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FA Cup Fifth Round
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FA Cup:
Shadowplay
Newcastle 1
Manchester City 3
Having ended their interest in the Carabao Cup last month, a
"weakened" Manchester
City side removed Newcastle from the FA Cup at a deflated Gallowgate
on Saturday night.
Despite retaining only Matheus Nunes from Wednesday's
Premier
League
starting
line-up in the and going a goal down here, Pep Guardiola's side ran
out convincing winners.
A lively opening from the hosts culminated in them taking an 18th
minute lead when Harvey Barnes latched on to Sandro Tonali's
incisive pass before firing beyond James Trafford.
However last season's beaten finalists came more into the tie and
levelled six minutes before the break when Jeremy Doku's low ball
from the left bounced in off Savinho.
With the scorer and Nunes tormenting the Magpies down City's right,
United reached half time level but conceded a rerun of the first
goal within two minutes of the restart - a Nunes pullback from the
right finished by Omar Marmoush.
With the tie ebbing away from him, Eddie Howe attempted to rejig his
ailing side but within moments of a treble change, Egyptian Marmoush
struck from distance to end the tie as as contest and make it seven
goals against us in five games.
There were no more goals, but with Newcastle barely able to get out
of their own half, City could have scored more had they desired -
despite Erling Haaland's absence.
After recent games where talking points and injustices both real and
imagined have abounded, there was nothing controversial here tonight
- we were simply outplayed.
The
Eddie v
Pep record this season now reads: played five, lost four, won one.
That seems like a fair reflection to us.
An FA Cup exit
leaves the Magpies with an idle Easter and a break from club
fixtures stretching almost three weeks - slightly longer if we're
unable to get past Barcelona.
That antidote to our fixture congestion seems a long way away
though, with four more blockbuster matches to follow within a
fortnight before that ceasefire.
Tino Livramento's return after a 15 game absence was a bonus, but
the collective ineffectiveness of messrs Elanga, Willock, Woltemade,
Osula and Wissa was most concerning.
What Howe can do to alleviate that against Barcelona remains to be
seen: Jacob Ramsey is available again and Anthony Gordon presumably
resumes at centre forward.
After the glee of last Wednesday night though, reality returned
tonight against the blue half of Manchester.
Team:
Ramsdale, Trippier (Burn 63), Hall (Livramento 80) Botman,
Thiaw, Tonali, Willock, Woltemade (Gordon 72), Elanga (Joelinton
62), Barnes, Osula (Wissa 63).
Subs n/u: Pope, A.Murphy, J.Murphy, Neave
Goal: Barnes 18
Booked: Joelinton, Wissa
MCFC: Trafford, Nunes, Ake, Stones, Khusanov, Gonzalez,
O'Reilly, Savinho (Cherki 79), Doku (Foden 79), Reijnders, Marmoush
(Semenyo 73).
Subs n/u: Donnarumma, Ait-Nouri, Guehi, Rodri, Bernado Silva,
Dias.
Goals: Savinho 39, Marmoush 47,65
Booked: (Kolo Toure), (Guardiola)
Attendance: 51,109.
City were allocated 4,893 tickets but
didn't sell them all.
Eddie Howe said:
"Good start from us, really good for half an hour. There's
probably two things that happened. We couldn't sustain our start in
terms of energy but they also played really well. We just have to
accept that.
"I felt we maybe ran out of gas, certainly in the second half
but also towards the end of the first half. You have to say they
were a very good side. We needed the ball to try and generate
pressure but we couldn't get enough of it.
"The crowd were magnificent today. They didn't have a lot to
shout about after that initial period but they stayed with us and
were cheering at the end. We will need them for the Champions
League."
Referee: Sam
Barrott - a third Toon posting of the season for the Yorkshire
official, following the 2-1 PL home win
over Manchester City and 0-0 draw away at Wolves.
This was the sixth time Barrott had handled a Newcastle game in
his career - and the first time we've lost.
VAR: John Brooks
Stats:
Harvey Barnes
scored his 13th goal in all competitions this season
(five in the PL, five in the CL, three in the FAC).
NUFC last 10 Fifth Round ties:
2025/26
Manchester City (h) lost 1-3
2024/25 Brighton & Hove Albion (h) lost 1-2 (aet)
2023/24 Blackburn Rovers (a) drew 1-1 (won 4-3 on pens)
2019/20 West Bromwich Albion (a) won 3-2
2005/06 Southampton (h) won 1-0
2004/05 Chelsea (h) won 1-0
2001/02 Manchester City (h) won 1-0
1999/00 Blackburn Rovers (a) won 2-1
1998/99 Blackburn Rovers (a) won 1-0 R
1998/99 Blackburn Rovers (h) drew 0-0
Magpies v Citizens - last 3 seasons:
2025/26 lost 1-3 (h) (FA)
2025/26 lost 1-2 (a) (PL)
2025/26 lost 1-3 (a) (LC)
2025/26 lost 0-2 (h) (LC)
2025/26 won 2-1 (h) (PL)
2024/25 lost 0-4 (a) (PL)
2024/25 drew 1-1 (h) (PL)
2023/24 lost 0-2 (a) (FA)
2023/24 lost 0-1 (a) (PL)
Magpies v Citizens - FAC all-time:
1923/24 won 2-0 SF (n)
1954/55 won 3-1 F (n)
1956/57 drew 1-1 3rd (h)
1956/57 won 5-4 3rd R (a)
1968/69 drew 0-0 4th (a)
1968/69 lost 0-2 4th R (h)
1974/75 won 2-0 3rd (a)
1976/77 lost 1-3 4th (h)
1994/95 won 3-1 5th (h)
2001/02 won 2-0 5th (h)
2019/20 lost 0-2 QF (h)
2023/24 lost 0-2 QF (a)
2025/26 lost 1-3 5th (h)
Fifth Round results/fixtures:
Fri 06.03.2026:
Wolves 1-3 Liverpool
Sat 07.03.2026:
Mansfield Town 1-2 Arsenal
Wrexham 2-4 Chelsea (aet)
Newcastle 1-3 Manchester City
Sun 08.03.2026:
Fulham v Southampton (Noon) TNT
Port Vale v mackems (1.30pm) TNT
Leeds United v Norwich City (4.30pm) TNT
Mon 09.03.2026:
West Ham v Brentford (7.30pm) TNT
Champions League:
Barcelona (a) points drop
Following the original ticket sale when the cut-off was 109
points, NUFC have now commenced selling tickets for the Barcelona
away game to those with 92 to 108 points.
