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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)

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.

Club

Coaching staff

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

First Team

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

Source: [citation needed]

Squads

First team squad

Squad No. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of Birth (Age) Signed Signed from
Goalkeepers
1 Rob Elliot Republic of Ireland[a] GK (1986-04-30) 30 April 1986 (age 38) 2011 England Charlton Athletic
12 Martin Dúbravka Slovakia GK (1989-01-15) 15 January 1989 (age 35) 2018 Czech Republic Sparta Prague
26 Karl Darlow England GK (1990-10-08) 8 October 1990 (age 34) 2014 England Nottingham Forest
Defenders
2 Ciaran Clark Republic of Ireland[b] CB / LB (1989-09-26) 26 September 1989 (age 35) 2016 England Aston Villa
3 Paul Dummett Wales[c] LB / CB (1991-09-26) 26 September 1991 (age 33) 2010 England Newcastle United Academy
6 Jamaal Lascelles England CB (1993-11-11) 11 November 1993 (age 30) 2014 England Nottingham Forest
18 Chancel Mbemba Democratic Republic of the Congo CB / RB / LB (1994-08-08) 8 August 1994 (age 30) 2015 Belgium Anderlecht
19 Javier Manquillo Spain RB / LB (1994-05-05) 5 May 1994 (age 30) 2017 Spain Atlético Madrid
20 Florian Lejeune France CB (1991-05-20) 20 May 1991 (age 33) 2017 Spain Eibar
22 DeAndre Yedlin United States RB (1993-07-09) 9 July 1993 (age 31) 2016 England Tottenham Hotspur
25 Massadio Haïdara France LB (1992-12-02) 2 December 1992 (age 31) 2013 France Nancy
27 Jesús Gámez Spain RB / LB (1985-04-10) 10 April 1985 (age 39) 2016 Spain Atlético Madrid
Midfielders
7 Jacob Murphy England RW / LW (1995-02-24) 24 February 1995 (age 29) 2017 England Norwich City
8 Jonjo Shelvey England CM (1992-02-27) 27 February 1992 (age 32) 2016 Wales Swansea City
10 Mohamed Diamé Senegal CM / AM (1987-06-14) 14 June 1987 (age 37) 2016 England Hull City
11 Matt Ritchie Scotland[d] RW / LW (1989-09-10) 10 September 1989 (age 35) 2016 England AFC Bournemouth
14 Isaac Hayden England CM / DM (1995-03-22) 22 March 1995 (age 29) 2016 England Arsenal
15 Kenedy Brazil LW / LB (1996-02-08) 8 February 1996 (age 28) 2018 England Chelsea
23 Mikel Merino Spain CM / DM (1996-06-22) 22 June 1996 (age 28) 2017 Germany Borussia Dortmund
30 Christian Atsu Ghana RW / LW (1992-01-10) 10 January 1992 (age 32) 2017 England Chelsea
Forwards
9 Dwight Gayle England ST (1989-10-17) 17 October 1989 (age 35) 2016 England Crystal Palace
13 Islam Slimani Algeria ST (1988-06-18) 18 June 1988 (age 36) 2018 England Leicester City
17 Ayoze Pérez Spain SS / ST (1993-07-29) 29 July 1993 (age 31) 2014 Spain Tenerife
21 Joselu Spain[e] ST (1990-03-27) 27 March 1990 (age 34) 2017 England Stoke City
Out on loan
4 Jack Colback England DM / CM (1989-10-24) 24 October 1989 (age 35) 2014 England Sunderland
16 Rolando Aarons England[f] LW (1995-11-16) 16 November 1995 (age 28) 2014 England Newcastle United Academy
24 Henri Saivet Senegal CM / AM (1990-10-26) 26 October 1990 (age 34) 2016 France Bordeaux
33 Achraf Lazaar Morocco LB / LW (1992-01-22) 22 January 1992 (age 32) 2016 Italy Palermo
35 Daniel Barlaser England CM / AM (1997-01-18) 18 January 1997 (age 27) 2015 England Newcastle United Academy
41 Freddie Woodman England GK (1997-03-04) 4 March 1997 (age 27) 2014 England Newcastle United Academy
42 Jamie Sterry England RB (1995-11-21) 21 November 1995 (age 28) 2015 England Newcastle United Academy
45 Aleksandar Mitrović Serbia ST (1994-09-16) 16 September 1994 (age 30) 2015 Belgium Anderlecht
– Matz Sels Belgium GK (1992-02-26) 26 February 1992 (age 32) 2016 Belgium Gent
– Stuart Findlay Scotland CB / LB (1995-09-14) 14 September 1995 (age 29) 2016 Scotland Celtic
– Adam Armstrong England SS / ST / LW (1997-02-10) 10 February 1997 (age 27) 2014 England Newcastle United Academy
– Ivan Toney England ST (1996-03-16) 16 March 1996 (age 28) 2015 England 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

