2016–17 Newcastle United F.C. season

The2016–17 seasonwasNewcastle United's second season in the 21st century to be played in theChampionship,following their relegation from thePremier League.This season Newcastle United participated in theEFL Championship,EFL CupandFA Cup.The season covers the period from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017.

Newcastle United
2016–17season
OwnerMike Ashley
Managing directorLee Charnley
ManagerRafael Benítez
StadiumSt James' Park
Championship1st(promoted)
EFL CupFifth round
(knocked out byHull City)
FA CupFourth round
(knocked out byOxford United)
Top goalscorerLeague:
Dwight Gayle(23)

All:
Dwight Gayle (23)

On 24 April 2017, Newcastle secured promotion to the Premier League with a 4–1 victory overPreston North End.On 7 May, they clinched the Championship title with a 3–0 win againstBarnsley,asBrightonconceded a late equaliser againstAston Villa.

Club

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Coaching staff

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The Newcastle United first team coaching staff for the 2016–17 season consists of the following:

Position Staff
Manager Rafael Benítez
Assistant Coach Ian Cathro(until 5 December 2016)
First Team Coach Mikel Antía
First Team Coach Antonio Gómez Pérez
Fitness Coach Francisco de Míguel Moreno
Strength and Conditioning Coach Chris Wilding
Goalkeeping Coach Simon Smith
Head of Sports Science & Medicine Paul Catterson
Rehabilitation Fitness Coach Cristian Fernández Martínez
Head of Physiotherapy Derek Wright
Physiotherapist Daniel Martí
Physiotherapist Michael Harding
Physiotherapist Carl Nelson
Chief Scout Graham Carr
Head of Analysis Kerry Morrow

Last updated: 29 June 2016
Source:[citation needed]