That sales window closes on Mon 09.03.2026 at 10am - unlike previous
sales of this nature, NUFC won't contact qualifying applicants, they
just log on and select seats.
No increased on the original 2,215 allocation has been confirmed as
yet. Tickets are £45.
U18s:
Wooster wins it
Newcastle U18s 1
mackem U18s 0
Saturday saw United U18s avenge their 1-4 away derby loss
with a single goal success in the return at Little Benton.
A 77th minute shot from Kacey Wooster divided the sides, the striker
netting for a fourth successive game to reach double figures in all
competitions this season.
The 17 year-old forward had spurned Newcastle's best two chances of
the game, twice bearing down on goal only for visiting custodian
Finn Robertson to block both efforts.
Wooster then opted to try and control a cross in the area midway
through the second period, when the opportunity to test Robertson
with a header looked to present itself.
However he made a decisive touch 13 minutes before full time,
latching on to Ezra Tika-Lemba's cross from the right and finding
the top corner of the mackem net.
The red and whites pressed for an equaliser but were denied by
goalkeeper Roman Dowell and the goal frame, keeping out a corner
kick in added time that was awarded by referee Jamie Cann after
Dowell breached the eight second rule.
Team: Dowell, Tika-Lemba, Bloomer, Moran (Epia 46), Johnson,
Cogdon, Pinnington, Callaghan (Hutchison 83), Wooster (Ndiweni
90+2), Gilligan (Morgan 69), Ferreira.
Sub n/u: Holland
2026/27:
New season, new prices
Friday morning saw NUFC release 2026/27 season home season ticket
information
online here
Update:
Magpin giveaway
On pre-sale from Magpin
here is this brand-new
badge immortalising what we're contractually obliged to call
United's great Dane, William Osula.
We have two to give away and to stand a chance of winning, email
your answer to this question to
[email protected]
by 10am on Friday March 13th, subject line of Magpin.
Which team did Osula score his first senior Newcastle
goal against?
No age limit, open to anyone anywhere in
the world but delivery only to UK addresses. One entry per person.
Premier League:
Fulham (a) train update
FAO those planning to attend United's PL season-closer at Fulham
by train, amended timetables are now online.
A three day line closure between York and Darlington in both
directions (Sat 23.05, Sun 24.05, Mon 25.05) means that bus
replacements between those two stations will run.
Unlike previous closures north of York, there don't look to be any
direct services to and from Newcastle via Hartlepool.
Further details
online here
Premier League:
Bournemouth (h) tickets
Member ballot opens Mon 09.03.2026 Noon
Member ballot closes Tue 10.03.2026 Noon
Winners notified Wed 11.03.2026, 11am
Winners seat selection opens Wed 11.03.2026, Noon
Winners seat selection closes Fri 13.03.2026, Noon
ST forwarding/ resale Fri 13.03.2026, 4pm
Member sale Mon 16.03.2026, 10am
Premier
League:
(Will) I
am the
resurrection !
Newcastle 2 Manchester United
1
Match report
Match action
Premier League
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TV times
Wednesday saw the Premier League confirm their fixture amendments for April,
affecting Newcastle as follows:
Sat 11.04.2026 Crystal Palace (a) 3pm No live TV
Sat 18.04.2026 Bournemouth (h) 3pm No live TV
Sat 25.04.2026 Arsenal (a) 5.30pm Sky
The PL note that scheduling of the Arsenal game is still "Subject
to participation in UEFA competitions and FA Cup."
Were Arsenal to progress to the FA Cup Semi-final, United's Premier
League visit to the Emirates would be postponed as the Gunners will
be in action at Wembley that weekend.
We're not quite sure why the PL mention UEFA competitions for this
game; a Saturday teatime slot not impinging on any potential
involvement for either side in Champions League Semi-final slots on
Tue 28.04.2026 or Wed 29.04.2026.
Re: Palace (a), the PL don't mention this game would move from the
Saturday - and be televised - were Palace in UEFA Conference League
Quarter-final action on Thu 09.04.2026.
That's exactly what happened at short notice when Palace progressed
to the last 16, with their PL home game versus Leeds pushed back 24
hours to Sun 15.03.2026 (2pm).
Whether Palace progress to the Quarter-Finals will be known after
their last 16 second leg on Thu 19.03.2026.
(Were Newcastle to defeat Barcelona, the scheduling of their
Champions League Quarter-final tie on Tue 14.04.2026 or Wed
15.04.2026 would also be a factor in when the Palace game is played.
