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Arsenal's 3-0 win over Real Madrid on Tuesday confirms that the team
finishing fifth in the Premier League will qualify for next season's
Champions League.
All five sides will enter at the group stage.
That additional space has been granted by UEFA under their European
Performance Spot (EPS). The relevant Premier League press
release is online here
Premier
League:
Murphy brace boosts
Champs League bid Leicester City
0 Newcastle
3
Match action is online here
A third successive Premier League win for Newcastle saw them regain
fifth spot on Monday evening, drawing level with Chelsea on points
and having a game in hand on the fourth-placed Blues.
As he had done against the Foxes during a 4-0 home victory in
December, Jacob Murphy set United on their way with the opening
goal, knocking Tino Livramento's low centre home within the opening
two minutes.
Murphy was then in the right place again nine minutes later to put
an unchanged Magpies side 2-0 up; converting the loose ball after
Fabian Schar's audacious effort from the halfway line struck the
crossbar.
Harvey Barnes then found the net after Joelinton's shot was blocked
in the 34th minute, the City old boy opting not to celebrate the
goal that prompted crowds of disconsolate home followers to leave
their seats.
Top scorer Alexander Isak twice looked set to score but fired wide
on both occasions in a one-sided opening half when a substantial
margin of victory looked likely.
Without a goal in their last 670 minutes of league action going into
this game, the hosts enjoyed more of the ball after the interval as
Newcastle became complacent.
However Ruud van Nistelrooy's side proved to be totally incapable of
threatening Nick Pope's goal after veteran Jamie Vardy tested the
goalkeeper straight from the first whistle. Otherwise, he offered as
little as the rest of his beleaguered colleagues.
Visiting substitute William Osula and Barnes both blasted over
following isolated moments of clarity from United in a turgid and
disjointed second 45 minutes.
Speaking after full time, Howe confirmed that Anthony Gordon was yet
to resume training since returning early from international duty
last month, although his three match ban has now ended.
Fellow absentee Joe Willock was omitted from the squad meanwhile in
accordance with concussion protocols after taking a blow to the head
in the Brentford game.
More to follow...
Team: Pope, Trippier (Krafth 87), Livramento, Schar, Burn,
Joelinton (Miley 65), Tonali, Guimaraes (Longstaff 65), Barnes,
Murphy (Osula 72), Isak (Wilson 72).
Subs n/u: Dubravka, Targett, Ruddy, Neave.
Booked: None
Goals: Murphy 2, 11, Barnes 34
LCFC:
Hermansen, Thomas, Coady, Faes,
Kristiansen (Mavididi 46), Soumare, Ndidi, Justin (Ricardo Pereira
74), El Khannouss (Monga 74), Daka (Buonanotte 46), Vardy.
Subs n/u: J.Ayew, De Cordova-Reid, Okoli, Skipp, Stolarczyk.
Booked: Ndidi, Justin
Crowd: 30,403 including 3,263 away fans. Given that the
claimed current capacity is 32,259 then that total attendance looked
to be based on tickets sold than clicks through the
turnstiles.
Ex-Magpie - and former Fox - David Kelly was spotted in the Toon
section.
Eddie Howe said:
"Really pleased. A massive win for us. We knew it wasn't going
to be easy. We started really well and that gave us the foundation
to go and win.
"It was a great start to the game for us. It was a brilliant
first goal, brilliant execution of how we want to play.
"We stuck to our task. We were professional and it was really
good to get a clean sheet and three goals.
“That was a big question mark against us, how would we
respond to the high (of the Carabao Cup win). The players
have responded magnificently. It’s a tick in the box for our
psychology.
"Early season there were games where we were frustrated
by our output, by the effort. It was uncharacteristic. That had
never happened before in my time here. But now we’re in a good
place.
"We look united. We have a purpose and we’re trying to
get there. We’re where we need to be. Confidence is high at the
moment, but there are areas we need to improve.
"I don't think we were at our very best today. We
certainly need an upturn in performance if we're going to win our
next three."
On his side's chances of CL qualification:
"It's going to hot up. The next week for us is a big week. We
have three really tough games and that will go a long way in seeing
where we are at the end of the season.
"We are in a better position than we were but there is still a
lot of work to do.
"We’ve got three tough games and we’ve got to reset
and upturn our performances again.
“The players are experienced. They’ve been through a lot
in their careers. Three games in six days is going to be a big test
for us.
“We’re going to need everybody. The squad is still
stretched. We tried to manage the squad today with the game in a
good position.”
Referee:
Rob Jones - a second Newcastle appointment of the
season for the Merseysider, following the 2-1 PL home victory over
Spurs back in September..
VAR:
Alex Chilowicz
Stats:
Jacob Murphy's seventh PL goal of the campaign increases
his total in this competition to 18 - level with Anthony
Gordon and one less than Bruno Guimaraes.
PL goal number six this season for Harvey
Barnes beats his 2023/24 tally and takes him to 11 for
United.
That's one ahead of current colleagues Sean Longstaff and Jamaal
Lascelles, level with a host of SJP old boys including Keith
Gillespie, Salomon Rondon, Jonjo Shelvey, Steve Watson and Gini
Wijnaldum.
