Ticket news:
Burnley (h) Public sale now
WBA (a) SOLD OUT
Southampton (a) Member sale
Sheffield United (h) Member sale

2019/20:
van driver leaves
Toon stuck in reverse

Crystal Palace  1  Newcastle  0

Match report

Latest PL results/fixture: 

Wed 19.02.2020
Manchester City 2-0 West Ham

Sat 22.02.2020:
Chelsea 2-1 Spurs
Burnley 3-0 Bournemouth
Crystal Palace 1-0 Newcastle
Sheffield United 1-1 Brighton & Hove Albion
Southampton 2-0 Aston Villa
Leicester City 0-1 Manchester City

Sun 23.02.2020:
Manchester United 3-0 Watford
Wolves 3-0 Norwich City
Arsenal 3-2 Everton

Mon 24.02.2020:
Liverpool v West Ham (8pm) Sky

FAC:
Baggies bouncing again

Our forthcoming FA Cup opponents West Bromwich Albion returned to winning ways on Saturday, scoring three goals without reply at Bristol City in the Championship.

That maintains a four point advantage for Slaven Bilic's league leaders over their nearest challengers Leeds, and puts Albion nine clear of third-placed Fulham with twelve league games remaining.

The Baggies must play twice before hosting us at the Hawthorns on Tuesday week, with back to back home games against Preston North End and Wigan Athletic this Tuesday and Saturday respectively.

U18s:
Kids washed out

Newcastle's scheduled U18 Premier League game at Blackburn Rovers on Saturday was postponed due to the weather.

Neil Winskill's side are due to play a rare league game under lights this coming Friday night, facing the mackems in a 7pm kick-off at Whitley Park.

PL TV update:
Hammer time tbc

Friday brought confirmation of the Premier League fixture choices for live TV coverage during April, with none of Newcastle's three scheduled away games selected, meaning they go ahead as follows:

Sat 04.04.2020 Bournemouth (a) 3pm
Sat 18.04.2020 Manchester City (a) 3pm^
Sat 25.04.2020 Watford (a) 3pm

(^ will be postponed if either ourselves or Manchester City are in FA Cup Semi-Final action that same weekend).

However, the scheduling of our home game against West Ham - originally Saturday April 11th - remains unclear.

Claimed by Sky for Good Friday night (April 10th) and initially publicised by them to that effect, they soon backtracked and the PL then published the following:

"The Newcastle United v West Ham United fixture will be played over the weekend of 10-13 April. The time and date will be confirmed after further consultation with the authorities."

For their part, Newcastle then confirmed that the West Ham game would be shown live on Sky at some point over that weekend - in other words, it won't be a 3pm kick-off on the Saturday.  

Sky have taken three other PL games that same weekend (Sat 5.30pm, Sun 2pm & 4.30pm) with the proviso that they any or all of them could alter again depending on UEFA commitments of the clubs concerned.

PS: Victory for United in their FA Cup Fifth Round tie at West Bromwich Albion would see them in Quarter Final action over the weekend of March 21st - and see our PL home game against Aston Villa postponed.

Borrowers:
Loan lads

Updates on United's six current loan players:

Achraf Lazaar (Cosenza):
Our man completed 90 minutes on Friday night as Cosenza lost 0-2 at home to Frosinone in Serie B - a result that leaves his side embroiled in a relegation fight.

Rolando Aarons (Motherwell):
It finished goalless in the local derby at Hamilton Academical in the SPFL on Saturday, despite Motherwell being reduced to ten men in the 37th minute.

Rolando completed the first 77 minutes.

Freddie Woodman (Swansea City):
Freddie played the full game as the Swans beat Huddersfield Town 3-1 at home in the Championship on Saturday.

Jacob Murphy (Sheffield Wednesday):
There was an eventful 90 minutes for Jacob away at Birmingham City in the Championship on Saturday.

The midfielder registered an OG on six minutes and then put his side 3-2 up in the 65th minute with his fifth goal of the season.

However it finished all square after a late equaliser for the home side.

Dan Barlaser (Rotherham United):
Dan played the full game and was booked as the Millers won 2-1 at Accrington Stanley in League One on Saturday.

Kelland Watts (Mansfield Town):
Kell started the game and was subbed in the 86th minute as the Stags lost 0-1 at Cheltenham Town in League Two on Saturday.

U23s:
Iron bashed

Newcastle U23s  6  Scunthorpe U23s  2

Match report

Incoming:
Youngster signs

Newcastle have paid an undisclosed fee to sign teenage striker Kyle Crossley from Morecambe.

