2018–19 Newcastle United F.C. season

The 2018–19 season was Newcastle United's second season back in the Premier League following their promotion from the 2016–17 EFL Championship and their 24th year in the Premier League. This season Newcastle United participated in the Premier League, EFL Cup and FA Cup. This article covers the period of 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019.

Newcastle United

2018–19 season
Owner	Mike Ashley
Managing Director	Lee Charnley
Manager	Rafael Benítez
Stadium	St James' Park
Premier League	13th
FA Cup	Fourth round (vs. Watford)
EFL Cup	Second round (vs. Nottingham Forest)
Top goalscorer	League: Ayoze Pérez (12) All: Ayoze Pérez (13)
Highest home attendance	League/All: 52,242 (9 Mar 2019 v Everton, PL round 30)
Lowest home attendance	League: 48,323 (26 Feb 2019 v Burnley, PL round 28) All: 34,604 (26 Jan 2019 v Watford, FA Cup, R4)
Average home league attendance	51,121
Biggest win	4–0 (12 May 2019 v Fulham, PL round 38)
Biggest defeat	0–4 (26 Dec 2018 v Liverpool, PL round 19)
Home colours Away colours Third colours
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Club

Coaching staff

The Newcastle United first team coaching staff for the 2018–19 season consisted of the following:

First Team

Position	Staff
Manager	Rafael Benítez
Assistant Manager	Francisco "Paco" de Míguel Moreno
First Team Coach	Mikel Antía
First Team Coach	Antonio Gómez Pérez
Goalkeeping Coach	Simon Smith
Head of Medicine	Paul Catterson
Rehabilitation Fitness Coach	Cristian Fernández Martínez
Head of Physiotherapy	Derek Wright
Physiotherapist	Daniel Martí
Physiotherapist	Michael Harding
Head of Recruitment	Steve Nickson
Head of Analysis	Kerry Morrow

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Squads

First-team squad

Squad No.	Name	Nationality	Position(s)	Date of Birth (Age)	Signed	Signed from
Goalkeepers
1	Rob Elliot	[a]	GK	(1986-04-30) 30 April 1986 (age 39)	2011	Charlton Athletic
12	Martin Dúbravka		GK	(1989-01-15) 15 January 1989 (age 36)	2018	Sparta Prague
26	Karl Darlow		GK	(1990-10-08) 8 October 1990 (age 34)	2014	Nottingham Forest
41	Freddie Woodman		GK	(1997-03-04) 4 March 1997 (age 28)	2014	Newcastle United Academy
Defenders
2	Ciaran Clark	[b]	CB / LB	(1989-09-26) 26 September 1989 (age 35)	2016	Aston Villa
3	Paul Dummett	[c]	LB / CB	(1991-09-26) 26 September 1991 (age 33)	2010	Newcastle United Academy
5	Fabian Schär		CB / CM	(1991-12-20) 20 December 1991 (age 33)	2018	Deportivo La Coruña
6	Jamaal Lascelles		CB	(1993-11-11) 11 November 1993 (age 31)	2014	Nottingham Forest
18	Federico Fernández		CB	(1989-02-21) 21 February 1989 (age 36)	2018	Swansea City
19	Javier Manquillo		RB / LB / RWB / LWB	(1994-05-05) 5 May 1994 (age 31)	2017	Atlético Madrid
20	Florian Lejeune		CB	(1991-05-20) 20 May 1991 (age 34)	2017	Eibar
22	DeAndre Yedlin		RB / RWB	(1993-07-09) 9 July 1993 (age 32)	2016	Tottenham Hotspur
23	Antonio Barreca		LB / LWB	(1995-03-18) 18 March 1995 (age 30)	2019	Monaco
Midfielders
4	Ki Sung-yueng		CM	(1989-01-24) 24 January 1989 (age 36)	2018	Swansea City
8	Jonjo Shelvey		CM	(1992-02-27) 27 February 1992 (age 33)	2016	Swansea City
10	Mohamed Diamé		CM	(1987-06-14) 14 June 1987 (age 38)	2016	Hull City
11	Matt Ritchie	[d]	RW / LW / LWB	(1989-09-10) 10 September 1989 (age 35)	2016	AFC Bournemouth
14	Isaac Hayden		CM / DM	(1995-03-22) 22 March 1995 (age 30)	2016	Arsenal
15	Kenedy		LW / AM / LWB	(1996-02-08) 8 February 1996 (age 29)	2018	Chelsea
24	Miguel Almirón		AM / LW	(1994-02-10) 10 February 1994 (age 31)	2019	Atlanta United
30	Christian Atsu		RW / LW	(1992-01-10) 10 January 1992 (age 33)	2017	Chelsea
36	Sean Longstaff		CM / AM	(1997-09-30) 30 September 1997 (age 27)	2016	Newcastle United Academy
Forwards
9	Salomón Rondón		ST	(1989-09-16) 16 September 1989 (age 35)	2018	West Bromwich Albion
13	Yoshinori Mutō		ST / SS	(1992-07-15) 15 July 1992 (age 33)	2018	Mainz 05
17	Ayoze Pérez		SS	(1993-07-29) 29 July 1993 (age 32)	2014	Tenerife
21	Joselu	[e]	ST	(1990-03-27) 27 March 1990 (age 35)	2017	Stoke City
Out on loan
7	Jacob Murphy		RW / LW	(1995-02-24) 24 February 1995 (age 30)	2017	Norwich City
25	Jamie Sterry		RB	(1995-11-21) 21 November 1995 (age 29)	2015	Newcastle United Academy
37	Callum Roberts		RW / LW	(1997-04-14) 14 April 1997 (age 28)	2014	Newcastle United Academy
57	Achraf Lazaar		LB / LW	(1992-01-22) 22 January 1992 (age 33)	2016	Palermo
–	Daniel Barlaser		CM / AM	(1997-01-18) 18 January 1997 (age 28)	2015	Newcastle United Academy
–	Henri Saivet		CM / AM	(1990-10-26) 26 October 1990 (age 34)	2016	Bordeaux
–	Jack Colback		DM / CM	(1989-10-24) 24 October 1989 (age 35)	2014	Sunderland
–	Rolando Aarons	[f]	LW	(1995-11-16) 16 November 1995 (age 29)	2014	Newcastle United Academy
–	Dwight Gayle		ST	(1989-10-17) 17 October 1989 (age 35)	2016	Crystal Palace

