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2024/25:
Manchester United (h):
Eddie in hospital

The club have confirmed that Eddie Howe was admitted to hospital late on Friday and will miss Sunday's game against Manchester United.

In a statement NUFC said:

"The Magpies' head coach was admitted to hospital late on Friday evening having felt unwell for a number of days.

"Medical staff kept Eddie in hospital overnight for further tests, which are ongoing. He is conscious and talking with his family, and is continuing to receive expert medical care.

"Everyone at Newcastle United extends their best wishes to Eddie for a speedy recovery, and further updates will follow in due course.

"Jason Tindall and Graeme Jones will lead the team at St. James' Park on Sunday, supported by the club's first team staff."

Newcastle face the Red Devils in a 4.30pm kick-off at SJP on Sunday. It's live on Sky Sports.

Team: Deputising for the hospitalised Eddie Howe, Jason Tindall spoke to the media on Friday. He confirmed that Anthony Gordon is now back in training and a possible inclusion in Sunday's squad.

Sven Botman, Lewis Hall and Jamaal Lascelles remain unavailable 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. 

Coral rate this game as follows:

NUFC win 7/10
The draw 16/5
MUFC win 17/5

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MUFC: Matthijs de Ligt, Toby Collyer, Amad Traore, Jonny Evansm Ayden Heaven and Lisandro Martinez all miss out.

Ahead of their visit to Tyneside, Ruben Amorim's side drew 2-2 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).

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 results/fixtures:

Sat 12.04.2025:
Manchester City 5-2 Crystal Palace
Brighton & Hove Albion 2-2 Leicester City
Nottingham Forest 0-1 Everton
Southampton 0-3 Aston Villa
Arsenal 1-1 Brentford

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.
Frate in the Bigg Market
Pumphreys in the Bigg Market

The game will be live at WonderBar in The Gate.

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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

Premier League:
Sunday date for 
Chelsea looms 

Thursday evening saw Chelsea win the first leg of their Conference League quarter-final tie, defeating Legia Warsaw 3-0 in Poland.

Assuming no unforeseen turnaround in next Thursday's second leg, Enzo Maresca's side will advance to the last four, meaning that their Premier League visit to SJP will be played at Noon on Sunday May 11th. 

Confirmation of the date and KO time of United's away game against Arsenal is still to be announced by the Premier League. Their own published deadline for doing so was Friday April 4th..... 

No PL games will be played on Sat 17.05.2025 to avoid clashing with the FA Cup Final that day, but in theory Newcastle could visit the Emirates on Fri 16.05.2025, Sun 18.05.2025 or Mon 19.05.2025.

Toon tunes:
All you need is.... 

"Love is For Everyone", the new album from singer songwriter Andrew Cushin is released on May 2nd.

The 25 year-old Tynesider follows up his 2023 debut with a second collection of self-penned tunes.

Card wallet CDs of "Love is..." can be pre-ordered now here for the special price of just £5, including a bonus unreleased track that's downloadable straight away.

We have CDs to give away and to stand a chance of winning one, email your answer to the following question to [email protected] by Noon on Thursday April 17th, subject line of Cushin. 

Which Andrew memorably put the ball in the mackem net back in April 2001? 

No age limit, open to anyone anywhere in the world but delivery only to UK addresses. One entry per person.

Find Andrew's videos online here

2025/26:
Singapore date set

Newcastle have confirmed their first friendly fixture ahead of next season, facing Arsenal at the Singapore National Stadium on Sunday 27th July.

The kick-off time isn't listed by NUFC, but Arsenal now have it as 7.30pm local time (12.30pm BST).

This match is part of an overseas pre-season tour, with further stops still to be announced, amid claims of possible visits to Hong Kong and South Korea.

Tickets for what is billed as the Singapore Festival of Football go on sale on Friday 25th April - further details are awaited. 

The venue holds 55,000 and is built on the site of the former National Stadium - visited by United in August 1996 when Kevin Keegan's side scored five goals without reply to defeat an S League Select XI.

The Gunners face AC Milan at the same ground four days earlier and following our game, move on to Hong Kong for a kickabout against Spurs four days later.

The Serie A side meanwhile face Liverpool in Hong Kong on July 26th.