Murphy's opener was timed at 113 seconds, making it only the
fourth fastest NUFC goal this season:
1. Joe Willock Forest (a) LC 18 seconds
2. Alexander Isak Ipswich (h) PL 26 seconds
3. Anthony Gordon Villa (h) PL 80 seconds
4. Jacob Murphy Leicester (a) PL 113 seconds
Eddie Howe's side have now taken 27 points on the
road this season thanks to eight victories and three draws.
This is the third season they've won eight times away from home in the PL,
having also done so in 2011/12 and 2022/23. Their best return
remains nine during both 1993/94* and 2001/02.
(*21 away games played in 1993/94, others were 19).
Following a 4-0 victory on Tyneside back in December, Newcastle completed their
fifth PL win double of the season. They
have also gained
six points from Spurs, Wolves, Southampton and Forest.
Newcastle notched up their fifth successive clean sheet in
all league and
cup games against Leicester, both home and away.
Magpies @ Foxes - PL era:
2024/25 won 3-0 Murphy 2, Barnes
2022/23 won 3-0 Wood (pen), Almiron, Joelinton
2021/22 lost 0-4
2020/21 won 4-2 Willock, Dummett, Wilson 2
2019/20 lost 0-5
2018/19 won 1-0 Perez
2017/18 won 2-1 Shelvey, Perez
2015/16 lost 0-1
2014/15 lost 0-3
2014/15 lost 0-1 (FAC)
2009/10 drew 0-0 (Ch)
2003/04 drew 1-1 Ambrose
2001/02 drew 0-0
2000/01 drew 1-1 Speed
1999/00 won 2-1 Shearer, Ferguson
1998/99 lost 0-2
1997/98 drew 0-0
1996/97 lost 0-2
1994/95 won 3-1 Cole, Beardsley, Elliott
1992/93 lost 1-2 O'Brien (Ch)
(At Filbert Street until 2001/02 then at Walkers/King Power Stadium)
The Magpies remain unbeaten in the white and green change kit after six
outings: 1-1 at Bournemouth, 0-0 at Everton, 1-1 at Crystal Palace,
4-0 at Ipswich Town, 1-0 at West Ham and 3-0 at Leicester City.
NUFC Monday night PL away games*:
Oct 2011 Stoke City (a) won 3-1
Mar 2012 Arsenal (a) lost 1-2
Sep 2012 Everton (a) drew 2-2
Dec 2012 Fulham (a) lost 1-2
Aug 2013 Manchester City (a) lost 0-4
Sep 2013 Everton (a) lost 2-3
Apr 2014 Arsenal (a) lost 0-3
Sep 2014 Stoke City (a) lost 0-1
Apr 2015 Liverpool (a) lost 0-2
Sep 2015 West Ham (a) lost 0-2
Mar 2016 Leicester City (a) lost 0-1
Oct 2017 Burnley (a) lost 0-1
Apr 2018 Everton (a) lost 0-1
Nov 2018 Burnley (a) won 2-1
Feb 2019 Wolves (a) drew 1-1
Apr 2019 Arsenal (a) lost 0-2
Nov 2019 Aston Villa (a) lost 0-2
Jul 2020 Brighton (a) drew 0-0
Jan 2021 Arsenal (a) lost 0-3
Feb 2021 Chelsea (a) lost 0-2
Mar 2024 Chelsea (a) lost 2-3
Mar 2025 West Ham (a) won 1-0
Apr 2025 Leicester City (a) won 3-0
* not including festive Mondays
From the PL:
Leicester City winger Jeremy Monga became the second-youngest
player ever to feature in a Premier League match, aged 15 years and
271 days.
Monga got his first taste of Premier League action as a
74th-minute substitute.
Only Ethan Nwaneri, who came on in stoppage time of Arsenal's
3-0 win at Brentford on 18 September 2022, was younger, aged 15
years and 181 days.
Monga wore squad number 93 and was clad in a shirt devoid of chest advertising due to Leicester having a betting company as their
shirt sponsor.
Latest PL
results:
Sat
05.04.2025:
Everton
1-1 Arsenal
Crystal Palace v Brighton & Hove Albion
Ipswich Town 1-2 Wolves
West Ham 2-2 Bournemouth
Aston Villa 2-1 Nottingham Forest
Sun 06.04.2025:
Brentford 0-0 Chelsea
Fulham 3-2 Liverpool
Spurs 3-1 Southampton
Manchester United 0-0 Manchester City
Mon 07.04.2025:
Leicester City 0-3 Newcastle
U21s:
Royals rumbled
Newcastle U21s 7
Reading U21s
1
Newcastle U21s concluded their PL2 home
programme on Monday night with a resounding victory at St.James' Park that
confirmed a top 16 finish and a place in the end of season playoff round.
Goals from Garang Kuol (2), Alfie Harrison, Leo Shahar, Jay Turner-Cooke
(penalty), Johnny Emerson and Joe Brayson raised the Magpies up to ninth.
Australian international Kuol put the black and whites ahead on
twelve minutes before Harrison doubled the lead seven minutes before
half time.
Maltese international Basil Tuma looked to have got the Royals back
in the game five minutes after the restart, only for United to
regain their two goal advantage within three minutes when Kuol set
up Leo Shahar.