1. Elliot was born in Greenwich, England.
2. Clark was born in Harrow, England.
3. Dummett was born in Newcastle upon Tyne, England.
4. Ritchie was born in Gosport, England.
5. Joselu was born in Stuttgart, Germany.
6. Aarons was born in Kingston, Jamaica.

Transfers and loans

Transfers in

Date from	Position	Number	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2018	GK	12		Martin Dúbravka	Sparta Prague	£4,000,000	[1]
1 July 2018	CM	4		Ki Sung-yueng	Swansea City	Free transfer	[2]
26 July 2018	CB	5		Fabian Schär	Deportivo La Coruña	£3,000,000	[3]
3 August 2018	FW	13		Yoshinori Mutō	Mainz 05	£9,500,000	[4]
9 August 2018	CB	18		Federico Fernández	Swansea City	£6,000,000	[5]
31 January 2019	AM	24		Miguel Almirón	Atlanta United	£21,000,000	[6]

• Total spending: £43,500,000

Transfers out

Date from	Position	Number	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2018	RW	—		Yasin Ben El-Mhanni	Scunthorpe United	Released	[7][8]
1 July 2018	CB	—		Kyle Cameron	Torquay United	Released	[7][9]
1 July 2018	CB	—		Stuart Findlay	Kilmarnock	Released	[7][10]
1 July 2018	RB	27		Jesús Gámez	Free agent	Released	[7]
1 July 2018	CB	—		Macaulay Gillesphey	Carlisle United	Released	[7][11]
1 July 2018	RW	—		Alex Gilliead	Shrewsbury Town	Released	[7][12]
1 July 2018	CB	38		Curtis Good	Melbourne City	Released	[7][13]
1 July 2018	LB	25		Massadio Haïdara	Lens	Released	[7][14]
1 July 2018	LW	—		Callum Smith	Hull City	Released	[7][15]
1 July 2018	CM	—		Liam Smith	Free agent	Released	[7]
1 July 2018	GK	—		Paul Woolston	Manchester United	Released	[16][17]
12 July 2018	CM	23		Mikel Merino	Real Sociedad	£10,000,000	[18]
23 July 2018	CB	18		Chancel Mbemba	Porto	£7,000,000	[19]
26 July 2018	GK	—		Matz Sels	Strasbourg	£3,500,000	[20]
30 July 2018	FW	45		Aleksandar Mitrović	Fulham	£22,000,000	[21]
6 August 2018	FW	—		Adam Armstrong	Blackburn Rovers	£1,750,000	[22]
9 August 2018	FW	—		Ivan Toney	Peterborough United	Undisclosed	[23]

