2019–20 Newcastle United F.C. season

The 2019–20 season was Newcastle United's third season back in the Premier League following their promotion from the 2016–17 EFL Championship and their 25th year in the Premier League. This season Newcastle United participated in the Premier League, the EFL Cup and the FA Cup. The season was scheduled to cover the period of 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2020. However due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the season was temporally suspended from 13 March 2020 until 17 June 2020, and the season finished on 26 July 2020.

Newcastle United

2019–20 season
Owner	Mike Ashley
Managing Director	Lee Charnley
Manager	Steve Bruce
Stadium	St James' Park
Premier League	13th
FA Cup	Quarter-finals
EFL Cup	Second round
Top goalscorer	League: Jonjo Shelvey (6 goals) All: Miguel Almirón (8 goals)
Highest home attendance	52,221 (25 January 2020 vs Oxford United, FA Cup third round)
Lowest home attendance	22,727 (28 August 2019 vs Leicester City, EFL Cup second round)
Average home league attendance	45,036
Biggest win	4–1 (14 Jan 2020 v Rochdale, FA Cup third round replay) 3–0 (21 Jun 2020 v Sheffield United, PL round 30) 4–1 (1 Jul 2020 v Bournemouth, PL round 32)
Biggest defeat	0–5 (29 Sep 2019 v Leicester City, PL round 7) 0–5 (8 Jul 2020 v Manchester City, PL round 34)
Home colours Away colours Third colours
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Club

Coaching staff

The Newcastle United first team coaching staff for the 2019–20 season consists of the following:

First Team

Position	Staff
Head Coach	Steve Bruce
Coach	Steve Agnew
Coach	Stephen Clemence
Coach	Steve Harper
Head of Goalkeeping	Simon Smith
Head of Medicine	Paul Catterson
Fitness Coach	Cristian Martínez
Head Physiotherapist	Derek Wright
Physiotherapist	Sean Beech
Physiotherapist	Michael Harding
Physiotherapist	Daniel Marti
Massage Therapist	Wayne Farrage
Head of Recruitment	Steve Nickson
Head of Performance Analysis	Tom Coffield
Head of Sports Science	Jamie Harley

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

^[1]

Squads

First-team squad

Squad No.	Name	Nationality	Position(s)	Date of Birth (Age)	Signed	Signed from
Goalkeepers
1	Martin Dúbravka		GK	(1989-01-15) 15 January 1989 (age 36)	2018	Sparta Prague
21	Rob Elliot	[a]	GK	(1986-04-30) 30 April 1986 (age 39)	2011	Charlton Athletic
26	Karl Darlow		GK	(1990-10-08) 8 October 1990 (age 34)	2014	Nottingham Forest
Defenders
2	Ciaran Clark	[b]	CB	(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	(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
15	Jetro Willems		LWB / LB	(1994-03-30) 30 March 1994 (age 31)	2019	Eintracht Frankfurt (On Loan)
17	Emil Krafth		RB / RWB	(1994-08-02) 2 August 1994 (age 31)	2019	Amiens
18	Federico Fernández		CB	(1989-02-21) 21 February 1989 (age 36)	2018	Swansea City
19	Javier Manquillo		RB / RWB / LB	(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		RWB / RB	(1993-07-09) 9 July 1993 (age 32)	2016	Tottenham Hotspur
28	Danny Rose		LB / LWB	(1990-07-02) 2 July 1990 (age 35)	2020	Tottenham Hotspur (On Loan)
Midfielders
8	Jonjo Shelvey		CM	(1992-02-27) 27 February 1992 (age 33)	2016	Swansea City
10	Allan Saint-Maximin		LW / RW	(1997-03-12) 12 March 1997 (age 28)	2019	Nice
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
16	Rolando Aarons	[e]	LW	(1995-11-16) 16 November 1995 (age 29)	2014	Newcastle United Academy
23	Valentino Lazaro		RM	(1996-03-24) 24 March 1996 (age 29)	2020	Inter Milan (On Loan)
24	Miguel Almirón		AM / RW / LW	(1994-02-10) 10 February 1994 (age 31)	2019	Atlanta United
30	Christian Atsu		LW / RW	(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
42	Nabil Bentaleb	[f]	CM	(1994-11-24) 24 November 1994 (age 30)	2020	FC Schalke 04 (On Loan)
43	Matty Longstaff		CM	(2000-03-21) 21 March 2000 (age 25)	2019	Newcastle United Academy
Forwards
7	Andy Carroll		ST	(1989-01-06) 6 January 1989 (age 36)	2019	West Ham United
9	Joelinton		ST	(1996-08-16) 16 August 1996 (age 29)	2019	1899 Hoffenheim
12	Dwight Gayle		ST	(1989-10-17) 17 October 1989 (age 35)	2016	Crystal Palace
13	Yoshinori Muto		SS / ST	(1992-07-15) 15 July 1992 (age 33)	2018	Mainz 05

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. Aarons was born in Kingston, Jamaica.
6. Bentaleb was born in Lille, France.