If both sides were still in Europe, we don't know how that situation
would be resolved).
U21s:
Salia sighted
Newcastle U21s 2
Northern Ireland U19s 1
Match report
Premier
League:
Tangled up in blue
Newcastle
2
Everton
3
Match report
Champions League:
Barcelona (h)
The Magpies play the first leg of their Champions League Round of 16
tie at Gallowgate on Tuesday evening, hosting the current La Liga
leaders.
It's an 8pm kick-off, live on Amazon Prime.
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Match tickets for those on the Champions League ticket scheme have
been emailed out as separate downloads.
Hat sellers Football Bobbles will have a stall outside the Trent House pub from 5pm. Card payments accepted.
Team:
Bruno Guimaraes, Lewis Miley and Fabian Schar remain out. Jacob
Ramsey is available after suspension.
Both Dan Burn and Joelinton are one booking off a ban.
Coral rate this tie as follows:
NUFC win 15/8
The draw 11/4
FCB win 5/4
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FCB:
Frenkie de Jong, Gavi and Andreas Christensen are unavailable.
Defenders Jules Kounde and Alejandro Balde
are doubtful after going off injured during Tuesday's Copa Del Rey
meeting with Atletico Madrid.
Hansi Flick's
side won 1-0 at Bilbao on Saturday to go four points clear at the
top of La Liga They host Seville on Sunday week between their two
ties with Newcastle.
Referee:
tbc
VAR: tbc
UK TV: Live on Amazon Prime
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City centre bars with live TV coverage include:
The Dog & Parrot on Clayton Street West.
The game will be on live at WonderBar in The Gate.
Overseas TV:
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Go3 Extra Sport Baltics
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Movistar+ (Spain)
MTV Katsomon+ (Finland)
NAICOM (Puerto Rico)
Nova Sport 6 (Czech)
Okko Sport (Russia)
ON Plus (Vietnam)
Paramount+ (USA)
Pickx+ Sports 4 (Luxembourg)
Qazsport (Kazakhstan)
Rush Sports 2
Sky Sport 253/Go Italia/NOW TV (Italy)
Sky Sport 3 Austria HD
SONY LIV (India)
Sport TV5 Portugal/Multiscreen HD
SPOTV NOW (South Korea)
Stan Sport (Australia)
StarHub+ (Singapore)
Sunrise TV (Switzerland)
SuperSport MaXimo 2 (South Africa)
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TUDN (USA)
TV2 Play Norway
TV3+ HD (Denmark)
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ViaPlay Den/Swe
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UK Radio: Live on BBC Radio 5 Live
Stats:
The Catalans won 2-1 at SJP in the League Phase of the competition
last September.
This will be the sixth and seventh competitive meetings of the clubs, all in the Champions League:
1997/98 won 3-2 (h) Asprilla 3
1997/98 lost 0-1 (a)
2002/03 lost 1-3 (a) Sh.Ameobi
2002/03 lost 0-2 (h)
2025/26 lost 1-2 (h) Gordon
2025/26 (h) to follow
2025/26 (a) to follow
Premier League:
Chelsea
(a)
Eddie Howe's side return to Premier League action on Saturday,
facing Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.
30 visits in this competition have harvested just 10 points from a
possible 90, with seven draws and one victory - the latter thanks to
the famous Papiss Cisse brace in 2012.
It's a 5.30pm
kick-off live on Sky Sports.
Team: To follow
Coral rate this game as follows:
NUFC win 29/10
The draw 29/10
CFC win 5/6
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CFC:
To follow
Referee: tbc
VAR: tbc
UK TV: Live on Sky Sports
City centre bars with live TV coverage include:
The Dog & Parrot on Clayton Street West.
The game will be on live at WonderBar in The Gate.
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Rail: Scheduled disruptions are online
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Stats:
Magpies @ Stamford Bridge - PL era:
2024/25 Lost 1-2 Isak
2023/24 Lost 2-3 Isak, Murphy
2023/24 Drew 1-1 Wilson (lost 2-4 pens) (LC)
2022/23 Drew 1-1 Gordon
2021/22 Lost 0-1
2020/21 Lost 0-2
2019/20 Lost 0-1
2018/19 Lost 1-2 Clark
2017/18 Lost 0-3 (FAC)
2017/18 Lost 1-3 Gayle
2015/16 Lost 1-5 Townsend
2014/15 Lost 0-2
2013/14 Lost 0-3
2012/13 Lost 0-2
2011/12 Won 2-0 Cisse 2
2010/11 Drew 2-2 Gutierrez, S.Taylor
2010/11 Won 4-3 Ranger, R.Taylor, Sh.Ameobi 2 (LC)
2008/09 Drew 0-0
2007/08 Lost 1-2 Butt
2006/07 Lost 0-1
2005/06 Lost 0-1 (FAC)
2005/06 Lost 0-3
2004/05 Lost 0-4
2003/04 Lost 0-5
2002/03 Lost 0-3
2001/02 Lost 0-1 (LC)
2001/02 Drew 1-1 Acuna
2000/01 Lost 1-3 Bassedas
1999/00 Lost 0-1
1998/99 Drew 1-1 Andersson
1997/98 Lost 0-1
1996/97 Drew 1-1 Shearer
1995/96 Drew 1-1 Ferdinand (FAC)
1995/96 Lost 0-1
1994/95 Drew 1-1 Hottiger
1993/94 Lost 0-1
Latest PL
fixtures:
Sat 14.03.2026:
Burnley v Bournemouth (3pm)
mackems v Brighton & Hove Albion (3pm)
Arsenal v Everton (5.30pm) Sky
Chelsea v Newcastle (5.30pm) Sky
West Ham v Manchester City (8pm) TNT
Sun 15.03.2026:
Crystal Palace v Leeds United (2pm) Sky
Manchester United v Aston Villa (2pm) Sky
Nottingham Forest v Fulham (2pm) Sky
Liverpool v Spurs (4.30pm) Sky
Mon 16.03.2026:
Brentford v Wolves (8pm) Sky
Update:
Loan lads
Antonio Cordero (Cadiz)
Friday saw Cadiz beaten 0-1 at home by Real Zaragoza in La Liga 2,
with Antonio playing for the first 55 minutes.
