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U23s:
Trees too tricky

Newcastle U23s  0  Nottingham Forest U23s  1

Newcastle U23s returned to PL2 action on Monday night when they hosted Nottingham Forest but their three-game winning run in the league came to an end after a single-goal defeat at Whitley Park.

Forest took the lead in the 31st minute when Ateef Konate knocked the ball across the six yard box and Will Swan finished from almost on the goal line.

The visitors thought they had a second in the 57th minute when Swan had his attempt on goal blocked by Will Brown and Lewis Salmon's shot looked to have been taken over the line by Brown but the referee and linesman were unmoved.

Substitute Rodrigo Vilca hit an effort from distance in the 79th minute but it cannoned back off the post and that was as close as United came to equalising.

There was a moment of late controversy when Niall Brookwell was fouled in the closing seconds of the game - referee Michael Barlow seemingly hesitating before turning down sizeable penalty appeals.

Team: Brown, Carlyon, Scott (Vilca 71), Young (J.Miley 83), Brookwell, Wiggett, A.Wilson, Anderson, Ferguson (Westendorf 59), de Bolle, Bondswell.
Subs n/u: R.Thomson, Bessent.

Booked: Young, Bondswell

NFFC: Hogarth, Gibson Hammond, Donnelly, Rama, Sanders, Harbottle (Hanks 68), Hammond, Fewster, Swan, Konate (Barnes 46), Larsson (Salmon 46).
Subs n/u: Bott, Colling.

Booked: Konate.

Crowd: 213.

Coming off the bench was striker Isaac Westendorf, who scored twice in three U23 appearances as a trialist earlier in the season. He's now signed an 18-month contract at United.

The Magpies were looking to complete a win double over Forest following a 3-1 success on the road in November - the beginning of a three game winning run in PL2 that had carried them into the play-off places.

It was the first of two successive home games for Elliott Dickman's side, with Aston Villa due at Whitley Park for another 7pm start next Monday, January 31st.

Winter weather conditions caused that fixture to be abandoned back in December, with the visitors 1-0 up.

Premier League:
Leeds (a) turnstile
delays - info please



If you were caught up in the significant congestion outside the away section at Elland Road before kickoff on Saturday, the Newcastle United Supporters Trust are keen to hear about your experience.

DM them on twitter @nufctrust or email via thomas.concannon@nufctrust.co.uk

Statement from Leeds United, Monday:

The club acknowledges the complaints raised by some Newcastle United supporters regarding issues experienced entering Elland Road on Saturday.

Leeds United will now work with the Newcastle United Supporters Trust, West Yorkshire Police and our own safety team to review the issues raised and ensure we continue to provide a safe environment for everyone attending our stadium.

We will not make any further comment until a review is complete.

Premier League:
We all
love leads!

Leeds United  0  Newcastle  1

First away win in sight

Match report

Latest PL results:

Fri 21.01.2022:
Watford 0-3 Norwich City

Sat 22.01.2022:
Everton 0-1 Aston Villa
Brentford 1-2 Wolves
Leeds United 0-1 Newcastle
Manchester United 1-0 West Ham
Southampton 1-1 Manchester City

Sun 23.01.2022:
Arsenal 0-0 Burnley
Crystal Palace 1-3 Liverpool
Leicester City 1-1 Brighton
Chelsea 2-0 Spurs

Update:
Kickabout BCD
- and no live TV

Newcastle's first team squad are currently in Saudi Arabia for a week-long warm weather training camp.

The Magpies are based in Jeddah and will play a friendly against Saudi Professional League leaders Al-Ittihad on Friday. That's now confirmed as being played behind closed doors without any live TV stream - both due to Premier League rules.

The squad is yet tbc, but Chris Wood and Miguel Almiron won't be involved as they have been called up for international duty.

Photos of the players arriving confirmed that Jamaal Lascelles, Joelinton and Paul Dummett were present, having all been replaced during Saturday's win at Leeds. Injury victim Callum Wilson also travelled.

U23s:
The late show

Birmingham U23s  0  Newcastle U23s  2
 
Match report

U18s:
mackem misery

mackems U18s  3  Newcastle  U18s  2

Fresh from their FA Youth Cup Fourth Round success, Newcastle's U18 side returned to league action but threw away a two-goal lead after making the short trip to wearside on Saturday.