• Total incoming: ~ £44,250,000

Loans in

Date from	Position	Number	Nationality	Name	From	Expiry	Ref.
12 July 2018	LW	15		Kenedy	Chelsea	31 May 2019	[24]
6 August 2018	ST	9		Salomón Rondón	West Bromwich Albion	31 May 2019	[25]
31 January 2019	LB	23		Antonio Barreca	Monaco	31 May 2019	[26]

Loans out

Date from	Position	Number	Nationality	Name	To	Expiry	Ref.
20 July 2018	DM	—		Jack Colback	Nottingham Forest	31 May 2019	[27]
6 August 2018	ST	9		Dwight Gayle	West Bromwich Albion	31 May 2019	[25]
10 August 2018	CB	—		Josef Yarney	Morecambe	9 January 2019	[28][29]
25 August 2018	CM	—		Henri Saivet	Bursaspor	31 May 2019	[30]
31 August 2018	CM	—		Daniel Barlaser	Accrington Stanley	31 May 2019	[31][32]
31 August 2018	ST	—		Luke Charman	Accrington Stanley	9 January 2019	[33][29]
7 September 2018	LW	—		Rolando Aarons	Slovan Liberec	December 2018	[34]
10 January 2019	LB	—		Liam Gibson	Accrington Stanley	31 May 2019	[35]
21 January 2019	ST	—		Elias Sørensen	Blackpool	31 May 2019	[36]
26 January 2019	RB	25		Jamie Sterry	Crewe Alexandra	31 May 2019	[37]
31 January 2019	LW	—		Rolando Aarons	Sheffield Wednesday	31 May 2019	[38]
31 January 2019	LB	57		Achraf Lazaar	Sheffield Wednesday	31 May 2019	[39]
31 January 2019	RW	7		Jacob Murphy	West Bromwich Albion	31 May 2019	[40]
31 January 2019	LW	37		Callum Roberts	Colchester United	31 May 2019	[41]
31 January 2019	CB	—		Josef Yarney	Chesterfield	31 May 2019	[42]

Pre-season and friendlies

As of 14 June 2018, Newcastle United have announced five pre-season friendlies against St Patrick's Athletic, Hull City, FC Porto, S.C. Braga and FC Augsburg.^[43][44]

On 7 February 2019, Newcastle United confirmed a mid-season training camp in Spain which included a friendly against CSKA Moscow.^[45]

St Patrick's Athletic v Newcastle United

17 July 2018 Friendly	St Patrick's Athletic	0–2	Newcastle United	Dublin
19:45		Report	Longstaff 42' Atsu 86' (pen.)	Stadium: Richmond Park Referee: Robert Rogers (Republic of Ireland)

Hull City v Newcastle United

24 July 2018 Friendly	Hull City	2–2	Newcastle United	Kingston upon Hull
19:45	Batty 41' Evandro 61'	Report	Joselu 15' Pérez 87'	Stadium: KCOM Stadium Attendance: 6,288

Porto v Newcastle United

28 July 2018 Friendly	Porto	0–0	Newcastle United	Porto
20:10		Report		Stadium: Estádio do Dragão Attendance: 43,829

Braga v Newcastle United

1 August 2018 Friendly	Braga	4–0	Newcastle United	Braga
19:30	Horta 52' Novais 77', 85' Sousa 90'			Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga

Newcastle United v FC Augsburg

4 August 2018 Friendly	Newcastle United	0–1	FC Augsburg	Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00		Report	Gregoritsch 61'	Stadium: St James' Park

CSKA Moscow v Newcastle United

16 February 2019 Friendly	CSKA Moscow	1–1	Newcastle United	Murcia
12:00 (CET)	Hernández 40'	Report	Rondón 16'	Stadium: Pinatar Arena Referee: Rafael Sánchez López