Transfers in

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

Transfers out

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

Loans in

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

Loans out

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

Pre-season and friendlies

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

Overall summary

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

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

Main article: 2017–18 Premier League

League table

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

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

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

Matches

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 Red card 48'
Ritchie Yellow card 52'		 Report Kane Yellow card 31'
Alli 61'
Davies 70', Yellow card 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 Yellow card 66'
Palmer Yellow card 77'
Mounié Yellow card 88'		 Report Ritchie Yellow card 41'
Hayden Yellow card 53'
Joselu Yellow card 64'
Lascelles Yellow card 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 Yellow card 83'
Mitrović 86'		 Report Hernández Yellow card 17'
Fernandes Yellow card 65'
Sakho Yellow card 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 Yellow card 48'
Fer Yellow card 80'		 Report Hayden Yellow card 8'
Ritchie Yellow card 49'
Lascelles 76'
Gayle Yellow card 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 Yellow card 25'
Lascelles 68'
Clark Yellow card 73'
Merino Yellow card 77'		 Report Wimmer Yellow card 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 Yellow card 13'
Hemed 51'
Duffy Yellow card 77'		 Report Lascelles Yellow card 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 Yellow card 55'		 Report Coutinho 28'
Gomez Yellow card 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.), Yellow card 77' Report Hayden 20', Yellow card 79'
Yedlin Yellow card 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 Yellow card 21'
Lascelles Yellow card 29'
Manquillo Yellow card 60'
Joselu Yellow card 66'
Merino 86'		 Report Cabaye Yellow card 28'
Van Aanholt Yellow card 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 Yellow card 45'
Cork Yellow card 62'
Hendrick 74'
Tarkowski Yellow card 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 Yellow card 63'
Shelvey Yellow card 84'		 Report Surman Yellow card 20'
Francis Yellow card 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', Yellow card 67'
Pogba 54'
Lukaku 71'		 Report Hayden Yellow card 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 Yellow card 15' Report Hughes 19'
Zeegelaar Yellow card 24'
Yedlin 45+1' (o.g.)
Gray 62'
Prödl Yellow card 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 Yellow card 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 Yellow card 75'
Lejeune Yellow card 81'		 Report Mahrez 20'
Gray Yellow card 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 Yellow card 42' Yellow-red card 90+4'
Merino Yellow card 56'		 Report Rooney 27'
Holgate Yellow card 48'
Calvert-Lewin Yellow card 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 Yellow card 86'
Xhaka Yellow card 90+2'		 Report Hayden Yellow card 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 soccer ball with red X 56', 69'
Kouyaté Yellow card 77'		 Report Saivet 10'
Diamé 53'
Atsu 61', Yellow card 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 Yellow card 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 Yellow card 61'
Merino Yellow card 74'		 Report Knockaert Yellow card 73'
Dunk Yellow card 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 Yellow card 54'
Choupo-Moting Yellow card 60'
Wimmer Yellow card 66'		 Report Manquillo Yellow card 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 Yellow card 10'
Ayew 60', Yellow card 90'
Mawson Yellow card 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 Yellow card 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 Yellow card 30'
Joselu soccer ball with red X 34'
Lascelles 65'		 Report Barnes Yellow card 63'
Vokes Yellow card 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 Yellow card 64'		 Report Diamé 22'
Dummett Yellow card 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 Yellow card 64'
Valencia Yellow card 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 Yellow card 52'
Smith 80'
Gosling 89'		 Report Gayle 17', 45+1'
Ritchie Yellow card 53'
Yedlin Yellow card 82'
Diamé Yellow card 85'
Ayoze Yellow card 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 Yellow card 48'
Stephens Yellow card 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 Yellow card 8'
Ayoze 80'		 Report Mooy Yellow card 6'
Hogg Yellow card 28'
Schindler Yellow card 60'
Quaner Yellow card 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 Yellow card 21'
Vardy 83'		 Report Shelvey 18'
Lascelles Yellow card 21'
Gayle Yellow card 52'
Ritchie Yellow card 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 Yellow card 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 Yellow card 75'
Gueye Yellow card 90+1'		 Report Kenedy Yellow card 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 Yellow card 68' Report Phillips 29'
Livermore Yellow card 37'
Nyom Yellow card 45+1'
McClean Yellow card 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 soccer ball with red X 39'
Kabasele Yellow card 58'
Holebas Yellow card 72'		 Report Ayoze Yellow card 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 Yellow card 57'
Lamela Yellow card 89'		 Report Ritchie Yellow card 73'
Diamé Yellow card 80'
Yedlin Yellow card 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 Yellow card 62' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 52,294
Referee: Martin Atkinson
Note: Live on Sky Sports

