Tickets are now on sale, with the away section located in Block ES6, available here. Prices: £12 adults, £8 over 65s /18-21s, £3 14-17s, £1 U14s. All prices except the U14s increase by £2 on matchday.

Friday week then sees them resume their PL2 campaign against Reading U21s at the Madejski Stadium (7pm).

Carabao Cup:
Nyctophobes

Team: Hornicek, Dedic, Schar, Burn, Hall, Gonzales (Steur 81), Ramsey (Joelinton 46), J.Murphy (Toure 67), Willock, Barnes (Elanga 46), Osula (Wissa 46).
Subs n/u: Pope, Bamba, Thiaw, Botman.

Booked: Schar, Burn, Joelinton.

Goal: Burn 88.

EFC: Pickford, Rohl, Tarkowski, O'Brien, Myolenko (Maitland-Niles 86), Hackney (Armstrong 65), Garner, Dibling (Johnson 77), Dewsbury-Hall (Norgaard 86), George (Alcaraz 77), Barry.
Subs n/u: King, Travers, Graham, Keane.

Booked: Hackney, Dewsbury-Hall, Mykolenko, Pickford, Tarkowski.

Goals: Garner 34, Hackney 45, Barry 67.

Crowd: 51,894 including 7,732 visiting fans - United's largest away support since 7,800 were at Manchester City for the FA Cup Sixth Round in March 2024 (excepting Wembley).

After the game Matthias Jaissle said:

"Shocking and frustrating (but) if you just see the bigger picture, we did well in many aspects of the game.

"We lack in the clinical approach to solve the situations; just think about the first one.

"This is again a no-risk zone where we clear the ball and nothing happens, and a couple of seconds later you can see the goal out of nothing.

"These are the things we need to learn quickly. We had many occasions, many opportunities to score, big chances as well, but in their box we need to be more clinical to get a different result.

"We need to avoid these mistakes, be more mature, be more clinical in these situations.

"This is a learning process, but you don't get the time. We need to learn fast, especially with these young lads. Being a young team is not an excuse any more."

Referee: Farai Hallam - a first-ever game involving Newcastle for the Surrey official, who made his bow at Premier League level back in January.

Another Howard Webb prodigy unable to make decisions, even when a player almost told him the ball was well over the line....

VAR: n/a

Fourth Round results:

Tue 27.10.2026:
Bradford City 2-0 Peterborough United
Fleetwood Town 1-1 Arsenal (5-3pens)

Wed 28.10.2026:
Manchester City 2-2 Brighton (4-3pens)
Fulham 0-1 Crystal Palace
Bournemouth 3-0 Aston Villa
mackems 3-2 Brentford
Liverpool 1-1 Chelsea (6-5pens)

Thu 29.10.2026:
Everton 3-1 Newcastle

Stats:

Jacob Ramsey completed half a century of appearances in all competitions for the Magpies.

Joelinton set a new club appearance record in this competition, overtaking previous holder Rob Lee:

Joelinton 24 appearances
Rob Lee 23 appearances
Jacob Murphy 23 appearances
Irving Nattrass 22 appearances
Joe Willock 22 appearances

Newcastle's 24th appearance in the last 16 of the League Cup saw them fail to secure what would have been an eighth consecutive win and thirteenth overall:

1974/75 Fulham (h) won 3-0
1975/76 QPR (a) won 3-1
1976/77 Manchester United (a) lost 2-7
1994/95 Manchester City (h) R lost 0-2
1995/96 Liverpool (a) won 1-0
1996/97 smoggies (a) lost 1-3
1997/98 Derby County (a) won 1-0
1998/99 Blackburn Rovers (h) drew 1-1 (lost 2-4pens)
2000/01 Birmingham City (a) lost 1-2
2001/02 Ipswich Town (h) won 4-1
2004/05 Chelsea (h) lost 0-2aet
2005/06 Wigan Athletic (a) lost 0-1
2006/07 Watford (a) drew 2-2 (won 5-4pens)
2010/11 Arsenal (a) lost 0-4
2011/12 Blackburn Rovers (a) lost 3-4
2013/14 Manchester City (h) lost 0-2
2014/15 Manchester City (a) won 2-0
2016/17 Preston North End (h) won 6-0
2020/21 Newport County (a) drew 1-1 (won 5-4pens)
2022/23 Bournemouth (h) won 1-0
2023/24 Manchester United (a) won 3-0
2024/25 Chelsea (h) won 2-0
2025/26 Spurs (h) won 2-0
2026/27 Everton (a) lost 1-3

Toon @ Toffees - PL era:

Loan lads:
The borrowers

Antonio Cordero (Cadiz):
A night off for the young Magpie as Cadiz won 3-1 at local rivals Jerez on Thursday to advance in the Copa Del Rey.