Players

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First team squad

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Squad No. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of Birth (Age) Signed Signed from Signing fee
Goalkeepers
21 Rob Elliot [1] GK (1986-04-30)30 April 1986 (aged 30) 2011 Charlton Athletic £300k
26 Karl Darlow GK (1990-10-08)8 October 1990 (aged 25) 2014 Nottingham Forest £3m
28 Matz Sels GK (1992-02-26)26 February 1992 (aged 24) 2016 Gent £4.5m
Defenders
2 Ciaran Clark [2] CB/LB (1989-09-26)26 September 1989 (aged 26) 2016 Aston Villa £5m
3 Paul Dummett [3] LB/CB (1991-09-26)26 September 1991 (aged 24) 2010 Newcastle United Academy Free
5 Grant Hanley CB (1991-11-20)20 November 1991 (aged 24) 2016 Blackburn Rovers £5.5m
6 Jamaal Lascelles CB (1993-11-11)11 November 1993 (aged 22) 2014 Nottingham Forest £4m
7 Achraf Lazaar LB/LW (1992-01-22)22 January 1992 (aged 24) 2016 Palermo £3m
18 Chancel Mbemba CB (1994-08-08)8 August 1994 (aged 21) 2015 Anderlecht £8.5m
19 Massadio Haïdara LB (1992-12-02)2 December 1992 (aged 23) 2013 Nancy £2m
22 DeAndre Yedlin RB (1993-07-09)9 July 1993 (aged 22) 2016 Tottenham Hotspur £5m
27 Jesús Gámez RB/LB (1985-04-10)10 April 1985 (aged 31) 2016 Atlético Madrid £1.5m
37 Stuart Findlay CB/LB (1995-09-14)14 September 1995 (aged 20) 2016 Celtic Free
38 Curtis Good CB (1993-03-23)23 March 1993 (aged 23) 2012 Melbourne Heart £300k
42 Jamie Sterry RB (1995-11-21)21 November 1995 (aged 20) 2015 Newcastle United Academy Free
Midfielders
4 Jack Colback DMCM (1989-10-24)24 October 1989 (aged 26) 2014 Sunderland Free
8 Vurnon Anita [4] DM/RB (1989-04-04)4 April 1989 (aged 27) 2012 Ajax £6.7m
11 Matt Ritchie RW/LW (1989-09-10)10 September 1989 (aged 26) 2016 AFC Bournemouth £12m
12 Jonjo Shelvey CM (1992-02-27)27 February 1992 (aged 24) 2016 Swansea City £12m
14 Isaac Hayden CM/DM (1995-03-22)22 March 1995 (aged 21) 2016 Arsenal £2.5m
15 Mohamed Diamé CM/AM (1987-06-14)14 June 1987 (aged 28) 2016 Hull City £4.5m
16 Rolando Aarons [5] LW (1995-11-16)16 November 1995 (aged 20) 2014 Newcastle United Academy Free
20 Yoan Gouffran LW/ST (1986-05-25)25 May 1986 (aged 29) 2013 Bordeaux £500k
30 Christian Atsu RW/LW (1992-01-10)10 January 1992 (aged 24) 2016 Chelsea Loan
34 Sammy Ameobi RW/LW/SS (1992-05-01)1 May 1992 (aged 24) 2008 Newcastle United Academy Free
35 Daniel Barlaser [6] CM/AM (1997-01-18)18 January 1997 (aged 19) 2015 Newcastle United Academy Free
36 Yasin Ben El-Mhanni LW/RW (1995-10-26)26 October 1995 (aged 20) 2016 Lewes Free
Haris Vučkić SS/AM (1992-08-21)21 August 1992 (aged 23) 2009 Domžale £500k
Forwards
9 Dwight Gayle ST (1989-10-17)17 October 1989 (aged 26) 2016 Crystal Palace £10m
17 Ayoze Pérez SS/ST (1993-07-29)29 July 1993 (aged 22) 2014 Tenerife £1.6m
33 Daryl Murphy ST (1983-03-15)15 March 1983 (aged 33) 2016 Ipswich Town £3.5m
45 Aleksandar Mitrović ST (1994-09-16)16 September 1994 (aged 21) 2015 Anderlecht £13m
Out on loan
1 Tim Krul GK (1988-04-03)3 April 1988 (aged 28) 2006 ADO Den Haag Free
10 Siem de Jong [7] AM/SS (1989-01-28)28 January 1989 (aged 27) 2014 Ajax £7.5m
23 Henri Saivet CM/AM (1990-10-26)26 October 1990 (aged 25) 2016 Bordeaux £5m
29 Emmanuel Rivière ST (1990-03-03)3 March 1990 (aged 26) 2014 Monaco £6.3m
32 Adam Armstrong SS/ST/LW (1997-02-10)10 February 1997 (aged 19) 2014 Newcastle United Academy Free
41 Freddie Woodman GK (1997-03-04)4 March 1997 (aged 19) 2014 Newcastle United Academy Free
43 Kevin Mbabu RB/LB (1995-04-19)19 April 1995 (aged 21) 2013 Servette £1m
Ľubomír Šatka CB (1995-12-02)2 December 1995 (aged 20) 2014 Newcastle United Academy Free
Florian Thauvin RW/LW (1993-01-26)26 January 1993 (aged 23) 2015 Marseille £12m
Callum Roberts RW/LW (1997-04-14)14 April 1997 (aged 19) 2014 Newcastle United Academy Free
Ivan Toney ST (1996-03-16)16 March 1996 (aged 20) 2015 Northampton Town £500k

Reserve team

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules.Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK ENG Nathan Harker
GK ENG Brendan Pearson
GK ENG Ben Smith
GK ENG Paul Woolston
DF ENG Liam Gibson
DF ENG Macaulay Gillesphey
DF SCO Kyle Cameron
DF NIR Michael Newberry
DF GHA Gideon Adu-Peprah
MF ENG Owen Bailey
MF ENG Stefan Broccoli
MF ENG Mackenzie Heaney
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF ENG Jack Hunter
MF ENG Sean Longstaff
MF ENG Dan Lowther
MF ENG Callum Smith
MF ENG Liam Smith
MF ENG Dan Ward
FW ENG Luke Charman
FW ENG Tom Heardman
FW ENG Jamie Holmes
FW ENG Lewis McNall
FW SCO Owen Gallacher