Competitions

Overall summary

Competition	Started round	Current position / round	Final position / round	First match	Last match
Premier League	–	13th	–	11 August 2018	12 May 2019
EFL Cup	Second round	–	Second round	29 August 2018	29 August 2018
FA Cup	Third round	–	Fourth round	5 January 2019	26 January 2019

Overview

Competition	Record
P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Premier League	38	12	9	17	42	48	−6	031.58
EFL Cup	1	0	0	1	1	3	−2	000.00
FA Cup	3	1	1	1	5	5	+0	033.33
Total	42	13	10	19	48	56	−8	030.95

Source: Competitions

Premier League

Main article: 2018–19 Premier League

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
11	Watford	38	14	8	16	52	59	−7	50
12	Crystal Palace	38	14	7	17	51	53	−2	49
13	Newcastle United	38	12	9	17	42	48	−6	45
14	Bournemouth	38	13	6	19	56	70	−14	45
15	Burnley	38	11	7	20	45	68	−23	40

Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Play-offs (only if needed to decide champion, teams for relegation or teams for UEFA competitions).

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
38	12	9	17	42	48	−6	45	8	1	10	24	25	−1	4	8	7	18	23	−5

Last updated: 4 May 2019.
Source: Premier League

Results by matchday

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	L	D	L	L	L	D	L	L	L	D	W	W	W	L	D	L	W	D	L	D	L	L	W	W	L	D	W	W	L	W	D	L	L	W	W	D	L	W
Position	14	13	16	18	19	18	18	19	20	19	17	14	13	15	14	15	14	15	15	15	15	18	17	14	15	16	14	13	14	13	13	14	15	13	12	13	14	13

Updated to match(es) played on 12 May 2019. Source: ^{[citation needed]}
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

On 14 June 2018, the Premier League fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.^[46][47]

Newcastle United v Tottenham Hotspur

11 August 2018 (2018-08-11) 1	Newcastle United	1–2	Tottenham Hotspur	Newcastle upon Tyne
12:30 BST	Joselu 11',  58' Diamé  90'	Report	Vertonghen 8' Alli 18' Dier  42' Kane  68'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 51,749 (3,099 away) Referee: Martin Atkinson
Note: Live on Sky Sports

Cardiff City v Newcastle United

18 August 2018 (2018-08-18) 2	Cardiff City	0–0	Newcastle United	Cardiff
12:30 BST	Camarasa  62' Arter  80'	Report	Ritchie  3' Manquillo  30' Hayden  66'	Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 30,720 (2,189 away) Referee: Craig Pawson
Note: Live on Sky Sports

Newcastle United v Chelsea

26 August 2018 (2018-08-26) 3	Newcastle United	1–2	Chelsea	Newcastle upon Tyne
16:00 BST	Joselu 83'	Report	Hazard 76' (pen.) Yedlin 87' (o.g.)	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 51,791 (3,263 away) Referee: Paul Tierney
Note: Live on Sky Sports

Manchester City v Newcastle United

1 September 2018 (2018-09-01) 4	Manchester City	2–1	Newcastle United	Manchester
17:30 BST	Sterling 8' Walker 52'	Report	Yedlin 30'	Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 53,946 (2,646 away) Referee: Kevin Friend
Note: Live on BT Sport

Newcastle United v Arsenal

15 September 2018 (2018-09-15) 5	Newcastle United	1–2	Arsenal	Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 BST	Clark 90+1'	Report	Xhaka 49' Özil 58'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 52,165 (3,200 away) Referee: Lee Probert

Crystal Palace v Newcastle United

22 September 2018 (2018-09-22) 6	Crystal Palace	0–0	Newcastle United	Selhurst, London
15:00 BST	Tomkins  51'	Report	Yedlin  36'	Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 25,679 (2,967 away) Referee: Andre Marriner

Newcastle United v Leicester City

29 September 2018 (2018-09-29) 7	Newcastle United	0–2	Leicester City	Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 BST		Report	Vardy 30' Maguire 73'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 51,523 (2,975 away) Referee: Simon Hooper