Odysseas Vlachodimos (Seville):
Vlach was on the bench as his current side beat Sporting Hortaleza 3-0 at home in the Copa Del Rey on Thursday.

Nick Woltemade (Juventus):
A 0-2 loss for Juventus at Genoa in Serie A on Wednesday saw Woltemade begin on the bench but appear for the second half, at which point the scoring was over.

Alex Murphy (Kaiserslautern):
The defender completed the entirety of Wednesday's 2-0 win at fellow second tier side Hannover in the DFB Pokal.

Sean Neave (Wolves):
Cardiff City (h) Championship, Saturday.

Rory Finneran (Notts County):
Mansfield Town (a) League One, Saturday.

Harrison Ashby (Luton Town):
Peterborough United (a) League One, Saturday.

Tyler Jones (Dunston UTS):
Ossett United (a) Northern Premier League, Saturday.

Anthony Munda (Swindon Town):
Rotherham United (h) League Two, Saturday.

Aidan Harris (Hebburn Town):
Harborough Town (h) National League North, Saturday.

Leo Shahar (Arouca):
Nacional (h) Primeira Liga, Sunday.

Ousmane Diabate (Genclerbirligi):
Alanyaspor (h) Turkish Super Liga, Monday.

Premier League:
Everton (h)

Following Thursday's Carabao Cup defeat in the blue half of merseyside, Newcastle host the Toffees in the Premier League at SJP on Monday.

It's a 8pm kick-off, live on Sky Sports.

United go in search of their 300th PL home victory in what will be their 598th game at Gallowgate in that competition.

The Magpies are also two strikes away from reaching the 1,000 goal mark in those home fixtures. A draw meanwhile would be our 300th at home and away in the PL.

Team: To follow

EFC: To follow

Referee: John Brooks - a speedy return for the official from Leicestershire, who took charge of Newcastle's recent 1-4 Premier League loss at Coventry City.

VAR: Paul Howard

UK TV: Live on Sky Sports

City centre bars with live TV coverage include:

Dirty Murphy's on Grainger Street
Market Shaker in the Bigg Market

The game will be on live at WonderBar in TheGate.

Overseas TV: to follow

UK Radio: Live on talkSPORT

Travel:

Roads: The current scheduled Tyne Bridge closure is due to end at 5am on Monday.

Barrack Road will be closed to traffic post-match between Stanhope Street and St. James' Boulevard, beginning at the final whistle or earlier and continuing up to 45 minutes after full time or when crowds disperse.

Buses: Stagecoach buses stopping on Barrack Road will be diverted and passengers required to use alternative bus stops while the post-match closure is in place. Details here

Matchday Park & Ride services operate as follows:

X40 Soccerbus to and from the Great Park
X50 Soccerbus to and from the Metro Centre

More details online here

Metro: No scheduled disruptions

Rail: Scheduled disruptions are online here

Latest PL fixtures:

Sat 31.10.2026:
Chelsea v Manchester United (12.30pm) TNT
Bournemouth v Leeds United (3pm)
Brentford v Nottingham Forest (3pm)
Coventry City v mackems (3pm)
Hull City v Ipswich Town (3pm)
Manchester City v Brighton & Hove Albion (3pm)
Spurs v Crystal Palace (5.30pm) Sky
Aston Villa v Fulham (8pm) Sky

Sun 01.11.2026:
Liverpool v Arsenal (4.30pm) Sky

Mon 02.11.2026:
Newcastle v Everton (8pm) Sky

Stats:

Toffees @ SJP - PL era:

Update:
SRtRC celebration

PL2:
Subs sink sunderland

Newcastle U21s  3  mackem U21s  2

Just love it:
KK tribute weekend

There's a chance to view a collection of tributes left by supporters following the death of Kevin Keegan at the Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art this coming weekend.

The exhibition will be open from 10am until 6pm on Saturday 31st October and Sunday 1st November*

Admission is free, but advance ticket booking is required and can be done online here now

Artefacts including the large banner made up of donated shirts and scarves displayed at the Liverpool home game in August will displayed.

* the Baltic closes on Mondays, meaning that the exhibition cannot be viewed before the Premier League home fixture against Everton on Monday 2nd November. 