Youth team

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules.Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK ENG Carl Robinson
GK FIN Otto Huuhtanen
DF ENG Lewis Cass
DF ENG Isaac Gamblin
DF ENG Lewis Gibson
DF ENG Ben Kitchen
DF ENG Craig Spooner
DF ENG Ollie Walters
DF TOG Yannick Aziakonou
MF ENG Kieren Aplin
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF ENG Mace Goodridge
MF ENG Oliver Long
MF ENG Matty Longstaff
FW ENG Thomas Allan
FW ENG Jack Robson
FW ENG Kurtis Russell
FW ENG Kelland Watts
FW ENG Adam Wilson
FW DEN Elias Sorensen

Transfers and loans

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Transfers in

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Date from Position Number Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
29 June 2016 GK 28 Matz Sels Gent £4,500,000 [8]
1 July 2016 FW 9 Dwight Gayle Crystal Palace £10,000,000 [9]
1 July 2016 MF 11 Matt Ritchie AFC Bournemouth £12,000,000 [10]
8 July 2016 DF 27 Jesús Gámez Atlético Madrid £1,500,000 [11]
11 July 2016 MF 14 Isaac Hayden Arsenal £2,500,000 [12]
21 July 2016 DF 5 Grant Hanley Blackburn Rovers £5,500,000 [13]
3 August 2016 DF 2 Ciaran Clark Aston Villa £5,000,000 [14]
3 August 2016 MF 15 Mohamed Diamé Hull City £4,500,000 [15]
24 August 2016 DF 22 DeAndre Yedlin Tottenham Hotspur £5,000,000 [16]
28 August 2016 FW 33 Daryl Murphy Ipswich Town £3,500,000 [17]
28 August 2016 DF 7 Achraf Lazaar Palermo £3,000,000 [18]
  • Total spending:£57,000,000

Transfers out

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Date from Position Number Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2016 MF 14 Gabriel Obertan Anzhi Makhachkala Free transfer [19]
1 July 2016 MF 31 Sylvain Marveaux FC Lorient Free transfer [19]
1 July 2016 MF 25 Andros Townsend Crystal Palace £13,000,000 [20]
5 July 2016 DF 2 Fabricio Coloccini San Lorenzo Free transfer [21]
9 July 2016 FW 9 Papiss Cissé Shandong Luneng £2,500,000 [22]
22 July 2016 MF 5 Georginio Wijnaldum Liverpool £25,000,000 [23]
1 August 2016 DF 27 Steven Taylor Portland Timbers Free transfer [24][25]
11 August 2016 MF Rémy Cabella Marseille £8,000,000 [26]
24 August 2016 DF 22 Daryl Janmaat Watford £7,500,000 [27]
26 August 2016 MF Gaël Bigirimana Coventry City Free transfer [28]
31 August 2016 MF 7 Moussa Sissoko Tottenham Hotspur £30,000,000 [29]
9 February 2017 MF 24 Cheick Tioté Beijing BG £1,000,000 [30]
  • Total incoming:~ £87,000,000

Loans in

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Date from Position Number Nationality Name From Expiry Ref.
31 August 2016 MF 30 Christian Atsu Chelsea End of Season [31]

Loans out

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Date from Position Number Nationality Name To Expiry Ref.
4 August 2016 MF Florian Thauvin Marseille End of Season [32]
8 August 2016 FW Ivan Toney Shrewsbury Town 3 January 2017 [33]
22 August 2016 MF 10 Siem de Jong PSV End of Season [34]
23 August 2016 DF 43 Kevin Mbabu Young Boys End of Season [35]
24 August 2016 MF 23 Henri Saivet Saint-Étienne End of Season [36]
25 August 2016 GK 1 Tim Krul Ajax 31 January 2017 [37]
30 August 2016 FW 32 Adam Armstrong Barnsley End of Season [38][39]
31 August 2016 FW 29 Emmanuel Rivière Osasuna End of Season [40]
31 August 2016 DF 42 Jamie Sterry Coventry City 4 January 2017 [41]
31 August 2016 MF Haris Vučkić Bradford City 3 January 2017 [42]
31 August 2016 MF 34 Sammy Ameobi Bolton Wanderers 3 January 2017 [43]
9 January 2017 MF Callum Roberts Kilmarnock End of Season [44]
9 January 2017 GK 41 Freddie Woodman Kilmarnock End of Season [44]
11 January 2017 DF Ľubomír Šatka DAC Dunajská Streda End of Season [45]
12 January 2017 FW Ivan Toney Scunthorpe United End of Season [46]
31 January 2017 GK 1 Tim Krul AZ End of Season [47]