EFL Cup

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 Yellow card 85'		 Report Cummings 29', 31'
Worrall Yellow card 83'
Walker 97'
Mancienne Yellow card 111'		 Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 27,709
Referee: Darren England

FA Cup

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', Yellow card 62'
Dummett Yellow card 59'
Hayden Yellow card 67'		 Report Hylton Yellow card 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 Yellow card 17' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,049
Referee: Kevin Friend
Note: Live on BT Sport

Statistics

Appearances and goals

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 Republic of Ireland IRL Rob Elliot 16 0 16 0 0 0 0 0
12 GK Slovakia SVK Martin Dúbravka 12 0 12 0 0 0 0 0
26 GK England ENG Karl Darlow 12 0 10 0 1 0 1 0
Defenders
2 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Ciaran Clark 22 2 19+1 2 0 0 2 0
3 DF Wales WAL Paul Dummett 21 0 19+1 0 0 0 1 0
6 DF England ENG Jamaal Lascelles 35 3 32+1 3 0 0 2 0
18 DF Democratic Republic of the Congo COD Chancel Mbemba 11 0 7+2 0 1 0 1 0
19 DF Spain ESP Javier Manquillo 23 0 20+1 0 0 0 2 0
20 DF France FRA Florian Lejeune 24 0 24 0 0 0 0 0
22 DF United States USA DeAndre Yedlin 34 0 31+3 0 0 0 0 0
25 DF France FRA Massadio Haïdara 2 0 0+1 0 0 0 1 0
27 DF Spain ESP Jesús Gámez 3 0 1+1 0 1 0 0 0
Midfielders
7 MF England ENG Jacob Murphy 28 1 13+12 1 1 0 1+1 0
8 MF England ENG Jonjo Shelvey 32 2 25+5 1 0 0 2 1
10 MF Senegal SEN Mohamed Diamé 33 2 23+8 2 1 0 0+1 0
11 MF Scotland SCO Matt Ritchie 38 3 32+3 3 0+1 0 2 0
14 MF England ENG Isaac Hayden 29 1 15+11 1 0+1 0 1+1 0
15 MF Brazil BRA Kenedy 13 2 13 2 0 0 0 0
23 MF Spain ESP Mikel Merino 25 1 14+10 1 0 0 1 0
30 MF Ghana GHA Christian Atsu 29 2 19+9 2 0 0 0+1 0
Forwards
9 FW England ENG Dwight Gayle 37 6 23+12 6 0 0 2 0
13 FW Algeria ALG Islam Slimani 4 0 1+3 0 0 0 0 0
17 FW Spain ESP Ayoze Pérez 37 10 28+8 8 0 0 1 2
21 FW Spain 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 England ENG Jack Colback 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 MF England ENG Rolando Aarons 5 1 1+3 0 1 1 0 0
24 MF Senegal SEN Henri Saivet 4 1 1 1 1 0 1+1 0
33 DF Morocco MAR Achraf Lazaar 1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
35 MF England ENG Daniel Barlaser 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
41 GK England ENG Freddie Woodman 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
42 DF England ENG Jamie Sterry 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
45 FW Serbia SRB Aleksandar Mitrović 7 2 0+6 1 1 1 0 0
— GK Belgium BEL Matz Sels 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
— DF Scotland SCO Stuart Findlay 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
— FW England ENG Adam Armstrong 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
— FW England ENG Ivan Toney 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Player(s) who left permanently but featured this season
5 DF Scotland SCO Grant Hanley 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
15 MF Netherlands NED Siem de Jong 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Cards