2025/26:
Take five 

Arsenal's 3-0 win over Real Madrid on Tuesday confirmed that the team finishing fifth in the Premier League will qualify for next season's Champions League.  

That additional space has been granted by UEFA under their European Performance Spot (EPS). The relevant Premier League press release is online here

All five sides will enter at the League Stage.

PS: UEFA have agreed an away ticket price cap for next season's three European competitions as follows:

€50 Champions League
€35 Europa League
€20 Conference League

2025/26:
Milestone reached:
more funds needed 

Former Magpie Alan Shearer appeared on BBC Breakfast earlier this week here as the charity fundraising efforts of his foundation smashed through the £7m barrier.

Those funds helped establish The Alan Shearer Centre, offering support to over 5,000 people in the region with profound disabilities and acute sensory impairments.

The running costs of that facility have now rocketed from £250K to £320K annually, meaning that Wor Al is now calling for additional support from the public: 

"I founded the Alan Shearer Foundation to make a real difference to the lives of people with a wide range of abilities and complex needs.

"To keep the activity centre free for our members, we now need to raise an additional £70,000 every year.

"The funds raised enable our members and their families to access life-enhancing therapies like hydrotherapy and sensory play without increased strain on family finances.

"Every donation, fundraising event and contribution — however big or small — helps us to maintain and grow these vital facilities and ensures that people get the care and experiences they deserve.

"We need to do more if we are to help and support families who require specialist care facilities.”

Find out about the Alan Shearer Foundation here

Premier League:
Murphy brace boosts Champs League bid

Leicester City  0  Newcastle  3

U21s:
Citizen's test for Stiffs

With their place in the one-off playoff round confirmed,
Newcastle U21s play their final regular game of the PL2 season this coming Monday evening (7pm).

The opponents at the Joie Stadium are a Manchester City side who sit two points clear of their nearest challengers Fulham at the top of the table, enjoying a vastly superior goal difference over the Cottagers.

At the same time as City are hosting Newcastle in their last game, Fulham close out their fixtures against Blackburn Rovers at Ewood Park.

The Magpies are currently ninth but could end up anywhere between fifth and 11th. 

The top eight teams then host one additional playoff round game each against the sides finishing ninth to sixteenth, with the first place finisher hosting the 16th, second the 15th etc.

Those 16 teams won't be confirmed until after the final two regular games of the season take place on Friday week (18th).

Advance tickets are on sale now online here priced at £3 adults and £1 concessions. It's unclear whether walk-ups will be accepted on the night.

This will be the first time that any Newcastle side has played at City's purpose-built ground for development and Women's teams that opened in 2014.

PS: U21 midfielder Ellis Stanton has confirmed his release by United via social media in recent days.

U19s:
Dallas

Newcastle begin their U19 Dallas Cup campaign against reigning Super Group champions Sao Paulo this Sunday, facing the Brazilians in the Cotton Bowl.

The Magpies then face Austin-based Lonestar Soccer Club the following day at Richland College, completing their Group stage ties on Wednesday April 16th against Mexicans Tigres at the Toyota Soccer Centre.

The 12 team U19 segment of the tournament then moves to a knockout format. 

The original Cotton Bowl Stadium opened in 1930 and had a maximum capacity of 75,000. It hosted six matches during the 1994 World Cup Finals.

United's 19 man squad is as follows:

James Taylor, Tyler Jones, Aaron Epia, Jake Durrant, Henry Johnson, Jude Cogdon, Guy Bloomer, Thomas Old, Lesecond Yeutembip, Matthew Taylor, Alex O'Donovan, Baran Yildiz, Mason Miley, Fraser Harper, Noah Morgan, Matheos Ferreira, Kacey Wooster, Kayden Lucas, Kyle Fitzgerald.

Live streams of the games are available online here (subscription required)

Temps:
Loan lads 

Travis Hernes (AaB):
The midfielder completed the entirety of a 2-2 home draw with Lyngby in the Danish SuperLiga on Friday.

Charlie McArthur (Carlisle United):
The Cumbrians won 2-0 at Morecambe in League Two on Saturday. Charlie remained on the bench.

Joe White (MK Dons):
Defeat for MK Dons at Gillingham in League Two on Saturday. Joe joined the game in the 67th minute, the only goal of the game coming in the fifth minute of added time.

