 2 0 0 2
MF 30   Christian Atsu 2 0 0 2
FW 45   Aleksandar Mitrović[a] 1 1 0 2
12 MF 7   Jacob Murphy 1 0 0 1
MF 14   Isaac Hayden 1 0 0 1
MF 16   Rolando Aarons[b] 0 1 0 1
MF 23   Mikel Merino 1 0 0 1
MF 24   Henri Saivet[c] 1 0 0 1
Own Goals 1 0 0 1
TOTALS 39 2 3 43
  1. ^ Mitrović left the club in the Winter Transfer Window.
  2. ^ Aarons left the club in the Winter Transfer Window.
  3. ^ Saivet left the club in the Winter Transfer Window.

Clean sheets edit

Last updated on 13 May 2018.
Place Number Nation Name Matches
Played 		Premier League EFL Cup FA Cup Total
1 12   Martin Dúbravka 12 4 0 0 4
2 1   Rob Elliot 16 3 0 0 3
3 26   Karl Darlow 12 2 0 0 2
4 41   Freddie Woodman[a] 1 0 0 0 0
TOTALS 9 0 0 9
  1. ^ Woodman left the club in the Winter Transfer Window.

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