Pre-season friendlies

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16 July 2016(2016-07-16)FriendlyBohemians0–6Newcastle UnitedDublin
14:00 Report Ritchie15'
Mitrović30' (pen.)
Gayle52'
Thauvin55'
Aarons59'
Wijnaldum75'
Stadium:Dalymount Park
Attendance: 4,200
Referee: Robert Harvey
20 July 2016(2016-07-20)FriendlyDoncaster Rovers2–2Newcastle UnitedDoncaster
19:45 Williams19',45+4' Report Hayden51'
Ayoze90+2'
Stadium:Keepmoat Stadium
Attendance: 5,698
Referee: Ross Joyce
23 July 2016(2016-07-23)FriendlyKSC Lokeren0–4Newcastle UnitedLokeren
16:30 Report Ayoze13',39'
Janmaat26'
Shelvey48'
Stadium:Daknamstadion
Attendance: 2,876
Referee: Christof Dierick
26 July 2016(2016-07-26)FriendlySouthend United0–2Newcastle UnitedSouthend-on-Sea
19:45 Report Anita48'
Gouffran78'
Stadium:Roots Hall
Attendance: 6,570
Referee: Keith Stroud
30 July 2016(2016-07-30)FriendlyNewcastle United3–2VitesseNewcastle upon Tyne
15:00 Leerdam22' (o.g.)
Gayle36'
Colback41'
Report Nathan53'
Kashia61'
Stadium:St James' Park
Attendance: 19,200
Referee: Sebastien Stockbridge

Competitions

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Overall summary

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Competition Started round Current
position / round
Final
position / round
First match Last match
Championship 1st
(champions)
5 August 2016 7 May 2017
EFL Cup Second round Fifth round 23 August 2016 29 November 2016
FA Cup Third round Fourth round 7 January 2017 28 January 2017

Overview

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Competition Record
P W D L GF GA GD Win %
Championship 46 29 7 10 85 40 +45 063.04
EFL Cup 4 3 1 0 11 1 +10 075.00
FA Cup 3 1 1 1 4 5 −1 033.33
Total 53 33 9 11 100 46 +54 062.26

Source:Competitions

EFL Championship

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Newcastle United(C, P) 46 29 7 10 85 40 +45 94 Promotion to thePremier League
2 Brighton & Hove Albion(P) 46 28 9 9 74 40 +34 93
3 Reading 46 26 7 13 68 64 +4 85 Qualification for theChampionship play-offs[a]
4 Sheffield Wednesday 46 24 9 13 60 45 +15 81
5 Huddersfield Town(O, P) 46 25 6 15 56 58 −2 81
Source:English Football League,Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Points in head-to-head matches; 5) Goal difference in head-to-head matches; 6) Goals scored in head-to-head matches; 7) Play-off.
(C)Champions;(O)Play-off winners;(P)Promoted
Notes:
  1. ^Four teams play for one spot and promotion to thePremier League.