Travis Hernes (Groningen):
Ajax (h) Eredivisie, Saturday.
Harrison Ashby/Joe White (Bradford City):
Leyton Orient (h) League One, Saturday.
Charlie McArthur (Airdrieonians):
Queens Park (a) Scottish Championship, Saturday.
Tyler Jones (Dunston UTS):
Silsden (h) Northern Premier League, Saturday.
Matt Targett (Middlesbrough):
QPR (a) Championship, Sunday.
Trevan Sanusi (Lorient):
Lille (a) Ligue 1, Sunday.
Odysseas Vlachodimos (Seville):
Rayo Vallecano (h) La Liga, Sunday.
Max Thompson (Ayr United):
Queens Park (h) Scottish Championship, Tuesday.
2025/26:
Senior Cup latest
Northumberland Senior Cup Second Round:
Newcastle Benfield 0-0 Morpeth Town (4-2 pens)
Heaton Stannington 1-1 Blyth Town (3-2 pens)
Alnwick Town 0-2 Newcastle University
24.03.2026 Whitley Bay v North Shields
Semi-final draw:
Newcastle Benfield v Whitley Bay or North Shields
Heaton Stannington v Newcastle University
Regular participants since East End/West End days, the Magpies withdrew
from the competition back in 1933 and belatedly returned in 1983.
The Senior Cup Final will be played at SJP.
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Home games: 10am to 30 minutes from KO
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Home games: 10am to half time
STs: NUFC said on 12.01.2026 they had over
35,000 season ticket holders and a season ticket waiting list scheme is planned,
but without providing any timescale.
2026/27 ST prices
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PL
home ST limits:
ST left unused, limit is 5
ST sold/transferred limit is 10
2025/26 Cup Scheme FAQs
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2025/26 Cup Scheme T&Cs
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2025/26 home cup
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FA: £30 & £35
CC: £20 & £25
FA/CC Cup Scheme payments taken 7 days after home cup fixture date
confirmed.
2025/26 Memberships
£20 Junior,
£37 Adult, £47 Adult+
SJP seating plan online
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Away ticket
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may vary). A maximum of two are permitted per season (PL only).
Home ticket transfers are possible between three weeks and one hour
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ST holders have 24
hours to apply, 24 hours to determine success, 48 hours to
buy.
Success is based on the loyalty point total calculated from applications
received. Any applications from ST holders with less points are entered into a
ballot, which will have taken place before tickets go on sale.
The purchase window is divided into two sections determined by a loyalty
point division that alters for each game - those successful applicants above
that point division get a couple of hours head start.
Note that emails from NUFC confirming success may arrive after the purchase
window opens - if you think you qualify because of your points total, just log
on and complete your purchase regardless.
Tickets not bought by successful applicants within 48 hours are offered
to unsuccessful applicants with the next highest loyalty points total. NUFC contact them directly.
Friends and family groups remain, travel groups and away season tickets are
gone.
2025/26 PL away tickets remain at £30.
2025/26 CL away tickets are
€50 or less.
Fixtures:
Mon 09.03.2026 U21s
v Leicester City (a) @ Seagrave Training Ground, 7pm.
PL2.
Tue 10.03.2026 Barcelona (Spain) (h) @
SJP, 8pm. Champions League Ro16 First Leg.
SOLD OUT.
Live on Amazon Prime - free 30 day trial
available online
here
Fri 13.03.2026 U21s
v Blackburn Rovers (h) @ Whitley Park, 7pm.
PL2.
Sat 14.03.2026 U18s v Nottingham Forest (a)
@ Nigel Doughty Academy, 1pm. U18 Premier League.
Sat 14.03.2026 Chelsea (a) @
Stamford Bridge, 5.30pm. Premier League.
SOLD OUT.
Allocation 3,083 (digital tickets).
Live on Sky Sports.
Wed
18.03.2026 Barcelona (Spain) (a) @ Nou Camp, 5.45pm GMT/6.45pm local. Champions League Ro16 Second Leg.
Points requirement now 92.
Tickets £45.
Away allocation: 2,215 tbc.
Live on
tbc.
Fri 20.03.2026 U21s
v Nottingham Forest (a)
@ Loughborough University Stadium, 7pm.
PL2.
Sat 21.03.2026 Everton (a)
@ Finch Farm, 12.30pm. U18 Premier League.
Sun 22.03.2026 mackems (h)
@ SJP, Noon. Premier League.
ST fwding/resale now.
Live on
Sky
Sports.
Sat 11.04.2026 tbc Crystal
Palace (a) @
Selhurst Park, 3pm tbc. Premier League.
Allocation TBC. Date subject to change if CPFC
are in Europa Conference QFs.
Sat 18.04.2026 Bournemouth (h)
@ SJP, 3pm. Premier League.