Kuol then went down in the box for a 65th minute penalty converted
by Turner-Cooke before substitute Johnny Emerson made it 5-1 after
79 minutes.
It was 6-1 with eight minutes remaining when Kuol fired home his
second of the night and eighth of the season in all competitions.
And the scoring was completed in the final seconds by Joe Brayson
with a close range effort, Kuol yet again claiming the assist.
Dairmuid O'Carroll's side end the regular season at table toppers
Manchester City next Monday - the Citizens needing to avoid defeat
in order to clinch the title for the fourth time in five seasons.
The top eight teams then host one additional playoff round game each
against the sides finishing ninth to sixteenth, with the first place
finishing playing the sixteenth, second the fifteenth etc.
Team: Harris, Shahar, Charlton (R.Powell 83), Finneran (Bailey 74),
Heffernan, Thompson, Harrison, Munda, Donaldson (Brayson 70), Turner-Cooke
(Emerson 70), Kuol. Sub n/u: Taylor.
RFC: Boyce-Clarke, Borgnis, Beacroft (Source 83), Senga,
Harrison, Kanu, Okine-Peters (Barough 74), Wellens (Dove 83), Tuma
(Fuller-Thompson 83), Sackey, Osho. Sub n/u: Welland.
Booked: Harrison, Borgnis, Senga
Referee: James Bancroft
Crowd: 213 - a pitifully small attendance due in no small part to
this game clashing with the first team's live TV fixture at
Leicester City.
Temps:
Loan lads
Alex Murphy
(Bolton Wanderers):
The Trotters were defeated 0-1 at home in League One on Tuesday by Rotherham United,
with Alex among the unused replacements.
Max Thompson
(Chesterfield):
Another night watching the action from the bench for the goakeeper, as
Chesterfield drew 1-1 at home to Gillingham in League Two on Tuesday.
James Huntley
(Spennymoor Town):
Moors won 3-0 at Curzon Ashton in National League North on Tuesday but Huntley
was absent with a knee injury and may not
play again this season.
Harrison Ashby
(QPR):
Oxford United (a) Championship, Wednesday.
Isaac Hayden
(Portsmouth):
Coventry City (a) Championship, Wednesday.
Vakhtang Salia
(Dinamo Tblisi):
Iberia 1999 (h) Erovnukli Liga, Wednesday.
Travis Hernes
(AaB):
Lyngby (h) Danish SuperLiga, Friday.
Charlie McArthur (Carlisle United):
Morecambe (a) League Two, Saturday.
Joe White
(MK Dons):
Gillingham (a) League Two, Saturday.
An ankle issue has kept the midfielder out of the most recent three games.
Miodrag Pivas
(Willem II):
Ajax (h) Eredivisie, Sunday.
2024/25:
Manchester
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The Magpies face the Red Devils in
a 4.30pm kick-off at SJP on Sunday. It's live on Sky
Sports.
Team: Sven Botman, Lewis Hall and Jamaal
Lascelles remain unavailable, while Anthony Gordon is yet to recommence
training since pulling out of the England squad last month and Joe Willock
won't be allowed to feature in accordance with concussion protocols.
Joelinton and Dan Burn continue to walk the suspension tightrope, the
Brazilian needing to avoid a booking in the next two games in order to evade
a two game ban.
Blyth's favourite son meanwhile will miss out on a similar punishment
assuming that doesn't pick up yellow cards in both of Newcastle's next two
fixtures.
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Ahead of their visit to Tyneside, Ruben Amorim's side are away to Lyon in
the first leg of their Europa League quarter-final tie on Thursday.
They've taken 17 PL points from a possible 45 away from Old Trafford this
season, but conceded just 16 goals - bettered only by Arsenal (14) and
Crystal Palace (12).
Referee: Chris Kavanagh - fourth Toon posting of the current
season for the Lancastrian whistler, following the 2-1 win at Wolves, 2-0
home Carabao Cup defeat of Chelsea and 1-2 home loss to Fulham.
VAR: Peter Bankes
Latest PL fixtures:
Sat 12.04.2025:
Manchester City v Crystal Palace (12.30pm) TNT
Brighton & Hove Albion v Leicester City (3pm)
Nottingham Forest v Everton (3pm)
Southampton v Aston Villa (3pm)
Arsenal v Brentford (5.30pm) Sky
Sun 13.04.2025:
Chelsea v Ipswich Town (2pm)
Liverpool v West Ham (2pm) Sky
Wolves v Spurs (2pm)
Newcastle v Manchester United (4.30pm) Sky
Mon 14.04.2025:
Bournemouth v Fulham (8pm) Sky
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 live at WonderBar in The Gate.
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Overseas TV: To follow
UK Radio: Live on BBC 5 Live Sport
Local Radio: Live on BBC Radio Newcastle
Hospital Radio: Radio Tyneside commentary is free of charge in local
hospitals via Spark Media.
Buses: The Go North East X50 football service from the Metro
Centre will be in operation. Details here
Metro: No scheduled disruptions
Rail: Scheduled disruptions are online here
Roads: The
Tyne Bridge refurbishment programme continues, with one lane in each
direction closed at all times until further notice.