Vakhtang Salia (Dinamo Tblisi):
Torpedo Kutaisi (a) Erovnukli Liga, Sunday.

Harrison Ashby (QPR):
A full game for Harrison as QPR drew 1-1 at home with Bristol City in the Championshipon Saturday. Both goal came in the first half hour.

Isaac Hayden (Portsmouth):
A dramatic 2-2 draw at Fratton Park as Pompey scored an added time equaliser against Derby County in the Championship on Saturday. Isaac started the game, was booked and substituted shortly after County had gone 2-1 up.

Alex Murphy (Bolton Wanderers):
Wanderers lost 1-4 at Barnsley in League One on Saturday. Alex came off the bench in the 39th minute when the home side were 2-0 ahead.

Max Thompson (Chesterfield):
A 3-0 home win over Fleetwood Town for the Spireites in League Two on Saturday. Max was again a substitute spectator.

James Huntley (Spennymoor Town):
Moors lost 0-2 at Scunthorpe United in National League North on Saturday. James is sidelined with a knee injury. 

Miodrag Pivas (Willem II):
Ajax (h) Eredivisie, Sunday.

Internationals:
French excursion
for Toon teens

Young Magpies George Mair and Sam Alabi have been included in the England U16 squad for the Montaigu Tournament that takes place in France next week.

England are in Group B, playing these group games:

Tue 15.04.2025 Japan (n) Ardelay
Thu 17.04.2025 Mexico (n) La Chataigneraie
Sat 19.04.2025 Portugal (n) La Chataigneraie

Group A consists of France, China, Brazil and Ivory Coast.

Staged since 1973, the tournament has featured various SJP old boys over the years, including Adam Armstrong, Hatem Ben Arfa, Brian Kerr and Jonjo Shelvey.

England's last appearance in 2023 featured United's Ollie Harrison in addition to Trevan Sanusi and Leo Shahar - who both signed for Newcastle later that year.

2024/25:
Crystal Palace (h)

Wednesday night sees Newcastle play their PL game in hand, hosting the Eagles in a 7.30pm kick-off at SJP live on Sky Sports.

Team: To follow 

CPFC: Eddie Nketiah and Marc Guehi will both be available for selection following suspension.

Ahead of their visit to Tyneside, Oliver Glasner's side lost 2-5 at Manchester City on Saturday - their first PL away defeat since October, ending a run that included six wins and four draws.  

Referee: Darren England - a third appointment so far this season involving the Magpies for the official from Doncaster, following our 1-1 PL draw at Selhurst Park and the 3-0 PL home victory over Wolves. 

VAR: Craig Pawson

UK TV: Live on Sky Sports

Overseas TV: To follow

UK Radio: None (tbc)

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: 

Eagles @ Magpies - PL era:

2023/24 Won 4-0 Murphy, Gordon, Longstaff, Wilson
2022/23 Drew 0-0 (won 3-2 pens) (LC)
2022/23 Drew 0-0
2021/22 Won 1-0 Almiron
2020/21 Lost 1-2 Shelvey
2019/20 Won 1-0 Almiron
2018/19 Lost 0-1
2017/18 Won 1-0 Merino
2015/16 Won 1-0 Townsend
2014/15 Drew 3-3 Janmaat, Aarons, Williamson
2013/14 Won 1-0 Cisse
2009/10 Won 2-0 og(Derry), Ranger
2004/05 Drew 0-0
2001/02 Won 2-0 Shearer, Acuna (FAC)
1998/99 Won 2-1 Speed, Shearer (FAC)
1997/98 Lost 1-2 Shearer
1994/95 Won 3-2 Fox, Lee, Gillespie

U21s:
Royals rumbled

Newcastle U21s  7  Reading U21s  1

Match report

Latest:
Defender extension
details emerge 

The Athletic report that Jamaal Lascelles has agreed a contract extension that will keep him at SJP until summer 2026, not 2025 as was previously assumed.

It's claimed that a deal for an additional 12 months was done late last year, but no official announcement has yet come from the player or club. 

The 31 year-old defender joined United from Nottingham Forest back in 2014, making the first of 251 league and cup appearances in September 2015.

Suffering an ACL injury during a home victory over West Ham in March 2024, Lascelles is yet to kick a ball this season but has recently returned to training.