Transfers and loans

Transfers in

Date from	Position	Number	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Team	Ref.
16 July 2019	—	—		Tom Midgley	Manchester City	Free transfer	Academy	[2]
23 July 2019	ST	9		Joelinton	1899 Hoffenheim	£40,000,000	First team	[3]
29 July 2019	CM	41		Kyle Scott	Chelsea	Free transfer	Under-23s	[4]
29 July 2019	GK	—		Jake Turner	Bolton Wanderers	Free transfer	Under-23s	[5]
2 August 2019	RW	10		Allan Saint-Maximin	OGC Nice	£20,000,000	First team	[6]
8 August 2019	ST	7		Andy Carroll	West Ham United	Free transfer	First team	[7]
8 August 2019	RB	17		Emil Krafth	Amiens	£5,000,000	First team	[8]
19 August 2019	DF	—		Ludwig Francillette	US Quetigny	Free transfer	Under-23s	[9]
17 January 2020	CM	—		Reagan Thomson	Queen's Park	Undisclosed	Under-23s	[10]
26 January 2020	CM	—		Stan Flaherty	Arsenal	Undisclosed	Under-23s	[11]
21 February 2020	ST	—		Kyle Crossley	Morecambe	Undisclosed	Under-23s	[12]

• Total spending: £65,000,000

Transfers out

Date from	Position	Number	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Team	Ref.
1 July 2019	RB	–		Max Allen	Free agent	Released	Academy	[13]
1 July 2019	ST	–		Tyrique Bartlett	Free agent	Released	Under-23s	[13]
1 July 2019	ST	–		Thomas Cole	Free agent	Released	Academy	[13]
1 July 2019	CM	10		Mohamed Diamé	Al Ahli	Released	First team	[14][15]
1 July 2019	GK	–		Otto Huuhtanen	Free agent	Released	Under-23s	[13]
1 July 2019	DM	–		Sam Joyce	Free agent	Released	Academy	[13]
1 July 2019	ST	–		Juanito	Free agent	Released	Under-23s	[13]
1 July 2019	RW	–		Deese Kasinga	Free agent	Released	Academy	[13]
1 July 2019	RW	37		Callum Roberts	Blyth Spartans	Released	Under-23s	[13][16]
1 July 2019	CB	–		Josef Yarney	Chesterfield	Released	Under-23s	[13][17]
4 July 2019	SS	17		Ayoze Pérez	Leicester City	£30,000,000	First team	[18]
15 July 2019	ST	21		Joselu	Alavés	£1,700,000	First team	[19]
7 September 2019	MF	–		Oliver Long	Worthing	Free transfer	Under-23s	[20]
31 January 2020	DM	4		Ki Sung-yueng	RCD Mallorca	Mutual consent	First team	[21][22]

• Total incoming: ~ £31,700,000

Loans in

Date from	Position	Number	Nationality	Name	From	Expiry	Team	Ref.
2 August 2019	LB	15		Jetro Willems	Eintracht Frankfurt	30 June 2020	First team	[23]
21 January 2020	CM	42		Nabil Bentaleb	Schalke 04	30 June 2020	First team	[24]
24 January 2020	RM	23		Valentino Lazaro	Inter Milan	30 June 2020	First team	[25]
30 January 2020	LB	28		Danny Rose	Tottenham Hotspur	30 June 2020	First team	[26]