That will lead to congestion and delays, especially with the ongoing closure
of the Gateshead Highway closure. More details here
Temporary road closures around SJP apply from an hour before kick-off
until 30 minutes after the final whistle.
Food Bank: The
usual stall and bucket shakers will be on and around Strawberry Place, with
NUFC Director Jamie Reuben again matching all matchday donations.
Stats:
Following a 2-0 success at Old Trafford in December, Newcastle go in search
of the victory that would seal their first league win double over Manchester
United since the 1930/31 season.
Red Devils @ SJP - Premier era:
2023/24 won 1-0 Gordon
2022/23 won 2-0 Willock, Wilson
2021/22 drew 1-1 Saint-Maximin
2020/21 lost 1-4 og(Shaw)
2019/20 won 1-0 M.Longstaff
2018/19 lost 0-2
2017/18 won 1-0 Ritchie
2015/16 drew 3-3 Wijnaldum, Mitrovic, Dummett
2014/15 lost 0-1
2013/14 lost 0-4
2012/13 lost 0-3
2011/12 won 3-0 Ba, Cabaye, og(Jones)
2010/11 drew 0-0
2008/09 lost 1-2 Lovenkrands
2007/08 lost 1-5 Ab.Faye
2006/07 drew 2-2 Milner, Edgar
2005/06 lost 0-2
2004/05 lost 1-3 Shearer
2003/04 lost 1-2 Shearer
2002/03 lost 2-6 Jenas, Ameobi
2001/02 won 4-3 Robert, Lee, Dabizas, og(Brown)
2000/01 drew 1-1 Glass
1999/00 won 3-0 Ferguson, Shearer 2
1998/99 lost 1-2 Solano
1997/98 lost 0-1
1996/97 won 5-0 D.Peacock, Ginola, Ferdinand, Shearer, Albert
1995/96 lost 0-1
1994/95 drew 1-1 Kitson
1994/95 won 2-0 Albert, Kitson (LC)
1993/94 drew 1-1 Cole
2024/25:
Bellissimo!
Newcastle 2
Brentford
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Match
report
Match
action
U18s:
Third time unlucky
Stoke City U18s 5
Newcastle U18s
3
Newcastle U18s were beaten for the
first time away from home in 2025 on Saturday, losing a see-saw league
encounter at Stoke's Clayton Wood Academy.
Enjoying 4-2 and 4-1 victories over the Potters already this season, the
young Magpies found themselves two down at the interval; Charlie Wood
heading home following 29th and 42nd minute corner kicks.
Joe Brayson's 58th minute effort reduced the arrears before Matheos Ferreira
levelled six minutes later.
Back came the hosts and substitute Ryan Liu regained their lead on 71
minutes, only for United's Alex O'Donovan to restore parity within another
six minutes.
The Magpies had no answer to Pedro Nzau's 79th minute goal however and a
late penalty conversion from Lewis Bailey opened up a decisive two goal lead
for Stoke.
Team: Harrison, Bloomer, Cogdon, Johnson, Durrant, Taylor (Yildiz
85), Fitzgerald, Alabi, Brayson (Wooster 63), O'Donovan (Lucas 85),
Ferreira.
Subs n/u: Epia, Jones
Booked: Durrant
Premier
League:
Thanks for nothing
As we predicted, the Premier League have
given two possible slots for the visit of Chelsea to SJP in May,
depending on their European status.
Should Chelsea win their Conference League quarter-final against
Legia Warsaw on Thu 10.04.2025 and Thu 17.04.2025, they will visit SJP for a
Noon KO on Sunday May 11th.
Should Chelsea lose their Conference League quarter-final against
Legia Warsaw on Thu 10.04.2025 and Thu 17.04.2025, they will visit SJP for a
12.30pm KO on Saturday May 10th.
Newcastle's confirmed PL games:
Mon 07.04.2025 Leicester City (a) 8pm Sky
Sun 13.04.2025 Man United (h) 4.30pm Sky
Wed 16.04.2025 Palace (h) 7.30pm Sky
Sat 19.04.2025 Aston Villa (a) 5.30pm Sky
Sat 26.04.2025 Ipswich Town (h) 3pm no TV
Sun 04.05.2025 Brighton (a) 2pm Sky
Sat 10.05.2025 tbc Chelsea (h) 12.30pm TNT
Sun 25.05.2025 Everton (h) 4pm TV tbc*
The date and KO time of one game remains tbc:
Sun 18.05.2025 tbc Arsenal (a) TV tbc (if any)
The deadline for confirming was last Friday, but as expected, nothing was
forthcoming from the PL.
No PL games will be played on Sat 17.05.2025 to avoid clashing with the FA
Cup Final, but in theory we could visit the Emirates on Fri 16.05.2025, Sun
18.05.2025 or Mon 19.05.2025.
We did speculate on whether the rescheduling of the Arsenal versus Crystal
Palace game would have any bearing on when we faced The Gunners - that will
now take place on Wed 23.04.2025 so becomes irrelevant.
* The final PL games will all kick off at the same date and time
regardless of whether they are chosen for TV or not. Those TV selections
will be announced following the penultimate round of PL games.
Wor Flags:
Shirt draw winners
Thanks to the multitudes of you who bought
tickets for the recent Wor Flags fundraising prize draw, with
three match worn and signed NUFC shirts up for grabs.