Results by matchday

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Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAHHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHHAAHHHAAHHAAAHAHHAHAHAH
ResultLLWWWWWLDWWWWWWWWLLWWWLWLWWDWWDWDWWDLDWWLDLWWW
Position2021177422353321111111111212112111121111111222221
Source:[citation needed]
A= Away;H= Home;W= Win;D= Draw;L= Loss

Matches

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The fixtures for the2016–17season were released on 22 June 2016.[48]

5 August 20161Fulham1–0Newcastle UnitedLondon
19:45 Odoi10'
Smith45'
Report Hanley68'
Dummett75'
Janmaat90+4'
Stadium:Craven Cottage
Attendance: 23,922 (6,452 away)
Referee: Simon Hooper
Note: Live onSky Sports
13 August 20162Newcastle United1–2Huddersfield TownNewcastle upon Tyne
15:00 Gayle60',60',63' Report Hudson21'
Wells45+1'
Löwe62'
Payne82'
Stadium:St James' Park
Attendance: 52,079 (3,200 away)
Referee: Oliver Langford
17 August 20163Newcastle United4–1ReadingNewcastle upon Tyne
19:45 Gayle3',69',89'
Hayden20'
Ritchie50' (pen.)
Report Obita19'
Williams40'
McCleary45' (pen.)
Gunter49'
Kermorgant62'
Evans68'
Stadium:St James' Park
Attendance: 48,209 (787 away)
Referee:Andrew Madley
20 August 20164Bristol City0–1Newcastle UnitedBristol
15:00 Report Gayle19'
Sels90'
Stadium:Ashton Gate
Attendance: 22,512 (2,501 away)
Referee: Tony Harrington
27 August 20165Newcastle United2–0Brighton & Hove AlbionNewcastle upon Tyne
17:30 Lascelles15',53'
Shelvey22',63'
Ayoze33'
Ritchie34'
Report Baldock45+1'55'
Knockaert85'
Stadium:St James' Park
Attendance: 49,196 (1,632 away)
Referee:Keith Stroud
Note: Live onSky Sports
10 September 20166Derby County0–2Newcastle UnitedDerby
17:30 Report Gouffran20',60'
Shelvey24'
Gayle75'
Yedlin90+1'
Stadium:iPro Stadium
Attendance: 30,405 (3,177 away)
Referee: Darren Bond
Note: Live onSky Sports
13 September 20167Queens Park Rangers0–6Newcastle UnitedLondon
19:45 Report Shelvey12',48'
Ayoze30'
Clark56'
Mitrović63'
Hanley79'
Stadium:Loftus Road
Attendance: 17,404 (3,238 away)
Referee: Andy Davies
17 September 20168Newcastle United0–2Wolverhampton WanderersNewcastle upon Tyne
15:00 Dummett40'
Diamé45+1'
Ritchie51'
Anita87'
Report Mbemba29' (o.g.)
Batth35'
Saïss36'
Teixeira56'
Costa62'
Borthwick-Jackson72'
Edwards79'
Stadium:St James' Park
Attendance: 52,117 (3,257 away)
Referee: Tim Robinson
24 September 20169Aston Villa1–1Newcastle UnitedBirmingham
17:30 Chester41'
Tshibola79',88'
Report Shelvey27'
Elphick29' (o.g.)
Stadium:Villa Park
Attendance: 32,062 (2,788 away)
Referee: Christopher Kavanagh
Note: Live onSky Sports
28 September 201610Newcastle United4–3Norwich CityNewcastle upon Tyne
19:45 Colback9'
Gayle24',71',90+6'
Ritchie40'
Dummett43'
Mitrović73'
Lascelles77'
Gouffran90+5'
Report Dorrans44' (pen.),60'
Brady45+2'
Jerome52',78'
Howson59'
Murphy69'
Olsson73'
Stadium:St James' Park
Attendance: 48,236 (876 away)
Referee: Peter Bankes
1 October 201611Rotherham United0–1Newcastle UnitedRotherham
15:00 Frecklington37'
Ward58'
Report Atsu41'
Diamé81'
Stadium:New York Stadium