Loans out

Date from	Position	Number	Nationality	Name	To	Loan Expiry	Team	Ref.
3 July 2019	CM	–		Daniel Barlaser	Rotherham United	30 June 2020	Under-23s	[27]
16 July 2019	LB	–		Liam Gibson	Grimsby Town	January 2020	Under-23s	[28]
1 August 2019	GK	41		Freddie Woodman	Swansea City	30 June 2020	First team	[29]
2 August 2019	GK	29		Nathan Harker	Blyth Spartans	January 2020	Under-23s	[30]
8 August 2019	RW	7		Jacob Murphy	Sheffield Wednesday	30 June 2020	First team	[31]
16 August 2019	CF	—		Elias Sørensen	Carlisle United	20 December 2019	Under-23s	[32][33]
16 August 2019	CB	53		Kelland Watts	Stevenage	10 January 2020	Under-23s	[34][35]
2 September 2019	LW	16		Rolando Aarons	Wycombe Wanderers	13 January 2020	First team	[36]
2 September 2019	LB	33		Achraf Lazaar	Cosenza	30 June 2020	First team	[37]
28 January 2020	CB	49		Kelland Watts	Mansfield Town	30 June 2020	Under-23s	[38]
31 January 2020	LW	16		Rolando Aarons	Motherwell	30 June 2020	First team	[39]

Pre-season and friendlies

On 24 May 2019, Newcastle United announced four pre-season friendlies including the 2019 Premier League Asia Trophy against Wolverhampton Wanderers, West Ham United, Hibernian and AS Saint-Étienne.^[40] On 19 July 2019, Newcastle United announced another pre-season friendly against Preston North End which would take place on 27 July 2019.^[41]

Newcastle United v Wolverhampton Wanderers

17 July 2019 Asia Trophy Semi-finals	Newcastle United	0–4	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Nanjing
18:00 CST		Report	Jota 15', 40' Gibbs-White 32' Allan 85' (o.g.)	Stadium: Nanjing Olympic Sports Centre Referee: Martin Atkinson (England)

Newcastle United v West Ham United

20 July 2019 Asia Trophy 3rd place play-off	Newcastle United	1–0	West Ham United	Shanghai
17:00 CST	Muto 34'	Report		Stadium: Hongkou Stadium Referee: Guan Xing (China)

Preston North End v Newcastle United

27 July 2019 Friendly	Preston North End	2–1	Newcastle United	Preston
15:00 BST	Gallagher 60' (pen.), 71' (pen.)	Report	Shelvey 39'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 4,982 Referee: Michael Salisbury

Hibernian v Newcastle United

30 July 2019 Friendly	Hibernian	1–3	Newcastle United	Edinburgh
19:45 BST	Mallan 10'	Report	Joelinton 16' S. Longstaff 33' Lascelles 73'	Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 12,557 Referee: John Beaton

Newcastle United v Saint-Étienne

3 August 2019 Friendly	Newcastle United	2–1	Saint-Étienne	Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 BST	Joelinton 39' M. Longstaff 73'	Report	Debuchy 85'	Stadium: St James' Park

Competitions

Overall summary

Competition	Started round	Current position / round	Final position / round	First match	Last match
Premier League	Matchday 1	–	13th	10 August 2019	26 July 2020
EFL Cup	Second round	–	Second round	28 August 2019
FA Cup	Third round	–	Quarter-finals	4 January 2020	28 June 2020

Overview

Competition	Record
P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Premier League	38	11	11	16	38	58	−20	028.95
EFL Cup	1	0	1	0	1	1	+0	000.00
FA Cup	6	3	2	1	11	8	+3	050.00
Total	45	14	14	17	50	66	−16	031.11

Source: Competitions

Premier League

Main article: 2019–20 Premier League

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
11	Southampton	38	15	7	16	51	60	−9	52
12	Everton	38	13	10	15	44	56	−12	49
13	Newcastle United	38	11	11	16	38	58	−20	44
14	Crystal Palace	38	11	10	17	31	50	−19	43
15	Brighton & Hove Albion	38	9	14	15	39	54	−15	41

Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) If the champions, relegated teams or qualified teams for UEFA competitions cannot be determined by rules 1 to 3, rules 4.1 to 4.3 are applied – 4.1) Points gained in head to head record between such teams; 4.2) Away goals scored in head to head record between such teams; 4.3) Play-offs^[42]

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	11	11	16	38	58	−20	44	6	8	5	20	21	−1	5	3	11	18	37	−19

Last updated: 26 July 2020.
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	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H
Result	L	L	W	D	L	D	L	W	L	D	W	W	L	D	W	W	L	W	L	L	L	D	W	D	D	L	L	D	W	W	D	W	D	L	L	L	D	L
Position	14	18	19	14	18	17	19	16	18	17	15	13	14	14	11	11	11	9	10	11	13	13	12	14	12	12	14	14	13	13	13	13	12	13	13	13	13	13