Footage of the draw can be watched online here
and the winning numbers are as follows:
Wembley shirt: 2348
Isak shirt: 949
Burn shirt: 932
Winning ticket holders will be contacted via
email.
2025/26:
PL fixture release
date revealed
The Premier League confirm that next
season's fixtures will be released at 9am on Wednesday
18.06.2025.
The 2025/26 season
will run from Saturday 16.08.2025 through to Sunday 24.05.2026.
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Away tickets: The PL-wide £30 away ticket price cap for adults applies in 2024/25.
Away ticket FAQ is online
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Sun 13.04.2025 Manchester United (h)
@ SJP, 4.30pm. Premier League. ST forwarding/resale now.
Live on Sky Sports.
Sun 13.04.2025 U19s v Sao Paulo (Brazil) (n)
@ Cotton Bowl Stadium, Dallas, Texas, USA. 3pm
local time. U19s Dallas Cup Super Group.
Mon 14.04.2025 U19s v Lonestar SC (USA) (n)
@ Richland College, Dallas, Texas, USA. 2pm
local time. U19s Dallas Cup Super Group.
Mon 14.04.2025 U21s v Manchester City (a)
@ Joie Park, 7pm. PL2.
Note new date.
Wed 16.04.2025 U19s v Tigres UANL (Mexico) (n)
@ Toyota Soccer Centre,
Dallas, Texas, USA. 2pm
local time. U19s Dallas Cup Super Group.
Wed 16.04.2025 Crystal Palace (h)
@ SJP, 7.30pm. Premier League. ST forwarding/resale now. Member Sale
now. Live on Sky Sports.
Sat 19.04.2025 Aston Villa (a) @ Villa
Park, 5.30pm. Premier League. SOLD OUT. Allocation:
tbc. Live on Sky Sports.
Sat 26.04.2025 U18s v mackems (a)
@ Academy of plight, 11am. U18 Premier
League.
Sat 26.04.2025 Ipswich Town (h)
@ SJP, 3pm. Premier League. ST forwarding/ resale now.
Wed 30.04.2025 U18s v Leeds United (h) @ Little Benton, Noon. U18 Premier
League. Note
new date.
Sat 03.05.2025 U18s v Manchester City (h) @ Little Benton, 11.30am. U18 Premier
League.
Sun 04.05.2025 Brighton & Hove (a) @ Amex Stadium, 2pm. Premier League.
ST holder sale now, 18 points. £30 adults,
£26 seniors/U21s, £18 U18s.
Allocation: tbc. Live on Sky Sports.
Sat 10.05.2025 or Sun 11.05.2025 Chelsea (h)
@ SJP, KO tbc. Premier League. Ticket sale details
awaited. Live on TNT Sports.
NUFC live on TV:
Sun 13.04.2025 Man United (h) 4.30pm Sky
Wed 16.04.2025 Palace (h) 7.30pm Sky
Sat 19.04.2025 Aston Villa (a) 5.30pm Sky
Sun 04.05.2025 Brighton (a) 2pm Sky
Date tbc 05.2025 Chelsea (h) KO tbc TNT
(PL selections made to Sun 11.05.2025)
(PL season ends on Sun 25.05.2025)
Live TV release dates:
MW37: overdue
MW38: Following MW37
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Other events @ SJP:
Wed 14.05.2025 Heaton Stannington
v Morpeth Town @ SJP, 7.30pm. Northumberland Senior Cup
Final. East
Stand pay turnstiles
open: £8 adults, £4 concessions and £2 U18s.
Rugby League
Magic Weekend XVIII:
Sat 03.05.2025:
Leigh Leopards v Catalans Dragons 1.30pm
Hull KR v Salford Red Devils 4.15pm
St Helens v Leeds Rhinos 7pm
Sun 04.05.2025:
Huddersfield Giants v Hull FC Noon
Warrington Wolves v Wigan Warriors 2.45pm
Castleford Tigers v Wakefield Trinity 5.30pm
Thu 12.06.2025 with CMAT
Sat 14.06.2025 with CMAT & War on Drugs
Sun 15.06.2025 with CMAT & War on Drugs
Euro 2028
- date(s) awaited
2025/26 season
dates:
Wed 18.06.2025
PL fixture release (9am)
Sat 16.08.2025
PL begins
Sun 24.05.2026 PL ends
Summer transfer window:
Sun 01.06.2025 to Tue 10.06.2025 and
Mon 16.06.2025 to Mon 01.09.2025.
(33 weekend, five midweek games.
No games played on 24.12.2025).
Thu 21.08.2025 ECL playoff 1L
Thu 28.08.2025 ECL playoff 2L
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International breaks:
02.06-10.06.2025
14.06-06.07.2025 Concacaf Gold Cup
01.09-09.09.2025
06.10-14.10.2025
10.11-18.11.2025
23.03-31.03.2026
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Whoops, He did it Again... |
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A unexpected
feature on the Leicester City website previewing the Newcastle game.
(John Magill)
What's this all about then?
Click here
for a rambling explanation of sorts....