Member ballot opens Mon 09.03.2026
Noon, closes Tue 10.03.2026 Noon. Winners notified Wed 11.03.2026, 11am. Seat
selection opens Wed 11.03.2026, Noon, closes Fri 13.03.2026, Noon. ST fwding
resale Fri 13.03.2026, 4pm. Member sale Mon 16.03.2026, 10am.
Sun 24.05.2026 PL ends.
NUFC live on TV (all UK times):
Tue 10.03.2026 Barcelona (h) 8pm Prime
Sat 14.03.2026 Chelsea (a) 5.30pm Sky
Wed 18.03.2026 Barcelona (a) 5.45pm tbc
Sun 22.03.2026 mackems (h) Noon Sky
Sat 25.04.2026
Arsenal (a) 5.30pm Sky
(PL Selections made to Mon 27.04.2026)
Live PL TV release dates:
MW35 by Wed 25.03.2026
MW36 by Wed 01.04.2026
MW37 by Wed 08.04.2026
MW38 after Sun 17.05.2026
(The only PL games not shown live in the UK during 2025/26 are 3pm Saturday
KOs. All games rescheduled to Sunday due to UEFA commitments are televised
live).
Champions League:
Ro16(1): Tue 10.03.2026 Barcelona (h)
Ro16(2): Wed 18.03.2026 Barcelona (a)
QF1: Tue 07.04.2026 / Wed 08.04.2026
QF2: Tue 14.04.2026 / Wed 15.04.2026
SF1: Tue 28.04.2026 / Wed 29.04.2026
SF2: Tue 05.05.2026 / Wed 06.05.2026
F: Sat 30.05.2026 (Budapest)
Other events @ SJP:
Euro 2028:
Four group stage games
and one last 16 tie will be played at SJP on the following dates:
Mon 12.06.2028
Thu 15.06.2028
Sat 17.06.2028
Tue 20.06.2028
Sun 25.06.2028
(Kick-off times will be advised in 2027)
2026/27 PL season:
Sat 22.08.2026
Match Week 1
Sun 30.05.2027
Match Week 38
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2025/26
International breaks:
23.03-31.03.2026
11.06-19.07.2026 World Cup Finals
World Cup Playoffs:
SFs: Thu 26.03.2026
F: Tue 31.03.2026.
Confederations play offs:
SFs: Thu 26.03.2026
Fs: Tue 31.03.2026.
2026/27:
21.09-09.10.2026*
09.11-17.11.2026
22.03-30.03.2027
* the early September break is replaced by an extended late
September/early October in which four internationals will be
staged.
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7th March |
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Born Or Died:
1979 Andrew
Griffin born, Billinge, Lancashire. (1998-2004)
The man nicknamed "Fred West" by his SJP colleagues
was brought from Stoke City by Kenny Dalglish for £1.5m in January 1998.
Griff's time at United was blighted by injury and competition at full back from
the likes of Warren Barton and Aaron Hughes.
A number of things stand out from his time in a black and white shirt,
including crashing his car into a Metro train at an unguarded crossing and
marking Ginola out of a couple of games including the FA Cup semi against Spurs
at Old Trafford in 1999.
His golden period as a Magpie though came in a four day period in October 2002,
firstly netting a vital goal to beat Juventus and save our flagging Champions
League hopes.
Professor Griff socks it to the Old Lady
And in the very next game Griff was at it again, leathering in
an unstoppable effort at the Leazes End to open the scoring against Charlton
Athletic.
The reverse side of that was shown in April 2003 though, when the red mist
descended and he was red-carded at Loftus Road for a scything tackle on
Fulham's Boa Morte.
Sir Bobby was unimpressed and although Andy began the next season in
the first XI, he'd been demoted to the reserves by November when he and Aston
Villa's Mark Kinsella indulged in some bare-knuckle grappling at Walsall's
Bescot Stadium.
They were both dismissed - with copies of the match DVD a much sought-after
item, Griffin definitely ahead on points when the referee stepped in.....
With no new contract offer, Griffin saw out his final days at the club, making
a farewell appearance in the 1-1 draw at Anfield that ended the campaign.
Departing on a free he joined Pompey, but return to the Potters on loan in
September 2006 after failing to see eye to eye with Fratton Park boss 'Arry
Redknapp.
Remaining at Stoke for the rest of that season, Griffin had been expected to
rejoin them permanently but instead completed a free transfer move to Derby
County.
That failed to work out though and by January 2008 he was a Stoke player for a
third time - City paying £300K for Griff and awarding him the captaincy.
By January 2010 he'd lost his place in the side and moved on to Reading -
initially on loan before becoming a full-time Royal when agreeing a two year
deal that summer.
After playing only a peripheral part in Reading's 2011/12 promotion season,
Andy was released as the side prepared for life in the Premier League.
October 2012 then saw him make a playing return with League One Doncaster
Rovers, joining them on a non-contract basis and making 18 first team
appearances.
Remaining at Belle Vue, Griffin failed to feature for the first team but
appeared for the reserves until switching to Chester during March 2014.
After just a handful of games for the Conference Premier side though, he
confirmed his playing retirement in May 2014.
Andy then took his first coaching role with students at Newcastle under Lyme
College, also working as a local radio pundit.
1987 Hatem Ben Arfa born, Clamart,
France. (2010-15)
Born in the Parisian suburbs of Tunisian
parentage, Hatem came to prominence at France's Clairefontaine youth academy
(as did United old boy Sebastien Bassong) and signed for Olympique Lyonnais in
2002.