Updated to match(es) played on 26 July 2020. Source: Premier League
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

On 13 June 2019, the Premier League fixtures were announced.^[43]

Newcastle United v Arsenal

11 August 2019 (2019-08-11) 1	Newcastle United	0–1	Arsenal	Newcastle upon Tyne
14:00 BST	Almirón  18'	Report	Nelson  25' Mkhitaryan  37' Aubameyang 58' Xhaka  81'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 47,635 (3,200 away) Referee: Martin Atkinson
Note: Live on Sky Sports

Norwich City v Newcastle United

17 August 2019 (2019-08-17) 2	Norwich City	3–1	Newcastle United	Norwich
15:00 BST	Pukki 32', 63', 75' Aarons  37'	Report	Joelinton  44' Dummett  85' S. Longstaff  90+1' Shelvey 90+3'	Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 27,059 (2,000 away) Referee: Stuart Attwell

Tottenham Hotspur v Newcastle United

25 August 2019 (2019-08-25) 3	Tottenham Hotspur	0–1	Newcastle United	Tottenham
16:30 BST	Winks  11' Rose  66'	Report	Joelinton 27',  88' Ritchie  47'	Stadium: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium Attendance: 59,245 (3,000 away) Referee: Mike Dean
Note: Live on Sky Sports

Newcastle United v Watford

31 August 2019 (2019-08-31) 4	Newcastle United	1–1	Watford	Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 BST	Hayden  31' Schär 41' Dummett  44'	Report	Hughes 2' Doucouré  29' Dawson  44' Cathcart  55'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 44,157 (1,549 away) Referee: Graham Scott

Liverpool v Newcastle United

14 September 2019 (2019-09-14) 5	Liverpool	3–1	Newcastle United	Liverpool
12:30 BST	Mané 28', 40' Salah 72'	Report	Willems 7'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 51,430 (3,000 away) Referee: Andre Marriner
Note: Live on BT Sport

Newcastle United v Brighton & Hove Albion

21 September 2019 (2019-09-21) 6	Newcastle United	0–0	Brighton & Hove Albion	Newcastle upon Tyne
17:30 BST	Manquillo  44' Atsu  79'	Report	Dunk  88'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 43,316 (1,254 away) Referee: Martin Atkinson
Note: Live on Sky Sports

Leicester City v Newcastle United

29 September 2019 (2019-09-29) 7	Leicester City	5–0	Newcastle United	Leicester
16:30 BST	Pereira 16' Vardy  24' 54', 64' Dummett 57' (o.g.) Ndidi 90+1'	Report	Hayden  43' Schär  88'	Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 32,168 (2,650 away) Referee: Craig Pawson
Note: Live on Sky Sports

Newcastle United v Manchester United

6 October 2019 (2019-10-06) 8	Newcastle United	1–0	Manchester United	Newcastle upon Tyne
16:30 BST	Yedlin  15' Schär  47' Almirón  65' M. Longstaff 72'	Report	Fred  3' McTominay  30' Rojo  78'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 51,198 (3,051 away) Referee: Mike Dean
Note: Live on Sky Sports

Chelsea v Newcastle United

19 October 2019 (2019-10-19) 9	Chelsea	1–0	Newcastle United	Fulham, London
15:00 BST	Alonso  23', 73' Tomori  45+1'	Report	Clark  43'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 40,513 (2,856 away) Referee: Andre Marriner

Newcastle United v Wolverhampton Wanderers

27 October 2019 (2019-10-27) 10	Newcastle United	1–1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Newcastle upon Tyne
14:00 GMT	Lascelles 37'  66' Clark  55' S. Longstaff  82'	Report	Saïss  69' Jonny 73' Neves  75'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 46,019 (3,162 away) Referee: Kevin Friend
Note: Live on Sky Sports

West Ham United v Newcastle United

2 November 2019 (2019-11-02) 11	West Ham United	2–3	Newcastle United	Stratford, London
15:00 GMT	Diop  14' Cresswell  49' Balbuena 73' Snodgrass 90'	Report	Clark 16' Fernández 22',  90+4' Shelvey 51'	Stadium: Olympic Stadium Attendance: 59,907 (3,000 away) Referee: Stuart Attwell

Newcastle United v Bournemouth

9 November 2019 (2019-11-09) 12	Newcastle United	2–1	Bournemouth	Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 GMT	Hayden  37' Yedlin 42' Clark 52' Fernández  75'	Report	H. Wilson 14'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 44,424 (1,037 away) Referee: Martin Atkinson