Accounts for all competitions. Last updated on 5 May 2018.
No. Pos. Name
2 DF Republic of Ireland Ciaran Clark 3 0
3 DF Wales Paul Dummett 2 0
5 DF Scotland Grant Hanley[a] 1 0
6 DF England Jamaal Lascelles 5 0
8 MF England Jonjo Shelvey 3 2
9 FW England Dwight Gayle 3 0
10 MF Senegal Mohamed Diamé 2 0
11 MF Scotland Matt Ritchie 5 0
13 FW Algeria Islam Slimani 2[b] 0
14 MF England Isaac Hayden 8 0
15 MF Brazil Kenedy 1 0
17 FW Spain Ayoze Pérez 3 0
18 DF Democratic Republic of the Congo Chancel Mbemba 1 0
19 DF Spain Javier Manquillo 2 0
20 DF France Florian Lejeune 3 0
21 FW Spain Joselu 2 0
22 DF United States DeAndre Yedlin 4 0
23 MF Spain Mikel Merino 4 0
30 MF Ghana 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

Last updated on 13 May 2018.
Place Position Number Nation Name Premier League EFL Cup FA Cup Total
1 FW 17 Spain Ayoze Pérez 8 0 2 10
2 FW 9 England Dwight Gayle 6 0 0 6
3 FW 21 Spain Joselu 4 0 0 4
4 DF 6 England Jamaal Lascelles 3 0 0 3
MF 11 Scotland Matt Ritchie 3 0 0 3
6 DF 2 Republic of Ireland Ciaran Clark 2 0 0 2
MF 8 England Jonjo Shelvey 1 0 1 2
MF 10 Senegal Mohamed Diamé 2 0 0 2
MF 15 Brazil Kenedy 2 0 0 2
MF 30 Ghana Christian Atsu 2 0 0 2
FW 45 Serbia Aleksandar Mitrović[a] 1 1 0 2
12 MF 7 England Jacob Murphy 1 0 0 1
MF 14 England Isaac Hayden 1 0 0 1
MF 16 England Rolando Aarons[b] 0 1 0 1
MF 23 Spain Mikel Merino 1 0 0 1
MF 24 Senegal 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

Last updated on 13 May 2018.
Place Number Nation Name Matches
Played 		Premier League EFL Cup FA Cup Total
1 12 Slovakia Martin Dúbravka 12 4 0 0 4
2 1 Republic of Ireland Rob Elliot 16 3 0 0 3
3 26 England Karl Darlow 12 2 0 0 2
4 41 England 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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