Manchester United v Newcastle United

6 October 2018 (2018-10-06) 8	Manchester United	3–2	Newcastle United	Manchester
17:30 BST	Shaw  45' Pogba  63' Mata 70' Martial 76' Sánchez 90'	Report	Kenedy 7' Muto 10' Ritchie  58' Diamé  69'	Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 74,519 (2,579 away) Referee: Anthony Taylor
Note: Live on BT Sport

Newcastle United v Brighton & Hove Albion

20 October 2018 (2018-10-20) 9	Newcastle United	0–1	Brighton & Hove Albion	Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 BST		Report	Kayal 29',  43' Jahanbakhsh  74'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 50,329 (1,656 away) Referee: Andre Marriner

Southampton v Newcastle United

27 October 2018 (2018-10-27) 10	Southampton	0–0	Newcastle United	Southampton
15:00 BST		Report	Atsu  90'	Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 30,736 (2,484 away) Referee: Chris Kavanagh

Newcastle United v Watford

3 November 2018 (2018-11-03) 11	Newcastle United	1–0	Watford	Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 GMT	Pérez 65' Schär  90+2'	Report	Capoue  38' Hughes  64' Okaka  84' Holebas  90+2' Gray  90+4'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 49,157 (1,195 away) Referee: Craig Pawson

Newcastle United v Bournemouth

10 November 2018 (2018-11-10) 12	Newcastle United	2–1	Bournemouth	Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 GMT	Rondón 7', 40',  90+3' Schär  45'	Report	Lerma 45+6' L Cook  90+3'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 49,266 (1,014 away) Referee: Lee Probert

Burnley v Newcastle United

26 November 2018 (2018-11-26) 13	Burnley	1–2	Newcastle United	Burnley
20:30 GMT	Vokes 40'	Report	Mee 4' (o.g.) Clark 23' Ritchie  90+4'	Stadium: Turf Moor Attendance: 20,628 (2,458 away) Referee: Anthony Taylor
Note: Live on Sky Sports

Newcastle United v West Ham United

1 December 2018 (2018-12-01) 14	Newcastle United	0–3	West Ham United	Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 GMT	Ritchie  41' Schär  79' Yedlin  89'	Report	Hernández 11', 63' Snodgrass  21' Noble  32' Zabaleta  43' Anderson 90+3'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 51,853 (3,149 away) Referee: Paul Tierney

Everton v Newcastle United

5 December 2018 (2018-12-05) 15	Everton	1–1	Newcastle United	Liverpool
19:45 GMT	Richarlison 38'	Report	Rondón 19'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 39,350 (1,800 away) Referee: Lee Mason

Newcastle United v Wolverhampton Wanderers

9 December 2018 (2018-12-09) 16	Newcastle United	1–2	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Newcastle upon Tyne
16:00 GMT	Ki Sung-yueng  18' Pérez 23' Yedlin  57' Clark  90+6'	Report	Jota 17',  73' Doherty  33', 90+4' Costa  65' Coady  72' Bennett  80'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 50,223 (3,183 away) Referee: Mike Dean
Note: Live on Sky Sports

Huddersfield Town v Newcastle United

15 December 2018 (2018-12-15) 17	Huddersfield Town	0–1	Newcastle United	Huddersfield
15:00 GMT	Hogg  72'	Report	Lascelles  34' Rondón 55'	Stadium: Kirklees Stadium Attendance: 24,036 (2,250 away) Referee: Anthony Taylor

Newcastle United v Fulham

22 December 2018 (2018-12-22) 18	Newcastle United	0–0	Fulham	Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 GMT	Kenedy  89'	Report	Kamara  84' Seri  87'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 51,237 (985 away) Referee: Martin Atkinson

Liverpool v Newcastle United

26 December 2018 (2018-12-26) 19	Liverpool	4–0	Newcastle United	Liverpool
15:00 GMT	Lovren 11' Salah 47' (pen.) Shaqiri 79' Fabinho 85'	Report		Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 53,318 (2,956 away) Referee: Graham Scott

Watford v Newcastle United

29 December 2018 (2018-12-29) 20	Watford	1–1	Newcastle United	Watford
15:00 GMT	Doucouré 82'	Report	Rondón 29'	Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 20,336 (2,074 away) Referee: Roger East