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Born Or Died:
1889 Arthur Metcalf born, Seaham.
(1909-12)
Inside right who began his career in
local league football and was playing for North Shields Athletic when United
paid £100 for his services in April 1909.
Arthur debuted in a 3-3 draw at Bradford City the following March and his first
goal for the club was struck against Bury at SJP in March of 1911.
Moving on to join Liverpool at the end of the 1911/12 season, United made a £50
profit on the deal and Metcalfe was a regular scorer for the Reds before
sustaining an injury against the mackems.
Returning to fitness he played on until Football League fixtures were suspended
due to WW1 in 1915, appearing thereafter in local Lancashire league games for
Liverpool.
Later transfers saw Arthur appear in the colours of Stockport County, Swindon
Town, Accrington Stanley, Aberdare Athletic and Norwich City.
Returning to Merseyside, Arthur worked as an Anfield gateman but passed away in
February 1936 after a short illness.
1890 Edwin Dutton born, Mittenwalde, Germany.(1910-12)
Serving FC Britannia and BFC
Preussen in Germany, centre forward Edwin was capped for Germany against
Hungary shortly before Newcastle encountered him during May 1909, as they
toured continental Europe.
However it took until August 1910 for Dutton to appear
for the club, in a practice game at Gallowgate.
Contemporary reports noted him as being:
"The son of an English athletic outfitter in business in Germany, who
came over specially from the Fatherland for the game and showed excellence at
centre, shooting with splendid accuracy".
Agreeing a contract at SJP in October of that year. Edwin featured at reserve
level and then joined United's end-of-season tour to Germany and Switzerland
in May 1911.
However he failed to carve out a place in the first team and returned to
Germany following a brief spell with Bristol City in 1912.
Arrested in Berlin during November 1914 and interned in Ruhleben civilian
detention camp, Edwin played football alongside internees including England
international Steve Bloomer (coaching in Germany at the outbreak of war) using
his family connections to provide strips and equipment for those games.
Returning to England in 1919 and marrying the daughter of Magpies trainer Jimmy
McPherson, Dutton coached Ipswich Town between 1927 and 1932, later working as
a chiropodist and masseur on Tyneside.
His death was recorded in Cheshire during May 1972.
1993 Death of Bobby Mitchell, 68.
(194-61). Gallowgate's wizard of the wing and quite simply one of our all-time greats.
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1893 Liverpool (h)
0-0 (0-0)
Friendly
2,500
Celebrated Tyne oarsman Ralph Carr was guest of honour and performed a ceremonial
kick-off at Gallowgate.
Liverpool included ex-Newcastle East End
forward, Jock Smith. Just over a year later he'd joined the Magpies, via
Sheffield Wednesday.
Team: Whitton, Jeffrey,
Miller, Creilly, Graham, McKane, Reay, Crate, Thompson, Pattison, Collins.
LFC: Ross, Hannah, McLean, McCartney, McQueen, McBride, McVean, Wylie,
Miller, Smith, McQueen.1899 Blackburn Rovers (h)
1-0 (0-0)
Division One
P32, 28pts, 15th/18
MacFarlane(65)
12,000
The two points all but secured United's Division One status with four games
left.
1901 Everton (a)
1-0 (1-0)
Division One
P29, 33pts, 7th/18
A.Gardner(5)
20,000
48 hours after defeating the league leading mackems 1-0 at Goodison, Everton
lost by the same margin to Newcastle as Alex Gardner knocked home Tom Niblo's
early cross.
The Liverpool Mercury hack concluded that, "to say that the result
was a surprise to the crowd, is putting the fact mildly, but the better team
won, and Everton were vanquished solely on account of their wretchedly
indifferent efforts."
1905 Nottingham Forest (h)
5-1 (2-0)
Division One
P30, 42pts, 2nd/18
Aitken(21), McClarence(25),
Gosnell(64), Howie(4-0,5-1)
Niblo(4-1)
22,000
This resounding victory kept United within a point of leaders Everton with four games left.
Forest goalscorer was ex-Magpie, Tom Niblo.
"There was no gainsaying the Northerners when once they made up their
mind to score", in the opinion of the Sporting Life
correspondent.
1908 Aston Villa (h)
2-5 (1-2)
Division One
P34, 38pts, 2nd/20
Wilson(23), Soye(2-5)
Wallace(4,21), Bache(48,50), Hampton(52)
15,000
This home defeat marked the only time that Noel Brown featured in the Magpies first team,
playing at outside right.
Defeat confirmed the end of Newcastle's title challenge, although Manchester United
had only needed to win one of their seven remaining games before kick-off.
"Newcastle's play was wretchedly poor and lackadaisical" recorded
one correspondent.
1911 Bradford City (a)
0-1 (0-1)
Division One
P35, 38pts, 5th/20
Young(15)
30,000
The Bantams took the honours in this dress rehearsal for the FA Cup Final
two weeks later - which would also go their way after a replay.
With one eye on that final, both sides made changes to their sides. Newcastle
rested a quartet of first-choice players (messrs Veitch McCracken, Rutherford
and Wilson), while Bradford stood down no less than five men.
1922 Cardiff City (a)
0-1 (0-1)
Division One
P36, 38pts, 9th/22
L.Davies(15)
25,000
Welsh international forward Len Davies scored the winning goal at Ninian
Park, United's attempts to draw level seeing them take six successive corners
during one spell of first half pressure on the City goal.