The young Magpies got off to a great start with Ben Parkinson getting a seventh minute opener and Michael Ndiweni doubling the lead three minutes later.

But the home side replied after just two minutes through Chris Rigg and Tom Watson levelled in the 20th minute.

The game appeared to be heading for a draw until the final minute when Watson got his second and what proved to be the winner - completing a mackem derby double for the season and leaving the Magpies at the bottom of the table.

Team: M.Thompson, Powell, Charlton, J.Miley, C.Thompson, Stanton, Parkinson (Mavididi 61 [Emerson 86]), Bailey (Donaldson 56), Ndiweni, L.Miley, Crossley.
Subs n/u: Bessent, Chrystal.

Booked: C.Thompson.

Thanks to GP for image and info.

Borrowers:
Loan lads

Latest Magpie loan action:

Kelland Watts (Wigan Athletic)
Kell played the full game as Wigan beat Gillingham 3-2 at home in League One on Saturday. The visitors came back from two goals down but the Latics won it with Will Keane's 77th minute strike.

Lewis Cass (Port Vale)
Lewis was on the bench for the goalless draw at Leyton Orient in League Two on Saturday but introduced in just the seventh minute.

Oisin McEntee (Morton)
Oisin arrived as a 76th minute substitute in Saturday's Scottish Cup Fourth Round at Motherwell on Saturday.

That took the tie into extra-time and Morton went ahead in the 105th only for the Steelmen to level from the spot before winning it in added time.

FAYC:
Seasiders up next

Newcastle's U18 side have been handed an away tie against Blackpool in the Fifth Round of this season's FA Youth Cup.

No date has been announced, but it's anticipated that the tie will be staged at Bloomfield Road.

FAYC Fifth Round draw:

Cambridge United v Nottingham Forest
Bournemouth v Leicester City
Liverpool v Chelsea
Blackburn v Sheffield Wednesday
Blackpool v Newcastle United
Manchester United v Everton
Wolves v Spurs
Charlton v Brighton & Hove Albion

Internationals:
Call-ups

New Zealand have selected Newcastle striker Chris Wood in their squad for a pair of friendly matches:

Fri 28.01.2022 Jordan (n) Abu Dhabi
Tue 01.02.2022 Uzbekistan (n) Dubai

Those two games act as warm-ups for the Oceania World Cup qualifying tournament, staged in Qatar from March 18th to 30th.

Paraguay meanwhile have included Miguel Almiron for two World Cup qualifiers as follows:

Thu 27.01.2022 Uruguay (h)
Tue 01.02.2022 Brazil (a)

Defender hopes recede:
Carlos plays on

Update 2: further updates from Spain suggest that Sevilla are no nearer to agreeing the sale of Diego Carlos and the player's own stance on leaving is now disputed. He completed all 90 minutes of a 2-2 home draw with Celta Vigo on Saturday night.

Update 1: amid media claims that United had returned with an improved bid after their previous one was rejected, Wednesday saw Carlos play the entirety of Sevilla's 1-1 draw at Valencia in La Liga.

Sky Sports News reported on Tuesday afternoon that Sevilla defender Diego Carlos was set to hand in a transfer request, amid negotiations over a proposed £30m switch to Tyneside.

The 28 year-old Brazilian centre half has been strongly linked with Newcastle in recent days, after multiple bids for Lille's Sven Botman were reportedly rejected.

U23s:
Royal rout

Reading U23s  1  Newcastle U23s  4

Match report

Retro:
Chronicled

The final episode of a free NUFC history Podcast series hosted by the Chronicle is now available online here

Premier League:
Everton (h)

The Magpies return to action on Tuesday February 8th, when Everton provide the opposition in a Premier League fixture at SJP.

It's a 7.45pm kick-off live on BT Sports and the remaining tickets are now on full public sale.

Pre-match: We're delighted to have The Dog and Parrot bar on board with us again this season, opposite Times Square on Clayton Street West/Neville Street.

Former Magpie Malcolm Macdonald will be holding a pre-match talk-in from 6pm with free entry.

NUFC: To follow