Aston Villa (a) SOLD OUT
Liverpool (h) ST forwarding / resale now
Leeds (a) SOLD OUT
Wolves (h) ST forwarding / release Fri 15.08
Bmouth (a) ST applications open Mon 25.08, 2pm
Arsenal (h) Member ballot opens Mon 18.08, Noon

Update:
Ramsey heads north

Newcastle have agreed a £38m deal for the Aston Villa midfielder Jacob Ramsey, who flew into Tyneside for his medical on Thursday afternoon.

Opinion is divided among the various media outlets running the story as to whether the transfer will be completed in time for the player to face his old side on Saturday.

24 year-old Ramsey was a team mate of Anthony Gordon at the European U21 championships in 2023, although injury saw him miss England's Final victory over Spain.

14 goals in 136 Premier League appearances since 2020 for Villa Academy graduate Ramsey include an effort against Newcastle at Villa Park in 2023.

His sale has become increasingly inevitable in order to satisfy PSR requirements.

PS: Thursday night brought renewed claims that the stalled deal bringing Brentford's Yoane Wissa to Gallowgate was set to proceed in the coming hours.

The Bees had been negotiating with Bournemouth to sign Dango Ouattara to replace Wissa before allowing him to leave and now seem to have reached agreement with the Cherries for a claimed £35m fee.  

Update:
Howe: "still excited"

National League Cup:
International rescue

Gateshead  3  Newcastle U21s  4

Match report

Match action

The U21s begin their PL2 fixture progamme on Sunday, hosting Southampton at Whitley Park (3pm).

Update:
Toon called Malick! 

Update:
Isak: stand-off continues 

Update:
Pope on pole 

Departure:
Oddy off the books

Tuesday brought confirmation that Newcastle goalkeeper Odysseas Vlachodimos has made a season-long loan switch to Spanish side Seville.

It's reported that deal for the Greek international has no option for a permanent switch and that the majority of his wages will continue to be paid by the Magpies.

Avoiding relegation last season by one point means that there's no European football for Seville this time round.

Vlachodimos was an unexpected arrival at SJP from Nottingham Forest 12 months ago as both clubs sought to comply with PSR requirements and made just a single competitive appearance - in the Carabao Cup.

2025/26:
Summer Tyne blues

Newcastle  0  Atletico Madrid  2

Match action

Match report

Update:
Youngster secured

Monday saw Newcastle confirm the signing of England youth international captain Isaac Moran, after he refused an offer to remain with Liverpool's academy.

The 16 year-old central defender/defensive midfielder will join up with United's U18 squad as a first year scholar.

Moran's arrival comes after Oliver Goodbrand and Alfie Hutchison were secured from Rangers during the close season to augment Newcastle's academy ranks.

It's also claimed the Magpies have reached agreement to sign Muawiya Ghanem from West Bromwich Albion - a 15 year-old midfielder. 

United's U18s begin their league season on Saturday, hosting Blackburn Rovers at Little Benton (12.30pm).

Loan lads:
The borrowers

Four Magpies are on temporary postings as follows:

Joe White (Leyton Orient):
Tuesday saw Joe complete 59 minutes of a 0-1 home loss to Wycombe Wanderers in the Carabao Cup, leaving the field with the tie scoreless.

The O's host Stockport County in League One on Saturday.

Aidan Harris (Coleraine):
Cliftonville (a) Northern Ireland League, Saturday.

Odysseas Vlachodimos (Seville):
Athletic Bilbao (a) Primera Liga, Sunday.

Antonio Cordero (KVC Westerlo):
Cercle Brugge (a) Belgian Pro League, Sunday.

2025/26:
No Spanish stroll 

Newcastle  2  Espanyol  2

Match action

Match report

Update:
Bournemouth (a)

Application details for September's visit to Bournemouth:

Applications open: Mon 25.08.2025 @ 2pm
Applications close: Tue 26.08.2025 @ 2pm
Sales open: Wed 27.08.2025 @ 2pm
Sales close: Fri 29.08.2025 @ 2pm

NUFC away ticket process changes are detailed here

Note that this game could yet move depending on the Champions League calendar. On that basis, the club are obliged to offer refunds if a different date means supporters are then unable to attend.

2025/26:
Second kit released

Buy 2025/26 season kits online here from JD Sports.

Meltdown:
Isak timeline

Sun 04.05 Isak scored his 54th Premier League goal (62nd in all competitions) for Newcastle - a penalty in a 1-1 draw at Brighton.

Sun 18.05 Isak missed the 0-1 Premier League loss at Arsenal, Howe told the media that he'd had a scan on a groin problem and rest rather than surgery was forecast.

Sun 25.05 Isak played the entirety of a 0-1 Premier loss at home to Everton, Newcastle's season-ending fixture.

Tue 27.05 Isak withdrew from Sweden's squad for two games in June due to a minor injury, presumably groin.

Mon 14.07 Isak was part of the Newcastle party that flew to Austria for a week-long training camp.

Tue 15.07 The Athletic reported that Liverpool had made it know they were prepared to pay £120m for Isak.