Aston Villa v Newcastle United

25 November 2019 (2019-11-25) 13	Aston Villa	2–0	Newcastle United	Birmingham
20:00 GMT	Hourihane 32' El Ghazi 36' Wesley  80'	Report	Fernández  35'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 41,821 (3,000 away) Referee: Lee Mason
Note: Live on Sky Sports

Newcastle United v Manchester City

30 November 2019 (2019-11-30) 14	Newcastle United	2–2	Manchester City	Newcastle upon Tyne
12:30 GMT	Willems 25' Manquillo  73' Shelvey 88'	Report	Sterling 22' Gündoğan  24' Fernandinho  53' De Bruyne 82'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 49,937 (3,185 away) Referee: Chris Kavanagh
Note: Live on BT Sport

Sheffield United v Newcastle United

5 December 2019 (2019-12-05) 15	Sheffield United	0–2	Newcastle United	Sheffield
19:30 GMT	Sharp  49' Freeman  87'	Report	Saint-Maximin 15' Shelvey 70'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 30,409 (2,865 away) Referee: Stuart Attwell
Note: Live on Amazon Prime Video

Newcastle United v Southampton

8 December 2019 (2019-12-08) 16	Newcastle United	2–1	Southampton	Newcastle upon Tyne
14:00 GMT	Shelvey  48', 68' Fernández 87'	Report	Ward-Prowse  44' Ings 52' Højbjerg  62' Cédric  67'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 42,303 (1,053 away) Referee: David Coote

Burnley v Newcastle United

14 December 2019 (2019-12-14) 17	Burnley	1–0	Newcastle United	Burnley
15:00 GMT	Wood 58'	Report	Joelinton  41' Carroll  59'	Stadium: Turf Moor Attendance: 19,798 (2,355 away) Referee: Tim Robinson

Newcastle United v Crystal Palace

21 December 2019 (2019-12-21) 18	Newcastle United	1–0	Crystal Palace	Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 GMT	Almirón 83',  83' Schär  87'	Report		Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 45,453 (1,536 away) Referee: Simon Hooper

Manchester United v Newcastle United

26 December 2019 (2019-12-26) 19	Manchester United	4–1	Newcastle United	Manchester
17:30 GMT	McTominay  1' Martial 24', 51' Pereira  35' Greenwood 36' Rashford 41'	Report	M. Longstaff 17' Schär  38' Yedlin  81'	Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 73,206 (3,100 away) Referee: Kevin Friend
Note: Live on Amazon Prime Video

Newcastle United v Everton

28 December 2019 (2019-12-28) 20	Newcastle United	1–2	Everton	Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 GMT	Joelinton  45+1' Schär 56' Hayden  80'	Report	Calvert-Lewin 13', 64',  90+3' Davies  55'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 52,211 (3,171 away) Referee: Lee Mason

Newcastle United v Leicester City

1 January 2020 (2020-01-01) 21	Newcastle United	0–3	Leicester City	Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 GMT	Fernández  31'	Report	Pérez 36' Maddison 39' Tielemans  59' Choudhury 87'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 52,178 (2,910 away) Referee: Martin Atkinson
Note: Live on BT Sport

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Newcastle United

11 January 2020 (2020-01-11) 22	Wolverhampton Wanderers	1–1	Newcastle United	Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT	Dendoncker 14'	Report	Almirón 7',  67' Atsu  67' M. Longstaff  87'	Stadium: Molineux Stadium Attendance: 31,570 (2,967 away) Referee: Peter Bankes

Newcastle United v Chelsea

18 January 2020 (2020-01-18) 23	Newcastle United	1–0	Chelsea	Newcastle upon Tyne
17:30 GMT	Hayden  55', 90+4'	Report	Emerson  84'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 52,217 (3,139 away) Referee: Chris Kavanagh
Note: Live on Sky Sports

Everton v Newcastle United

21 January 2020 (2020-01-21) 24	Everton	2–2	Newcastle United	Liverpool
19:30 GMT	Kean 30' Calvert-Lewin 54',  68'	Report	Clark  62' Lejeune 90+4', 90+5'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 38,822 (1,694 away) Referee: Simon Hooper

Newcastle United v Norwich City

1 February 2020 (2020-02-01) 25	Newcastle United	0–0	Norwich City	Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 GMT	Yedlin  52' Bentaleb  80'	Report	Cantwell  44'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 52,204 (1,600 away) Referee: Martin Atkinson