Debuting for France U16s in 2003, his first professional contract followed in
2004 with a senior team debut in August of that year.
A scoring debut for the French senior side came against the Faroes in October
2007.
Ben Arfa exited Lyon in favour of Marseille ahead of the 2008/09 season,
following an alleged claimed training ground scuffle with Sébastien Squillaci
(later of Arsenal).
Scoring on his debut for Olympique in a 4-4 draw with Rennes, Hatem's time at
the Stade Velodrome was punctuated by fallouts with coach Didier Deschamps and
by the summer of 2010 an exit looked likely.
First linked with United that July - and initially denied by Chris Hughton -
the saga of Ben Arfa dragged on until his eventual signing on loan three games
into the new season, at the end of August (our regular updates were headlined
"Arfa Daily"...)
Going on strike at one point and flying to Newcastle in an apparent bid to
force his parent club to reconsider United's offer, a deal to sell Ben Arfa to
Werder Bremen bit the dust and eventually a season-long loan deal saw the
player head to SJP.
Debuting as a second half substitute at home to Blackpool the following month,
he got off the mark in spectacular style with the winning goal at Everton a
week later.
In just his fourth United game though, he was stretchered off after just seven
minutes of the game at Manchester City - a victim of a tackle from Nigel De
Jong that broke the Frenchman's left leg in two places.
January 2011 brought confirmation that a permanent deal had been agreed between
United and Marseille, Hatem becoming Alan Pardew's first acquisition when he
signed a four and a half year deal.
He returned to action just under a year after his injury at Nottingham Forest
in the League Cup and although league outings were mainly from the
bench he scored a staggering solo effort against Blackburn Rovers in the FA Cup
during January 2012.
That was described by Pardew as: "..the greatest goal, in my opinion, I
have ever seen with my eyes because just the technical part of it - to beat six
players, to skip past people, left-foot, right-foot, cut-back, accelerate,
everything that was involved in it."
Finding the net six times for United that season, Ben Arfa then appeared
twice for France in the Euro 2012 Finals.
That national service saw him make a delayed return to action in
pre-season, but he hit the ground running with goals in our opening two home
league games.
Hamstring problems caused him to miss four matches before what looked like
a risky comeback at Fulham in early December saw Ben Arfa net a beauty but also
fail to finish the game after aggravating his ailment.
Returning from a four month injury layoff against Anzhi Makhachkala in the
Europa League during in March 2013, Hatem had a run in the side that belatedly
secured top flight status in their penultimate game - scoring a penalty in that
win at QPR.
Scoring in back to back wins over Fulham and Aston Villa early the following
season, a chunky-looking Ben Arfa struggled for both form and fitness and
gradually found himself eased out of United's starting XI.
The sale of Yohan Cabaye seemed
to give him
a route back into the side, but due to a breakdown in relations with Pardew
that never materialised
- amid claims of issues with other
first team squad members, notably captain Fabricio Coloccini.
With the club in a dreadful run of defeats and failing to score goals, Ben Arfa
was back in the side for a visit to Southampton in March 2014, but was taken
off at half time amid suspicions the rest of the team had virtually downed
tools in protest.
Two further substitute outings followed, in a 0-4 home defeat by Manchester
United and a 1-0 loss at Stoke, before losing his place in the matchday squad
completely for the closing four games of the season.
Not in the French 2014 World Cup squad, United gave new arrival
Siem De Jong the number 10 squad number and banished Hatem from
first team pre-season.
Instead he trained with the reserves ahead of the final year of his United contract
and scoring in an U21 league win over Reading - what turned out to be his last
NUFC game.
The closing of the transfer window saw claims
of a loan to Besiktas - and a reunion with his former team mate Demba Ba.
By the end of the day however, Hatem had teamed up again with Steve Harper,
after agreeing a loan at Steve Bruce's Hull City with no call-back clause - meaning
that his time as a Magpie was effectively over.
Things were no better for him at the Tigers though and the loan was terminated
after just four months, in January 2015.
Hatem moved to French Ligue 1 side, Nice but was unable to play after FIFA
ruled that he couldn't play for three sides in a season - that one outing for our
U21s counting.
Ben Arfa made up for lost time the following season though and after 17 goals
in 34 appearances was a wanted man - not least because of his free agent
status.
Amid a host of offers, he signed a two year deal with Paris St.Germain. However
his time in their team would be fleeting and none of the four goals scored in
his first season came during league fixtures.
Exiled completely from the PSG senior side during the 2017/18 season, Hatem
was out of contract by summer of 2018 and joined fellow French Ligue 1 side
Rennes.
A season there saw him free once again in June 2019 but it wasn't until the
next January that he returned, via a short-team deal at Spaniard side Real
Valladolid.
Ben Arfa moved again in October 2020 to Ligue 1 side Bordeaux and by January 2022
he had signed for Lille but almost inevitably he fell out with coach Jocelyn Gourvennec and became a free agent.
That brought down the curtain on his football career but Hatem would later
achieve low-key success in the emerging racquet sport of Padel.
1989 Ross Cowan born, Darlington.
(2005-07)
Academy
defender who made his U18 bow from the bench during a 2-1 home win over Leeds
United during April 2005.
Establishing himself at right back by the end of the following season, Ross
was a part of the Magpies U18s side that made it to the semi-finals of the FA
Youth Cup, aided by the goals of Andy Carroll and
Kazenga Lualua.
What proved to be his sole reserve outing came as a substitute against Wigan
Athletic during January 2007 and he was released by United the following summer.