Sat 19.07 Isak was absent as Newcastle faced Celtic; Eddie Howe told the media that he'd allowed him to leave the squad as he needed "more training time" but that he expected him to join the club's upcoming tour of Asia.

Mon 21.07 Isak trained away from the rest of the squad at Darsley Park but reportedly cut short the session.

(some sources claim this may have been on 22.07)

Tue 22.07 Newcastle reportedly switched targets to Brentford's Yoane Wissa, to augment (or replace) Isak.

Wed 23.07 Liverpool completed the signing of Eintracht Frankfurt forward Hugo Ekitike, a player Newcastle had attempted to sign to augment (or replace) Isak.

Thu 24.07 Isak wasn't on the plane to Singapore and multiple media outlets reported he'd "told Newcastle he wants to explore a move away from the club".

The Times wrote that Isak refused to accept improved terms and an extension to his current Newcastle contract, allegedly seeking £300k per week - an amount the club wouldn't be able to meet given their financial status.

Fri 25.07 The Guardian wrote that Isak had been offered a basic weekly wage of £600K by Al-Hilal in Saudi Arabia.

Sat 26.07 Howe met the media in Singapore and had no update on Isak's thigh injury but called it minimal and was still confident that he would remain a Newcastle player. 

Sun 27.07 Newcastle lost 2-3 to Arsenal, Howe telling reporters there was "no chance" Isak would be in Korea. 

Mon 28.07 Newcastle arrived in Korea without Isak.

Tue 29.07 Howe told the media that no bid had been received for Isak and he remained a Magpie.

Wed 30.07 Spanish media claims Isak is training alone in San Sebastian.

Fri 01.08 Liverpool bid claimed to be £120m rejected.

Mon 04.08 Isak returns to Darsley Park but is made to train separately from the rest of the senior squad.

Fri 08.08 Omitted from the squad for a home friendly against Espanyol, Howe told the media Isak was fit but made him unavailable for selection. No disciplinary action had been taken against him that he was aware of.

2025/26:
TV times

The Premier League have confirmed their live TV picks for September, with one Newcastle game rescheduled:

Sat 13.09.2025 Wolves (h) 3pm no live UK TV
Sat 20.09.2025 Bournemouth (a) 3pm no live UK TV
Sun 28.09.2025 Arsenal (h) 4.30pm Sky

The Arsenal game falls between Newcastle's midweek Carabao Cup Third Round tie* and the second round of Champions League fixtures, spread across Tuesday September 30th and Wednesday October 1st.

With reference to the Bournemouth away game, just because it hasn't been selected for live TV, that doesn't confirm 100% that it will be a 3pm Saturday kick-off.

The first round of Champions League fixtures take place on the preceding Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday: were Newcastle to be in action on the Thursday, that would result in the Bournemouth game moving to the Sunday. 

While the Spurs v Wolves game picked for Sky on Sunday 28th is liable to change if Spurs are playing a Champions League tie on the 30th, there's no similar advice regarding our game v Arsenal on the same day - reason unknown.

The situation mirrors for our game regardless of that: were ourselves or Arsenal to be playing in the Champions League on the 30th then we would not meet in the PL on the 28th.

So in real terms, only the Wolves game is now confirmed, with the other three liable to possible change in the days following the Champions League draw on August 28th.

* that is split over two successive midweeks, with teams involved in the Champions League assured of playing their Carabao Cup tie during second of the two weeks.

There are no scheduled rail works between London Kings Cross on the day of the Arsenal game. For once.

The Bournemouth game looks unaffected by rail engineering work on the Saturday. Were it to be played on the Sunday, trains would still run direct to and from London but with average journey times extended by 45 minutes and trains not calling at either Basingstoke or Winchester.

2025/26:
Arsenal (h) tickets

Arsenal (h): Ballot opens Mon 18.08.2025 Noon, closes Tue 19.08.2025 Noon. Winners notified Wed 20.08.2025 by 11am, seat selection opens Wed 20.08.2025 Noon, closes Fri 22.08.2025 Noon. ST fwding/resale Friday 22.08.2025 4pm. Member Sale Mon 25.08.2025 10am.

Old boys:
Comings & goings 

PL era first team Magpies on the move recently:

Tom Allan Darlington
Jean-Alain Boumsong Auxerre C
Andy Carroll Dagenham & Redbridge
Luuk De Jong Porto
Martin Dubravka Burnley
Stuart Findlay Hearts
Massadio Haidara Kocealispor
Grant Hanley Hibernian
Matty Longstaff Montreal
Sean Longstaff Leeds United
Salomon Rondon Real Oviedo (loan)
Nolberto Solano Pakistan C
Allan Saint-Maximin Club America
Ki Sung-yeung Pohang Steelers
Florian Thauvin RC Lens
Andros Townsend Kanchanabori Power
Freddie Woodman Liverpool
Callum Wilson West Ham
Mike Williamson Rangers C

PL era first team Magpies clubless but not retired tbc:

Rolando Aarons
Mehdi Abeid
Hatem Ben Arfa
Ciaran Clark
Paul Dummett
Isaac Hayden
Jeff Hendrick
Kazenga LuaLua
Jamal Lewis
Chancel Mbemba
Jonjo Shelvey