Arsenal v Newcastle United

16 February 2020 (2020-02-16) 26	Arsenal	4–0	Newcastle United	Holloway, London
16:30 GMT	Xhaka  9' Aubameyang 54' Pépé 57' Saka  82' Özil 90' Lacazette 90+5'	Report		Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,188 (3,000 away) Referee: Lee Mason
Note: Live on Sky Sports

Crystal Palace v Newcastle United

22 February 2020 (2020-02-22) 27	Crystal Palace	1–0	Newcastle United	Selhurst, London
15:00 GMT	McCarthy  14' Van Aanholt 44' McArthur  74'	Report	Bentaleb  21' Almirón  32' Lascelles  39' Ritchie  83' Joelinton  88' Lazaro  90+5' Longstaff  90+6'	Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 25,486 (2,800 away) Referee: Peter Bankes

Newcastle United v Burnley

29 February 2020 (2020-02-29) 28	Newcastle United	0–0	Burnley	Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 GMT	Rose  34' Gayle  59' Shelvey  70' Manquillo  88'	Report	Bardsley  39' Tarkowski  64' Mee  90+3'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 52,219 (2,032 away) Referee: Andrew Madley

Southampton v Newcastle United

7 March 2020 (2020-03-07) 29	Southampton	0–1	Newcastle United	Southampton
15:00 GMT	Djenepo  28'	Report	Manquillo  45+3' Ritchie  56' Saint-Maximin 79' Joelinton  90'	Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 30,096 (3,051 away) Referee: Graham Scott

Newcastle United v Sheffield United

21 June 2020 (2020-06-21) 30	Newcastle United	3–0	Sheffield United	Newcastle upon Tyne
14:00 BST	Joelinton  31', 78' Saint-Maximin 55' Ritchie 69' Lascelles  70'	Report	Egan  31'  50'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 0 Referee: David Coote
Note: The match was postponed on 13 March due to concerns over the coronavirus pandemic,[44] It was rescheduled to 21 June.[45]

Newcastle United v Aston Villa

24 June 2020 (2020-06-24) 31	Newcastle United	1–1	Aston Villa	Newcastle upon Tyne
18:00 BST	Lascelles  59' Gayle 68' Fernández  74'	Report	Douglas Luiz  45+1' Elmohamady 83' Hause  90'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Chris Kavanagh
Note: The match was originally scheduled for Saturday 21 March but due to the FA Cup tie against Manchester City on the same day, the match was postponed until a later date.[46] The rescheduling of the match was postponed on 13 March due to concerns over the coronavirus pandemic,[44] it was rescheduled to 24 June.[45]

Bournemouth v Newcastle United

1 July 2020 (2020-07-01) 32	Bournemouth	1–4	Newcastle United	Bournemouth
18:00 BST	Kelly  23' Aké  45+2' Gosling 90+3'	Report	Gayle 5' S. Longstaff 30' Almirón 57' Lazaro 77'	Stadium: Vitality Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Kevin Friend
Note: The match was postponed on 13 March due to concerns over the coronavirus pandemic,[44] It was rescheduled to 1 July.[45]

Newcastle United v West Ham United

5 July 2020 (2020-07-05) 33	Newcastle United	2–2	West Ham United	Newcastle upon Tyne
14:00 BST	Almirón 17' Gayle  37' Shelvey 67'	Report	Antonio 4' Souček 65'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Craig Pawson
Note: Live on Sky Sports. The match was postponed on 3 April due to concerns over the coronavirus pandemic.[44] It was rescheduled to 5 July.[47]

Manchester City v Newcastle United

8 July 2020 (2020-07-08) 34	Manchester City	5–0	Newcastle United	Manchester
18:00 BST	Jesus 10' Mahrez 21' Fernández 58' (o.g.) Silva 65' Sterling 90+1'	Report		Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Andrew Madley
Note: The match was postponed on 3 April due to concerns over the coronavirus pandemic.[44] It was rescheduled to 8 July.[47]

Watford v Newcastle United

11 July 2020 (2020-07-11) 35	Watford	2–1	Newcastle United	Watford
12:30 BST	Deeney 52' (pen.), 82' (pen.) Hughes  90'	Report	Gayle 23' Lascelles  45+2' Manquillo  63' Fernández  77' Schär  84'	Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Craig Pawson
Note: The match was postponed on 3 April due to concerns over the coronavirus pandemic.[44] It was rescheduled to 11 July.[47]