Newcastle United v Manchester United

2 January 2019 (2019-01-02) 21	Newcastle United	0–2	Manchester United	Newcastle upon Tyne
20:00 GMT	Lascelles  28'	Report	Lindelöf  46' Lukaku 64' Shaw  75' Rashford 80'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 52,217 (3,041 away) Referee: Andre Marriner
Note: Live on Sky Sports

Chelsea v Newcastle United

12 January 2019 (2019-01-12) 22	Chelsea	2–1	Newcastle United	Fulham, London
17:30 GMT	Pedro 9' Willian 57' Jorginho  63'	Report	Ritchie  24' Clark 40'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 40,491 (2,791 away) Referee: Chris Kavanagh
Note: Live on BT Sport

Newcastle United v Cardiff City

19 January 2019 (2019-01-19) 23	Newcastle United	3–0	Cardiff City	Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 GMT	Schär 24', 63' Pérez 90+3'	Report	Camarasa  46'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 49,864 (1,575 away) Referee: Stuart Attwell

Newcastle United v Manchester City

29 January 2019 (2019-01-29) 24	Newcastle United	2–1	Manchester City	Newcastle upon Tyne
20:00 GMT	Pérez  54' Rondón 66' Schär  72' Ritchie 80' (pen.)	Report	Agüero 1' De Bruyne  17' Sterling  34' Laporte  90+1'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 50,861 (3,186 away) Referee: Paul Tierney
Note: Live on BT Sport

Tottenham Hotspur v Newcastle United

2 February 2019 (2019-02-02) 25	Tottenham Hotspur	1–0	Newcastle United	Wembley, London
12:30 GMT	Son Heung-min 83'	Report	Yedlin  65'	Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 41,219 (3,200 away) Referee: Andre Marriner
Note: Live on Sky Sports

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Newcastle United

11 February 2019 (2019-02-11) 26	Wolverhampton Wanderers	1–1	Newcastle United	Wolverhampton
20:00 GMT	Jota  51' Boly 90+5'	Report	Ritchie  44' Schär  51' Hayden 56' Lascelles  68'	Stadium: Molineux Stadium Attendance: 30,687 (2,402 away) Referee: Graham Scott
Note: Live on Sky Sports

Newcastle United v Huddersfield Town

23 February 2019 (2019-02-23) 27	Newcastle United	2–0	Huddersfield Town	Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 GMT	Yedlin  27' Rondón 46' Pérez 52' Ritchie  57'	Report	Smith  20'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 52,174 (2,326 away) Referee: Kevin Friend

Newcastle United v Burnley

26 February 2019 (2019-02-26) 28	Newcastle United	2–0	Burnley	Newcastle upon Tyne
20:00 GMT	Longstaff  22' 38' Schär 24'	Report	Mee  39' Hendrick  60' Crouch  88'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 48,323 (1,345 away) Referee: Craig Pawson
Note: Live on BT Sport

West Ham United v Newcastle United

2 March 2019 (2019-03-02) 29	West Ham United	2–0	Newcastle United	Stratford, London
17:30 GMT	Rice 7' Noble  26', 42' (pen.) Masuaku  67' Diop  88'	Report	Schär  37' Longstaff  40' Hayden  67' Dúbravka  85'	Stadium: Olympic Stadium Attendance: 59,910 (3,000 away) Referee: Chris Kavanagh
Note: Live on Sky Sports

Newcastle United v Everton

9 March 2019 (2019-03-09) 30	Newcastle United	3–2	Everton	Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 GMT	Ritchie 31' Lascelles  42' Rondón 65' Schär  70' Pérez 81', 84' Shelvey  89'	Report	Calvert-Lewin 18' Richarlison 32' Kenny  53'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 52,242 (3,231 away) Referee: Lee Mason

Bournemouth v Newcastle United

16 March 2019 (2019-03-16) 31	Bournemouth	2–2	Newcastle United	Bournemouth
15:00 GMT	Lerma  19' Ibe  45+4' King 48' (pen.), 81' Daniels  83'	Report	Pérez  9' Rondón 45+5' Hayden  75' Ritchie 90+4'	Stadium: Vitality Stadium Attendance: 10,625 (1,319 away) Referee: Mike Dean

Arsenal v Newcastle United

1 April 2019 (2019-04-01) 32	Arsenal	2–0	Newcastle United	Holloway, London
20:00 GMT	Ramsey 30' Monreal  59' Kolašinac  73' Lacazette 83'	Report	Diamé  72'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 59,869 (3,000 away) Referee: Anthony Taylor
Note: Live on Sky Sports