Attendance: 11,653 (2,587 away)
Referee:Roger East
15 October 201612Newcastle United3–1BrentfordNewcastle upon Tyne
15:00 Clark11'
Gayle16',49'
Gouffran26'
Colback38'
Atsu42'
Report Dean24'
Hogan52'
Sawyers72'
Woods73'
Stadium:St James' Park
Attendance: 51,885 (2,778 away)
Referee: Simon Hooper
18 October 201613Barnsley0–2Newcastle UnitedBarnsley
19:45 Hourihane38' Report Lascelles40'
Gayle49',68'
Shelvey74'
Stadium:Oakwell
Attendance: 18,597 (5,501 away)
Referee:Paul Tierney
22 October 201614Newcastle United3–0Ipswich TownNewcastle upon Tyne
15:00 Ayoze1',73'
Colback27'
Ritchie78'
Dummett86'
Report Knudsen41' Stadium:St James' Park
Attendance: 51,963 (2,759 away)
Referee: James Adcock
29 October 201615Preston North End1–2Newcastle UnitedPreston
15:00 Robinson61'
Pearson64'
Johnson64'
Lascelles90' (o.g.)
Report Mitrović59',71'
Hayden76'
Ritchie89'
Darlow90+7'
Stadium:Deepdale
Attendance: 20,724 (5,714 away)
Referee: Christopher Kavanagh
5 November 201616Newcastle United2–1Cardiff CityNewcastle upon Tyne
15:00 Atsu3'
Gouffran45'
Report Wittingham77'
Gunnarsson85'
Stadium:St James' Park
Attendance: 51,257 (1,063 away)
Referee: Tony Harrington
20 November 201617Leeds United0–2Newcastle UnitedLeeds
13:15 Jansson44' Report Gayle23',54'
Colback59'
Stadium:Elland Road
Attendance: 36,002 (2,764 away)
Referee:Graham Scott
Note: Live onSky Sports
26 November 201618Newcastle United0–1Blackburn RoversNewcastle upon Tyne
15:00 Hayden83' Report Conway24'
Lowe68'
Mulgrew75'
Marshall90+1'
Stadium:St James' Park
Attendance: 52,092 (1,559 away)
Referee:David Coote
2 December 201619Nottingham Forest2–1Newcastle UnitedNottingham
19:45 Bendtner34',52'
Mancienne44'
Lansbury45+4',72'
Lascelles86' (o.g.)
Report Shelvey33'
Ritchie45'
Dummett45+1'
Darlow45+2'
Gouffran53'
Yedlin90+3'
Stadium:City Ground
Attendance: 21,317 (1,866 away)
Referee: Stephen Martin
Note: Live onSky Sports
10 December 201620Newcastle United4–0Birmingham CityNewcastle upon Tyne
15:00 Gayle18',24',77'
Gouffran47'
Ritchie59'
Hayden75'
Report Tesche32' Stadium:St James' Park
Attendance: 52,145 (3,110 away)
Referee: Andy Davies
14 December 201621Wigan Athletic0–2Newcastle UnitedWigan
19:45 Report Diamé26'
Hayden32'
Atsu78'
Stadium:DW Stadium
Attendance: 14,562 (4,291 away)
Referee: Simon Hooper
Note: Live onSky Sports
17 December 201622Burton Albion1–2Newcastle UnitedBurton upon Trent
15:00 Dyer20'
Naylor19'
Irvine45+3'
Report Gayle15'
Diamé34'
Hayden56'
Stadium:Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 6,665 (1,782 away)
Referee:Lee Probert
26 December 201623Newcastle United0–1Sheffield WednesdayNewcastle upon Tyne
19:45 Hayden52' Report Bannan30'
Pudil35'
Loovens53'
Reach70'
Hutchinson76'
Wallace85'
Palmer90+5'
Stadium:St James' Park
Attendance: 52,179
Referee:Paul Tierney
Note: Live onSky Sports
30 December 201624Newcastle United3–1Nottingham ForestNewcastle upon Tyne
19:45 Ritchie4'
Clark12'
Colback53'
Gayle63',80'
Yedlin65'
Report Lam26'
Dumitru29'
Mills59'60'
Pereira61'
Stadium:St James' Park
Attendance: 52,228 (3,086 away)