1933 sunderland (h)
0-1 (0-1)
Division One
P36, 45pts, 3rd/22
Gurney(5)
36,000
Victory for the mid-table mackems dented United's title hopes, leaving Arsenal and
Sheffield Wednesday to battle it out.
1939 Manchester City (h)
0-2 (0-1)
Division Two
P39, 43pts, 6th/22
Doherty(40), Heale(75)
23,000
The chance of promotion was all but lost with this home defeat in heavy
rain, as United
stuttered towards the end of the season.
Before kick-off, Magpies Captain Jimmy Denmark broadcast an appeal to the crowd
for volunteers to sign up for National Service, saying that:
"In any trial of strength that may take place, a draw is no good. We
have to win home and away."
 1944
Sheffield United (h)
3-1 (1-0)
Wartime
Stubbins(33pen), Dixon(61), Spuhler(84)
Collindridge(74)
52,836
Despite beating the Blades at Gallowgate, Newcastle were knocked out of the
League North Cup following a 0-4 loss at Bramall Lane in the first leg a
week earlier.
Mackem centre forward Johnny Spuhler scored the only goal of his
brief guest spell at SJP.
 1950
Liverpool (h)
5-1 (2-1)
Division One
P37, 42pts, 7th/22
Mitchell(6,78), Hannah(8), Taylor(48), Walker(83)
Fagan(29)
48,639
An eventful Easter Saturday at SJP saw old boy Albert Stubbins
forced off by injury in the 28th minute and outfield player Frank Houghton take
over in goal on 66 minutes for United, after Jack Fairbrother dislocated
an elbow.
Victory over the title-chasing Scousers left United with an outside chance of
finishing top themselves. However, the Magpies would have to be content with
fifth - three points ahead of eventual champions Portsmouth.
 1955
Everton (a)
2-1 (1-1)
Division One
P33, 32pts, 18th/22
Hannah(17), Keeble(75)
Fielding(20)
60,068
Newcastle went ahead when Vic Keeble flicked on a Len White corner and
ex-Toffees amateur George Hannah finished.
The home side soon levelled but were often caught out by an offside trap
that reduced the Good Friday crowd at Goodison Park to a slow handclap at one
point in proceedings.
Liverpool-born Hannah then centred for Keeble to head home the winner from
close range and end United's five game winless league run.
 1961
Everton (h)
0-4 (0-2)
Division One
P39, 28pts, 20th/22
Bingham(15,70), Wignall(32), Vernon(63)
30,342
Following this hammering United had just three games to stave off relegation and
in the words of one reporter present, were "playing with the Second
Division look clearly stamped on them."
 1964
Rotherham United
(h) 5-2 (2-2)
Division Two
P39, 43pts, 5th/22
Thomas(6,8,90), Anderson(70), McGarry(77)
Butler(13), Houghton(42)
18,308
A three game losing sequence was ended in some style against the Millers,
with Barrie Thomas hitting his second hat-trick of the campaign.
Sadly though it was only witnessed by a sparse crowd that was less than a third
of that which had seen Leeds win 1-0 at Gallowgate in the previous home game, on
Good Friday.
 1966 Everton (h)
0-0 (0-0)
Division One
P34, 29pts, 19th/22
30,731
Another precious point as newly-promoted United made a successful bid to
retain their top flight status - ultimately finishing in fifteenth spot.
 1972
Nottingham Forest (a) 0-1 (0-0)
Division One
P38, 35pts, 12th/22
Cormack(47)
12,470
Debuts for Gordon Hodgson and Keith Kennedy, the latter who beat younger
brother Alan into the first team by a year but made only this one appearance.
 1977
sunderland (a)
2-2 (0-1)
Division One
P34, 42pts, 4th/22
Cannell(70), T.Craig(86)
Arnott(41), Lee(55)
50,048
Kevin Arnott and Bob Lee scored for the home side but the mackems remained
deep in relegation trouble.
 1978
Aston Villa (h)
1-1 (0-0)
Division One
P36, 21pts, 21st/22
Burns(77pen)
Evans(67)
19,330
This was game number 13 without a league win for United. It would be 19 and
relegation by the end of the season.
 1985
sunderland (a)
0-0 (0-0)
Division One
P35, 42pts, 15th/22
28,246
It ended honours even at Joker Park - exactly eight years after the last top
flight derby at that ground.
The mackems badly needed a win to quell their relegation fears while United were
well on the way to securing mid-table obscurity.
Youtube
footage is online here
 1987
Norwich City (h)
4-1 (1-1)
Division One
P34, 36pts,
18th/22
Goddard(40), Gascoigne(62), McDonald(79pen), D.Jackson(90)
Drinkell(16)
24,534
A vital win that kept United out of the bottom four - the team finishing
19th that season being involved in a the play-off with three Division Two sides.
Kevin Drinkell gave the Canaries the lead but United levelled through Paul
Goddard shortly before half time.
The second half was all one way traffic, with Steve Bruce in the visitors
defence failing to stem the tide of goals, deflecting Gazza's shot and conceding
the penalty.