Newcastle United v Crystal Palace

6 April 2019 (2019-04-06) 33	Newcastle United	0–1	Crystal Palace	Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 BST	Hayden  79'	Report	Kelly  45+2' Milivojević 81' (pen.) Benteke  90+4'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 51,926 (1,628 away) Referee: Stuart Attwell

Leicester City v Newcastle United

12 April 2019 (2019-04-12) 34	Leicester City	0–1	Newcastle United	Leicester
20:00 BST	Tielemans  41' Schmeichel  68'	Report	Pérez 32' Ki Sung-yueng  63' Schär  74' Manquillo  78'	Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 32,108 (3,300 away) Referee: Chris Kavanagh
Note: Live on Sky Sports

Newcastle United v Southampton

20 April 2019 (2019-04-20) 35	Newcastle United	3–1	Southampton	Newcastle upon Tyne
17:30 BST	Pérez 27', 31', 86'	Report	Ward-Prowse  23' Lemina 59' Romeu  62'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 52,191 (1,700 away) Referee: Anthony Taylor
Note: Live on BT Sport

Brighton & Hove Albion v Newcastle United

27 April 2019 (2019-04-27) 36	Brighton & Hove Albion	1–1	Newcastle United	Falmer
17:30 BST	Andone  11' Groß 75' Bissouma  78'	Report	Pérez 18' Dummett  25' Ritchie  45' Muto  84'	Stadium: Falmer Stadium Attendance: 30,587 (2,984 away) Referee: Mike Dean
Note: Live on BT Sport

Newcastle United v Liverpool

4 May 2019 (2019-05-04) 37	Newcastle United	2–3	Liverpool	Newcastle upon Tyne
19:45 BST	Atsu 20' Schär  45+2' Rondón 54'	Report	Van Dijk 13' Salah 28' Origi 86' Milner  90+2'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 52,206 (3,231 away) Referee: Andre Marriner
Note: Live on Sky Sports

Fulham v Newcastle United

12 May 2019 (2019-05-12) 38	Fulham	0–4	Newcastle United	Fulham, London
15:00 BST	Bryan  59'	Report	Shelvey 9' Perez 11' Schar 61' Rondon 90'	Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 24,979 (2,700 away) Referee: Kevin Friend

EFL Cup

Main article: 2018–19 EFL Cup

The second round draw was made from the Stadium of Light on 16 August.^[48]

Nottingham Forest v Newcastle United

29 August 2018 Second round	Nottingham Forest	3–1	Newcastle United	West Bridgford, Nottingham
19:45	Murphy 2' Cash 90+4' Dias 90+7'	Report	Rondón 90+2'	Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 13,942 Referee: Jeremy Simpson
Note: Live on Sky Sports

FA Cup

Main article: 2018–19 FA Cup

The third round draw was made live on BBC by Ruud Gullit and Paul Ince from Stamford Bridge on 3 December 2018.^[49] The fourth round draw was made live on BBC by Robbie Keane and Carl Ikeme from Wolverhampton on 7 January 2019.^[50]

Newcastle United v Blackburn Rovers

5 January 2019 (2019-01-05) Third round	Newcastle United	1–1	Blackburn Rovers	Newcastle upon Tyne
17:30 GMT	Ritchie 84' (pen.)	Report	Dack 56'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 36,440 Referee: Kevin Friend

Blackburn Rovers v Newcastle United

15 January 2019 (2019-01-15) Third round replay	Blackburn Rovers	2–4 (a.e.t.)	Newcastle United	Blackburn
19:45 GMT	Armstrong 33' Lenihan 45+1'	Report	Longstaff 1' Roberts 22' Fernández  90+3' Joselu 105+3' Pérez 106'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 14,228 Referee: Lee Probert
Note: Live on BT Sport

Newcastle United v Watford

26 January 2019 (2019-01-26) Fourth round	Newcastle United	0–2	Watford	Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 GMT	Longstaff  90+3'	Report	Wilmot  56' Gray 61' Chalobah  64' Britos  75' Success 90'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 34,604 Referee: David Coote

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Last updated on 12 May 2019.