Newcastle United v Tottenham Hotspur

15 July 2020 (2020-07-15) 36	Newcastle United	1–3	Tottenham Hotspur	Newcastle upon Tyne
18:00 BST	Fernández  35' Ritchie 56' Shelvey  65'	Report	Son 27' Alderweireld  31' Kane 60', 90',  74' Davies  85'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 0 Referee: David Coote
Note: The match was postponed on 3 April due to concerns over the coronavirus pandemic.[44] It was rescheduled to 15 July.[48]

Brighton & Hove Albion v Newcastle United

20 July 2020 (2020-07-20) 37	Brighton & Hove Albion	0–0	Newcastle United	Falmer
18:00 BST	Bissouma  23' Groß  26' Stephens  46' Webster  87'	Report	Ritchie  31' Rose  63'	Stadium: Falmer Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Simon Hooper
Note: The match was postponed on 3 April due to concerns over the coronavirus pandemic.[44] It was rescheduled to 20 July.[48]

Newcastle United v Liverpool

26 July 2020 (2020-07-26) 38	Newcastle United	1–3	Liverpool	Newcastle upon Tyne
16:00 BST	Gayle 1' Fernández  33'	Report	Van Dijk 38' Origi 59' Mané 89'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Anthony Taylor
Note: The match was postponed on 3 April due to concerns over the coronavirus pandemic.[44] It was rescheduled to 26 July.[48]

FA Cup

Main article: 2019–20 FA Cup

The third round draw was made on 2 December 2019.^[49] The fourth round draw was made by Alex Scott and David O'Leary on Monday, 6 January.^[50]

Rochdale v Newcastle United

4 January 2020 (2020-01-04) Third round	Rochdale	1–1	Newcastle United	Spotland
12:31 GMT	Rathbone  62' Wilbraham 79'	Report	Almirón 17'	Stadium: Crown Oil Arena Attendance: 8,593 Referee: David Coote
Note: Live on BT Sport

Newcastle United v Rochdale

14 January 2020 (2020-01-14) Third round replay	Newcastle United	4–1	Rochdale	Newcastle upon Tyne
19:45 GMT	O'Connell 17' (o.g.) M. Longstaff 20' Almirón 26' Joelinton 82' Allan  84'	Report	Ryan  75' Williams 86'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 29,786 Referee: Graham Scott

Newcastle United v Oxford United

25 January 2020 (2020-01-25) Fourth round	Newcastle United	0–0	Oxford United	Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 GMT	Lascelles  11'	Report	Baptiste  64' Rodriguez  75' Sykes  85'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 52,221 Referee: Robert Jones

Oxford United v Newcastle United

4 February 2020 (2020-02-04) Fourth round replay	Oxford United	2–3 (a.e.t.)	Newcastle United	Oxford
19:45 GMT	Sykes  45' Kelly  77', 84' Holland 90+4'	Report	S. Longstaff 15' Joelinton 30' Bentaleb  45' Lejeune  95' Saint-Maximin 116'	Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 11,520 Referee: Peter Bankes

West Bromwich Albion v Newcastle United

3 March 2020 (2020-03-03) Fifth round	West Bromwich Albion	2–3	Newcastle United	West Bromwich
20:00 GMT	Phillips 74' Zohore 90+3'	Report	Almirón 33', 45+1' Rose  43' Lazaro 47' Bentaleb  63' Darlow  78'	Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 21,557 Referee: Anthony Taylor

Newcastle United v Manchester City

28 June 2020 (2020-06-28) Quarter-finals	Newcastle United	0–2	Manchester City	Newcastle upon Tyne
18:00 BST	Carroll  61' Joelinton  90+2'	Report	De Bruyne 37' (pen.) Sterling 68'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Lee Mason
Note: Live on BBC One. The match was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic,[44] and rescheduled to 28 June.[51]

EFL Cup

Main article: 2019–20 EFL Cup

The second round draw was made on 13 August 2019 following the conclusion of all but one first-round matches.^[52]

Newcastle United v Leicester City

28 August 2019 (2019-08-28) Second round	Newcastle United	1–1 (2–4 p)	Leicester City	Newcastle upon Tyne
19:45 BST	Ritchie  37' Muto 53' Fernández  79'	Report	Söyüncü  19' Maddison 34' Choudhury  44' Morgan  45+4'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 22,727 Referee: Tim Robinson
	Penalties
	Muto Shelvey Schär Hayden		Fuchs Maddison Tielemans Barnes Vardy

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Last updated on 26 July 2020.