Cowan later played for Shildon in the Northern League.
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What Else?
1896 Loughborough Town (a)
0-1 (0-0)
Division Two
P23, 26pts, 6th/16
2,000
Rose(87)
Having won the very first meeting of the sides at
Gallowgate the previous September, Newcastle
made a losing debut at the Athletic Ground.
There was a debut for George Adams.
1903 Liverpool (a)
0-3 (0-3)
Division One
P24, 19pts, 15th/18
Raybould(10,20), Raisbeck(25)
15,000
The only senior appearance of Bob Benson and debut for Bobby Templeton, a
famed Scottish dribbler, at outside left.
Reds scorers were Sam Raybould and Alex Raisbeck, the Liverpool Echo's
account of the opener referring to a defensive lapse so great that it came amid
"the laughter of the crowd."
1908 Grimsby Town (h)
5-1 (3-0)
FA Cup 4th Round
Gardner(5), Appleyard(9pen,41,82),
og(Vincett)(68)
Kilbourne(53)
44,788
United enjoyed home advantage for the fifth time in the FA Cup, holding a
commanding half time lead with the wind in their favour.
The Gallowgate pitch was heavily sanded after heavy rain in the days before the
game left patches of standing water.
1925 Preston North End (h)
3-1 (1-0)
Division One
P34, 41pts, 3rd/22
Cowan(34),
Low(67), Harris(90)
Woodhouse(75)
20,000
The Athletic News
report of the
second goal:
"...when the simplest goal imaginable came to the unmarked Low, who was
playing in the place of Urwin. Low, with a smile on his face, stood still
and gently tapped the ball past Prout amid the laughter of the spectators."
PNE were left rooted to the foot of the table.
1931 Leeds United (a)
0-1 (0-1)
Division One
P32, 30pts, 13th/22
Turnbull(15pen)
10,000
Beaten 1-4 at Leeds in the FA Cup six weeks earlier, Newcastle
fared little better as the hosts won in the league for the first time in
1931.
Reporting for the Evening Chronicle, former Magpie Colin Veitch deemed the
frozen pitch at Elland Road, "treacherous in the extreme" and "a
skating rink".
1936 Doncaster Rovers (a)
2-2 (1-1)
Division Two
P29, 30pts, 12th/22
Pearson(32), J. Smith(70)
Burton(21,60)
14,245
Following a 2-1 victory on Tyneside the previous November, United paid
their first-ever competitive visit to Belle Vue in the return and were indebted
to a fine display by custodian Norman Tapken.
Trailing 1-2, the Magpies scraped a point when Rovers goalkeeper Jock Imrie
misjudged a cross and Jack Smith headed home. The hosts were down to ten men at
the time, defender Vic Dodsworth off the field for treatment.
 1953 Charlton
Athletic (a)
0-0 (0-0)
Division One
P32, 28pts, 15th/22
33,222
Injury deprived Newcastle of both Jackie Milburn and George Robledo, but
Bobby Mitchell did return for this Valley visit.
Charlton's South African-born forward Eddie Firmani had the ball in the net
twice only to be denied by offside flags, also striking the United crossbar and
seeing another goalbound effort unwittingly deflected wide by a
colleague.
 1956 Cardiff City (a)
1-1 (1-1)
Division One
P33, 36pts, 3rd/22
Curry(40)
Baker(4)
32,000
United visited Ninian Park for a 4.30pm start on a Wednesday afternoon
in pre-floodlight days.
A solid display with future Bluebirds boss Jimmy Scoular yielded a point for
the Magpies, who were without the services of Alf McMichael after he was
injured during the previous weekend's FA Cup defeat to Sunderland.
1959 Preston North End (h)
1-2 (0-1)
Division One
P31, 29pts, 12th/22
White(70)
og(Whitehead)(13),
Alston(68),
31,962
The visitors ended a seven game winless run despite fielding a much-changed
side due to injury and illness.
North End's margin of victory could have been even larger; Jimmy Scoular and
Alf McMichael both making vital goal line clearances.
 1962
Middlesbrough (a)
0-3 (0-2)
Division Two
P32, 26pts, 15th/22
Orritt(16,59), Harris(20)
21,296
Jimmy Fell debuted at Ayresome Park in place of Liam
Tuohy, but he and his new colleagues failed to prevent a winless streak
reaching four games.
Both clubs were left just two points above the drop zone, The
Journal labelling United's display as "disheartened drabness."
 1963
Bradford City (a)
6-1 (2-1)
FA Cup 3rd Round
Hughes(10,70), Thomas(38), Hilley(75),
McGarry(80,85)
Kelly(35)
13,605
There was a spectacular return to first team action for Gordon Hughes,
netting just 10 minutes into his first game since December 1961.
Postponed on January 5th due to the weather, this tie was eventually, staged over two months
later on the twelfth different date to have been set.
 1964
Northampton Town (a) 2-2 (1-1)
Division Two
P32, 36pts, 6th/22
Cummings(36), Suddick(48)
Hunt(40), Leck(68)
11,440
A draw at the County ground with the Cobblers left United in sixth spot,
but their promotion push soon began to falter and they finished eighth.
Magpies goalkeeper Gordon Marshall attempted to cope with the snow-covered
County Ground pitch by appearing in tracksuit bottoms, but was forced to
discard them by the referee as their maroon colour resembled Northampton's
shirts.