From NUFC, Tuesday:

Newcastle City Council is set to award its highest honour, the Freedom of the City, posthumously to Newcastle United legend Kevin Keegan.

Members will vote on the motion during a special council meeting on Wednesday, 4 November. If approved, it will mark the first time Newcastle City Council has awarded its highest civic distinction posthumously. Following approval, Keegan’s name will be permanently inscribed on the wall of the Civic Centre’s Banqueting Hall alongside fellow honorary freemen.

Keegan will join an exclusive group of awardees, including other Newcastle United figures Alan Shearer, Sir Bobby Robson, Jackie Milburn and more recently Eddie Howe. The club itself was awarded the Freedom of the City in the 1990s after celebrating its centenary year.

Council Leader Cllr Colin Ferguson originally nominated Keegan for the honour in June. Keegan and his family were informed the following month of the decision to recognise his outstanding contribution to the city. Sadly, he passed away in July before the award could be considered in public and formally presented.

David Hopkinson, Newcastle United’s CEO, said: “Kevin Keegan will always be, quite simply, one of the most important, influential and beloved figures in the history of Newcastle United.

“His impact on our club, our city and generations of supporters is immeasurable. As both a player and manager, he helped shape some of the most memorable chapters in our history and created a bond with Newcastle that leaves a true legacy.

“The proposal to make Kevin an Honorary Freeman of Newcastle, the highest civic honour, is a fitting recognition for one of the city’s greatest icons.”

Cllr Colin Ferguson, leader of Newcastle City Council, said: “We were all deeply saddened to learn of Kevin Keegan’s death in July, and you could see from the enormous amount of tributes left outside St James’ Park what he meant to the city and the footballing world. The stories that have been shared about Kevin and the impact he made have been inspiring and show just how much he was loved not only by our city, but across the world.

“You don’t have to be a football fan to understand the impact that Kevin had on the city, on both occasions at a time when it was needed the most.

“As a player, he helped put Newcastle United and the city back in the spotlight, with a two-time Ballon d’Or winner joining a then Second Division side. And then as a manager, he brought so much joy to thousands of fans with his style of play, with people from around the world falling in love with the team.

“Kevin will forever be a hero to Newcastle United supporters for his achievements and the lasting legacy he leaves behind. The proposal to posthumously bestow the Honorary Freedom of Newcastle on Kevin is a fitting tribute to everything he gave to our city, and I hope council members will support it when they consider the motion."

In a statement, the Keegan family said: “Kevin always shared his love for Newcastle United, Geordies and the city, captivating us with stories told with his infectious smile.

“Seeing the tributes brought those stories to life for Kevin’s grandchildren, showing them how deeply their grandfather was loved in return. It also allowed us a quiet moment to reflect on many fond memories of Kevin’s incredible career and the incomparable bond he shared with Newcastle.”

From NUFC, Tuesday:

Newcastle United is pleased to announce the appointment of Tomás Amaral as the club's new Head of First Team Recruitment.

Tomás arrives with extensive experience across European football, having built a reputation for talent identification, market intelligence and strategic squad planning through roles in Portugal, Spain and Russia.

The Portuguese was most recently Sporting Director at Spartak Moscow. He previously held a scouting leadership position at Benfica, where he played a key role during a period that culminated in the club’s most recent Primeira Liga title in 2023.

Tomás’ appointment forms part of Newcastle United's ongoing strengthening of its talent identification and recruitment structure. Reporting to Sporting Director Ross Wilson, Tomás will lead the club's first team scouting operation and will play an important role in further expanding the club's market presence and relationships across key territories.

As part of the department's evolution, Paul Midgley will also report directly to Ross Wilson in overseeing Academy recruitment and global emerging talent scouting.

Sporting Director Ross Wilson said: “Tomás' appointment is an important step as we reshape and strengthen our recruitment structure.

“It was important that we identified a leader who could further enhance our capability and help drive our long-term ambitions, and Tomás has established an excellent reputation for his strategic approach to talent identification.

“He is highly respected across European football and brings significant experience, outstanding market knowledge and a strong network of relationships.

“I am delighted to welcome him to Newcastle United and look forward to working closely with him.”

Tomás said: “It is with great pride and a strong sense of responsibility that I join Newcastle United, a historic club with passionate supporters who have high expectations and ambitions.

“From my very first conversations with Ross Wilson, I immediately understood the vision and the direction the club wants to take over the coming years.