Youtube
footage is online here
 1989
Aston Villa (h)
1-2 (0-1)
Division One
P32, 29pts,
19th/20
O'Brien(80)
Gray(33), Platt(74)
20,464
United remained deep in the relegation mire following their third successive
defeat, four points adrift of safety with six games left.
Defender Benny Kristensen debuted after his move from Danish side Aarhus, but
neither he nor his new colleagues could prevent a fine individual effort by David
Platt that won it.
Youtube
footage is online here
 1995
Norwich City (h)
3-0 (2-0)
Premier League
P36, 67pts,
3rd/22
Beardsley(8pen,42),
Kitson(74)
35,518
Among the appreciative home crowd was future PM and alleged Toon fan Tony
Blair.
Youtube
footage is online here
 1996
Blackburn Rovers (a) 1-2 (0-0)
Premier League
P33, 67pts, 2nd/20
Batty(76)
Fenton(86,89)
30,717
Destined to remain the stuff of nightmares, as David Batty appeared to have
secured the points on his Ewood Park return to boost our title challenge.
And then a certain Graham Fenton appeared.
Prompted by fellow Geordie, Alan Shearer, the 71st minute substitute twice beat Shaka Hislop
late on, to leave Newcastle six points behind Manchester United with a game in hand.
An unbowed Kevin Keegan insisted that "It's definitely not over",
but coming just five days after our 3-4 Anfield loss, his side ultimately had just too
much ground to recover.
 2002
Fulham (h)
1-1 (1-0)
Premiership
P33, 61pts, 4th/20
Dyer(21)
Saha(75)
50,017
A night to forget - especially where some home "fans" were
concerned. The booing of Magpies striker Carl Cort served little purpose and the
draw was received with something approaching disdain.
NUFC.com match
report
Carl Cort rises above the hecklers...
 2004
PSV Eindhoven (Netherlands) (a)
1-1 (1-1)
UEFA Cup Quarter Final
1st leg
Jenas(45)
Kezman(15)
35,000
A battling and
industrious display in Holland earned United a decent 1-1 draw to take back
to SJP.
Mateja Kezman gave PSV the lead, but a
Laurent Robert free-kick was touched in before half time by Jermaine Jenas for an away goal.
NUFC.com match report
2006 Three late
goals saw the U18s beat Crewe Alexandra 3-1 at Little Benton - but the visitors left unsure whether they'd been to the North East or the North Pole,
after some incredible weather conditions.
The league game began in a downpour, continued in gathering
gloom and ended in driving snow, as the Railwaymens' points were well and
truly frozen.
Andy Carroll, Paul Huntington and James Troisi were all on target for United.
2010
The U18s drew 1-1 with Aston Villa at Villa Park
in the first leg of their FA Youth Cup semi-final in front of 2,457 fans.
Phil Airey's opener was cancelled out by Kofi Poyser but a questionable offside
flag then saw Brad Inman's effort ruled out.
That decision proved costly for United, who lost the second leg 0-1 at SJP.
2013 The U21s extended their unbeaten run to
seven matches with a deserved 2-0 home win over Norwich City. Brandon Miele and Michael Richardson
netted.
NUFC.com match report
 2017
Sheffield Wednesday (a) 1-2 (0-0)
Championship
P41, 84pts, 2nd/24
Shelvey(88)
Lees(59), Fletcher(68)
28,883
Newcastle's attempt at
keeping pace with Championship leaders Brighton failed in the Hillsborough sunshine,
as the Owls claimed a seasonal win double over the
Magpies.
Trailing 0-2 late on, United substitute
Aleksandar Mitrovic's shot was blocked and Jonjo Shelvey pit the rebound.
However, Shelvey drove his free kick from a dangerous position into the
Wednesday wall, ending any faint hopes of an undeserved point.
NUFC.com match report
2019
A 3-2 victory at the Bet365 Stadium sealed a promotion playoff place
for the U23s - but only after allowing hosts Stoke City to take a two goal first half lead.
A brace from Owen Bailey book-ending one from Yannick Toure turned the game
around, Bailey making amends for missing a spot-kick when his side were 0-1
down.
NUFC.com match report
 2022 Wolverhampton Wanderers (h)
1-0 (0-0)
Premier League
P31, 34pts, 14th/20
Wood(72pen)
52,164
Chris Wood's
second half penalty gave Newcastle their fourth successive home win - drawing a line under a
demoralising run of three successive away defeats in the process.
The New Zealand international had
a first half effort
rightly ruled out for offside by a VAR review, but drew a foul from
Wolves 'keeper Jose Sa and then rammed the spot kick
into the Gallowgate End net.
NUFC.com match report
 2023 Brentford (a)
2-1 (0-1)
Premier League
P29, 56pts, 3rd/20
og(Raya)(54), Isak(61)
Toney(45+1pen)
17,107
An imperious strike from Alexander Isak
gave United
their third victory in just six days and a fifth in succession;
regaining third place after Manchester United had fleetingly
occupied it.
0-1 down at the break - although that could have easily been 0-3
- United made a better fist of the second period, levelling
when Bees custodian David Raya diverted Joelinton's cross into his net and taking the lead minutes
later when Alexander Isak gloriously fired home.
NUFC.com match report
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