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Premier League		EFL Cup		FA Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK	SVK	Martin Dúbravka	39	0	38	0	0	0	1	0
21	GK	IRL	Rob Elliot	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
26	GK	ENG	Karl Darlow	6	0	0	0	1	0	5	0
Defenders
2	DF	IRL	Ciaran Clark	17	2	14	2	1	0	1+1	0
3	DF	WAL	Paul Dummett	17	0	14+2	0	0+1	0	0	0
5	DF	SUI	Fabian Schär	27	2	18+4	2	1	0	4	0
6	DF	ENG	Jamaal Lascelles	29	1	24	1	0	0	5	0
17	DF	SWE	Emil Krafth	20	0	11+6	0	1	0	2	0
18	DF	ARG	Federico Fernández	35	2	29+3	2	1	0	2	0
19	DF	ESP	Javier Manquillo	24	0	18+3	0	0+1	0	2	0
20	DF	FRA	Florian Lejeune	8	2	4+2	2	0	0	2	0
22	DF	USA	DeAndre Yedlin	20	1	10+6	1	0	0	3+1	0
25	DF	ENG	Jamie Sterry	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
28	DF	ENG	Danny Rose	13	0	10+1	0	0	0	2	0
49	DF	ENG	Kelland Watts	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
Midfielders
8	MF	ENG	Jonjo Shelvey	28	6	25+1	6	1	0	0+1	0
10	MF	FRA	Allan Saint-Maximin	30	4	23+3	3	0	0	3+1	1
11	MF	SCO	Matt Ritchie	23	2	14+4	2	1	0	3+1	0
14	MF	ENG	Isaac Hayden	35	1	26+3	1	1	0	3+2	0
23	MF	AUT	Valentino Lazaro	15	2	4+9	1	0	0	1+1	1
24	MF	PAR	Miguel Almirón	42	8	35+1	4	0	0	6	4
27	MF	SEN	Henri Saivet	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
30	MF	GHA	Christian Atsu	24	0	6+13	0	0+1	0	2+2	0
36	MF	ENG	Sean Longstaff	29	2	14+9	1	0	0	6	1
42	MF	ALG	Nabil Bentaleb	15	0	8+4	0	0	0	3	0
43	MF	ENG	Matty Longstaff	15	3	6+3	2	1	0	3+2	1
Forwards
7	FW	ENG	Andy Carroll	21	0	4+15	0	0	0	1+1	0
9	FW	BRA	Joelinton	44	4	32+6	2	0	0	5+1	2
12	FW	ENG	Dwight Gayle	22	4	10+10	4	0	0	1+1	0
13	FW	JPN	Yoshinori Mutō	10	1	2+6	0	1	1	1	0
50	FW	ENG	Thomas Allan	1	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
Player(s) who left permanently but featured this season
4	MF	KOR	Ki Sung-yueng	4	0	1+2	0	0	0	0+1	0
15	DF	NED	Jetro Willems	20	2	18+1	2	1	0	0	0

Goals

Last updated on 26 July 2020.

Place	Position	Number	Nation	Name	Premier League	EFL Cup	FA Cup	Total
1	MF	24		Miguel Almirón	4	0	4	8
2	MF	8		Jonjo Shelvey	6	0	0	6
3	MF	10		Allan Saint-Maximin	3	0	1	4
	FW	9		Joelinton	2	0	2	4
	FW	12		Dwight Gayle	4	0	0	4
6	MF	43		Matty Longstaff	2	0	1	3
7	DF	2		Ciaran Clark	2	0	0	2
	MF	11		Matt Ritchie	2	0	0	2
	DF	15		Jetro Willems	2	0	0	2
	DF	18		Federico Fernández	2	0	0	2
	DF	5		Fabian Schar	2	0	0	2
	DF	20		Florian Lejeune	2	0	0	2
	MF	36		Sean Longstaff	1	0	1	2
	MF	23		Valentino Lazaro	1	0	1	2
15	FW	13		Yoshinori Muto	0	1	0	1
	DF	6		Jamaal Lascelles	1	0	0	1
	MF	14		Isaac Hayden	1	0	0	1
	DF	22		DeAndre Yedlin	1	0	0	1
Own Goals					0	0	1	1
TOTALS					38	1	11	50