The youngster joins the club's U16 squad on a two year scholarship, having turned down a similar offer from the mackems.

A native of Murton, Kyle was previously with Hartlepool United before joining Morecambe last October.

He played as a winger for Sunderland Schools’ Football Association U15s, who won the English Schools’ National Cup in 2019.

Crossley is the third young player to have joined United in recent weeks and follows midfield pair Reagan Thomson and Stan Flaherty, who were previously with Queens Park and Arsenal respectively.

Unlikely lad:
Give me your tired....

Former Magpie crock Siem de Jong has made a free transfer move from Ajax to MLS side FC Cincinnati.

The 31 year-old Dutch international midfielder was an unused substitute for the Eredivisie leaders on Sunday and moves to the USA for one season initially.

Perhaps fittingly, given his fitness record, Cincinnati are sponsored by a healthcare provider.....

As de Jong arrives though, the club have parted company with their Dutch trainer Ron Jans - who resigned after an allegation of racism was received. 

U23s:
U23 Coach confirmed

Newcastle have unveiled their new U23 manager and as predicted by Ipswich Town website Those Were The Days last week, it is Chris Hogg.

Former Magpies Peter Ramage and Lee Clark were both linked, but the 34 year-old Teessider won through after having held a similar position at Portman Road

Playing junior football for York City and Ipswich, central defender Hogg appeared for Boston United, Hibernian and Inverness Caledonian Thistle before switching to coaching at the Tractor Boys during 2015. 

United had been operating without a dedicated reserve team boss since the departure of Neil Redfearn last November, Academy Head of Coaching Ben Dawson overseeing the side.

U23s:
Highwaymen lie in wait

The first semi-final of this season's Northumberland Senior Cup took place on Wednesday night, defending champions Morpeth Town winning 3-1 away at North Shields in a rerun of the 2019 Final.

The Highwaymen will now face the winners of the Blyth Spartans versus Newcastle United U23s tie in the final, which will be staged at SJP on a date to be announced.

That second semi-final takes place at Croft Park on Tuesday March 24th at 7.45pm and a result must be reached on the night, a draw after 90 minutes leading straight to a penalty shootout.

Update:
Ex-Magpie recognised 

On what would have been his 59th birthday, Justin Fashanu was posthumously inducted into the National Football Museum Hall of Fame on Wednesday. 

The much-travelled striker was at Gallowgate on a short-term deal in 1991, making one senior substitute appearance and playing in two reserve games.

His induction citation concludes that:

"To this day, Justin remains the only gay male professional footballer in this country. 

"His legacy lives on through the work of LGBT+ campaigners, the Justin Campaign and The Justin Fashanu Foundation, founded by his niece Amal. 

"He remains an inspiration and a source of courage on and off the pitch."

Fashanu is the eighteenth Hall of Fame inductee with NUFC connections as a player or manager/coach:

Kenny Dalglish (2002)
Paul Gascoigne (2002)
Kevin Keegan (2002)
Sir Bobby Robson (2003)
Alan Shearer (2004)
John Barnes (2005)
Jack Charlton (2005)
Jackie Milburn (2006)
Peter Beardsley (2007)
Graeme Souness (2007)
Len Shackleton (2009)
Hughie Gallacher (2014)
Michael Owen (2014)
Stuart Pearce (2015)
Ivor Allchurch (2015)
Mark Lawrenson (2016)
Gary Speed (2017)
Justin Fashanu (2020)

(Fellow inductees Tom Finney, Bill Nicholson and Stan Mortensen also featured as guest players for Uinted during WW2).

2019/20:
Emirates turbulence blows Mags off course

Arsenal  4  Newcastle  0

Match report

Premier League:
Burnley (h)

Saturday sees Newcastle host Burnley in a Premier League fixture with a 3pm kick-off.

Limited tickets remain on public sale.

Former Magpie Peter Noble scored the only goal of the game the last time that the Clarets won at SJP, back in April 1976.

And one has to go back to the 1960/61 season to find the last time that Burnley completed a league double over us.

The usual NUFC Foodbank collection will be taking place on Strawberry Place from 1pm. 

NUFC: Valentino Lazaro will be suspended following his red card at Crystal Palace.

Coral matchday betting will appear here.

Sun 01.03.2020:
Everton v Manchester United (2pm) Sky
Spurs v Wolves (2pm)