 1981
West Ham United (a) 0-1 (0-1)
Division Two
P32, 31pts, 14th/22
Cross(2)
26,274
An early David Cross effort preserved the Hammers 16 game winning streak at
home and left them 20 points ahead of us, topping Division Two.
 1987
Aston Villa (h)
2-1 (1-1)
Division One
P29, 25pts, 22nd/22
Cunningham(9),
Beardsley(59)
Daley(44)
21,224
With both sides at the wrong end of
the table and United without a win in nine league games, this was a massive
victory.
Ahead through Tony Cunningham and then pegged back by Tony Daley, Peter
Beardsley rattled a fine effort past Nigel Spink from the edge of the
Gallowgate area to win it.
Youtube
footage is online here
 1990
Hull City (h)
2-0 (1-0)
Division Two
P32, 53pts, 4th/24
McGhee 41,74pen
20,684
A third home win in eight days propelled Jim Smith's side up into fourth
spot, thanks to Mark McGhee's 19th and 20th goals of the season.
Youtube
footage is online here
 1992
Brighton and Hove Albion (h)
0-1 (0-0)
Division Two
P35, 36pts, 21st/24
Gall(78)
24,597
Our mini-revival under Kevin Keegan stuttered badly, as a team soon to lose
their ground and come close to dropping out of the Football League won at a depressed SJP thanks to a soft Mark Gall goal.
Youtube
footage is online here
 1999
Everton (h)
4-1 (1-0)
FA Cup 6th Round
Ketsbaia(21,73), Georgiadis(61), Shearer(81)
Unsworth(57)
36,584
Prolonged rain left the SJP pitch sodden but an early inspection gave the
OK to play, with Silvio Maric making his debut.
A brace from Georgian loon Temuri Ketsbaia helped United to avenge their
Goodison exit at the same stage of the competition four seasons earlier.
The Toffees briefly drew level after the break but United built up a head of steam attacking the Gallowgate
end and deservedly won.
History records that Greek flop George Georgiadis scored, but he knew very
little about it: a weak poke in the vague vicinity of the goal somehow ending up in it via Toffee Marco Materazzi.
NUFC.com match report
2006 ex-Magpie
Craig Bellamy was arrested in connection with an alleged assault on a woman in
a Cardiff city centre nightclub.
The Blackburn Rovers striker was released on
bail after being questioned about an incident at the Number 10 club in
February.
2009 The U18s lost their
12-game unbeaten run, beaten 0-3 by Leeds United at Darsley Park.
 2013
Anzhi Makhachkala (Russia) (a)
0-0 (0-0)
Europa League Round of 16, 1st Leg
9,948
Birthday boy, Hatem Ben Arfa almost made a scoring return as United went
close to a vital win on plastic in arctic conditions.
He tried to chip Vladimir Gabulov, midway
through the second half but the Anzhi 'keeper stood tall and easily saved, as
United spurned their best chance of an away goal.
Due to ongoing civil upheaval in the Dagestan region of Russia, the tie was
switched 1,200 miles to Moscow's Luzhniki Stadium.
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2015
Papiss Cisse was banned for seven of the remaining
ten games after accepting an FA charge of spitting.
Manchester United's Jonny Evans was given a six
game suspension after denying a similar charge arising from the same incident at
SJP; Cisse's extra game was due to an earlier ban for elbowing Everton's Seamus Coleman.
 2017
Reading (a)
0-0 (0-0)
Championship
P36, 77pts, 1st/24
23,121
Following wins at promotion rivals Brighton and Huddersfield, a hat-trick of away
successes eluded United, a remarkable week
ending
in an unremarkable stalemate at the Madejski Stadium.
Both sides hit the woodwork as Matt Ritchie struck
a
post
before half-time, while Garath McCleary clipped the bar in injury time as
Newcastle
made it
11 games without defeat
and edged a point closer
to promotion.
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2018 The U23s reached the last four of the Premier
League International Cup after an epic 120 minutes at the stadium of plight,
followed by a penalty shootout.
Ahead through Curtis Good, United were seconds away from losing 1-2 when a Callum
Roberts free kick forced extra time.
Roberts then missed a spot-kick in the first period before the penalty shootout
ended 11-10 to United.
NUFC.com match report
 2020
Southampton (a)
1-0 (0-0)
Premier League
P29, 35pts, 13th/20
Saint-Maximin(79)
Djenepo(28-violent conduct)
30,096
Allan Saint-Maximin
ended United's prolonged goal drought and secured three valuable
points with a rare win in Hampshire.
He poked the ball past Alex McCarthy following a defensive blunder for our first Premier League
goal in 439 minutes.
Saints were
reduced to ten men midway through the first half when Moussa
Djenepo saw red for a bad challenge on Isaac Hayden and Matt Ritchie had a
penalty saved just before half-time.
We didn't know at the time, but this was to be the last game before the COVID
pandemic caused a shutdown of the league until June.
NUFC.com match report
 2021
West Bromwich Albion (a) 0-0 (0-0)
Premier League
P27, 27pts, 16th/20
BCD
Both sides fired blanks in this High Noon shootout at The Hawthorns - an
outcome that all but sealed relegation for Sam Allardyce's Albion, while Steve
Bruce's Magpies inched up one place.
However, a shock win at Anfield for Fulham saw United end the day just a
point above the relegation zone.
NUFC.com match report
2025
The
U21 side continued their pursuit of a PL2 play-off spot, scoring a goal in
each half to beat Middlesbrough 2-1 at Bishop Auckland's Heritage Park.
A Sean Neave penalty and a Ben Parkinson strike just after half-time secured the
win.
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