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Premier League		EFL Cup		FA Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK	IRL	Rob Elliot	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
12	GK	SVK	Martin Dúbravka	38	0	38	0	0	0	0	0
26	GK	ENG	Karl Darlow	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
41	GK	ENG	Freddie Woodman	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
Defenders
2	DF	IRL	Ciaran Clark	14	3	9+2	3	1	0	2	0
3	DF	WAL	Paul Dummett	25	0	20+5	0	0	0	0	0
5	DF	SUI	Fabian Schär	28	4	22+2	4	1	0	2+1	0
6	DF	ENG	Jamaal Lascelles	33	0	32	0	0	0	0+1	0
18	DF	ARG	Federico Fernández	22	0	17+2	0	1	0	2	0
19	DF	ESP	Javier Manquillo	21	0	12+6	0	0	0	3	0
20	DF	FRA	Florian Lejeune	12	0	11	0	0	0	1	0
22	DF	USA	DeAndre Yedlin	28	1	27+1	1	0	0	0	0
23	DF	ITA	Antonio Barreca	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
Midfielders
4	MF	KOR	Ki Sung-yueng	18	0	14+3	0	1	0	0	0
8	MF	ENG	Jonjo Shelvey	17	1	10+6	1	0	0	0+1	0
10	MF	SEN	Mohamed Diamé	28	0	23+5	0	0	0	0	0
11	MF	SCO	Matt Ritchie	38	3	34+1	2	0	0	3	1
14	MF	ENG	Isaac Hayden	27	1	20+4	1	0	0	2+1	0
15	MF	BRA	Kenedy	27	1	14+10	1	1	0	2	0
24	MF	PAR	Miguel Almirón	10	0	9+1	0	0	0	0	0
30	MF	GHA	Christian Atsu	31	1	14+13	1	1	0	1+2	0
36	MF	ENG	Sean Longstaff	13	2	8+1	1	1	0	3	1
Forward
9	FW	VEN	Salomón Rondón	32	12	29+2	11	0+1	1	0	0
13	FW	JPN	Yoshinori Mutō	17	1	5+11	1	1	0	0	0
17	FW	ESP	Ayoze Pérez	40	13	33+3	12	0+1	0	0+3	1
21	FW	ESP	Joselu	20	3	5+11	2	1	0	3	1
Player(s) who left on loan but featured this season
7	MF	ENG	Jacob Murphy	13	0	4+5	0	1	0	3	0
25	DF	ENG	Jamie Sterry	3	0	0	0	1	0	2	0
37	MF	ENG	Callum Roberts	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1
57	DF	MAR	Achraf Lazaar	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
—	MF	ENG	Daniel Barlaser	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
—	MF	ENG	Jack Colback	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
—	MF	SEN	Henri Saivet	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
—	MF	ENG	Rolando Aarons	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
—	FW	ENG	Dwight Gayle	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Goals

Last updated on 12 May 2019.

Place	Position	Number	Nation	Name	Premier League	EFL Cup	FA Cup	Total
1	FW	17		Ayoze Pérez	12	0	1	13
2	FW	9		Salomón Rondón	11	1	0	12
3	CB	2		Fabian Schär	4	0	0	4
4	CB	5		Ciaran Clark	3	0	0	3
FW	21		Joselu	2	0	1	3
MF	11		Matt Ritchie	2	0	1	3
5	MF	36		Sean Longstaff	1	0	1	2
6	FW	13		Yoshinori Muto	1	0	0	1
	MF	15		Kenedy	1	0	0	1
	RB	22		DeAndre Yedlin	1	0	0	1
	MF	14		Isaac Hayden	1	0	0	1
	MF	14		Jonjo Shelvey	1	0	0	1
	MF	14		Christian Atsu	1	0	0	1
7	MF	37		Callum Roberts	0	0	1	1
Own Goals					1	0	0	1
TOTALS					42	1	5	48

Clean sheets

Last updated on 12 May 2019.

Place	Number	Nation	Name	Matches Played	Premier League	EFL Cup	FA Cup	Total
1	12		Martin Dúbravka	38	11	0	0	11
2	26		Karl Darlow	1	0	0	0	0
	1		Rob Elliot	0	0	0	0	0
	41		Freddie Woodman	2	0	0	0	0
TOTALS					11	0	0	11