Referee:Keith Stroud
2 January 201725Blackburn Rovers1–0Newcastle UnitedBlackburn
15:00 Lowe53'
Mulgrew74'
Report Dummett64'
Colback73'
Stadium:Ewood Park
Attendance: 18,524 (6,943 away)
Referee: Andy Woolmer
Note: Live onSky Sports
14 January 201726Brentford1–2Newcastle UnitedBrentford
15:00 Vibe52',81' Report Gayle20'
Dummett31'
Murphy79'
Stadium:Griffin Park
Attendance: 11,435 (1,633 away)
Referee: Christopher Kavanagh
21 January 201727Newcastle United4–0Rotherham UnitedNewcastle upon Tyne
15:00 Murphy45+3'
Ritchie49',78'
Ayoze59'
Report Smallwood45+2' Stadium:St James' Park
Attendance: 52,208 (3,183 away)
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
1 February 201728Newcastle United2–2Queens Park RangersNewcastle upon Tyne
19:45 Shelvey1'
Ritchie54',89'
Report Perch40'
Washington44'
Clark90' (o.g.)
Stadium:St James' Park
Attendance: 47,907 (520 away)
Referee: Tim Robinson
Note: Live onSky Sports
4 February 201729Newcastle United1–0Derby CountyNewcastle upon Tyne
15:00 Ritchie27',86'
Dummett82'
Report de Sart79' Stadium:St James' Park
Attendance: 52,231 (3,185 away)
Referee: Darren Bond
11 February 201730Wolverhampton Wanderers0–1Newcastle UnitedWolverhampton
17:30 Doherty64' Report Mitrović15',44'
Ritchie67'
Colback88'
Ayoze89'
Darlow90+2'
Stadium:Molineux
Attendance: 24,876 (4,164 away)
Referee:Craig Pawson
Note: Live onSky Sports
14 February 201731Norwich City2–2Newcastle UnitedNorwich
19:45 Murphy12'
Jerome17'
Dijks82'
Whittaker90+4'
Report Ayoze1'
Colback27'
Lascelles48',81'
Stadium:Carrow Road
Attendance: 26,841 (2,401 away)
Referee:Andrew Madley
20 February 201732Newcastle United2–0Aston VillaNewcastle upon Tyne
20:00 Shelvey34'
Lascelles38'
Gouffran42'
Lansbury59' (o.g.)
Report Stadium:St James' Park
Attendance: 50,024 (1,770 away)
Referee: Peter Bankes
Note: Live onSky Sports
25 February 201733Newcastle United2–2Bristol CityNewcastle upon Tyne
15:00 Smith59' (o.g.)
Clark82'
Report Wilbraham11',51'
Cotterill21'
Stadium:St James' Park
Attendance: 52,131 (2,703 away)
Referee: Christopher Kavanagh
28 February 201734Brighton & Hove Albion1–2Newcastle UnitedFalmer
19:45 Murray14' (pen.),90+2'
Knockaert38'
Duffy58'
Report Yedlin37'
Diamé81'
Ayoze89'
Stadium:Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 30,230 (2,604 away)
Referee:Bobby Madley
Note: Live onSky Sports
4 March 201735Huddersfield Town1–3Newcastle UnitedHuddersfield
17:30 Schindler33'
Mooy72' (pen.)
Report Ritchie10' (pen.)
Murphy32'
Colback35'
Anita45+2'
Clark46'
Shelvey61'
Gayle90+1'
Stadium:John Smith's Stadium
Attendance: 23,213 (2,000 away)
Referee:Roger East
Note: Live onSky Sports
7 March 201736Reading0–0Newcastle UnitedReading
20:00 Gunter90+2' Report Stadium:Madjeski Stadium
Attendance: 23,121 (3,704 away)
Referee: Andy Davies
11 March 201737Newcastle United1–3FulhamNewcastle upon Tyne
15:00 Atsu50'
Clark60'
Murphy76'
Shelvey79'
Dummett89'
Report Cairney15'
Sessegnon51',59'
McDonald73'
Ream90+2'
Stadium:St James' Park
Attendance: 51,903 (1,643 away)
Referee: James Linington
18 March 201738Birmingham City0–0Newcastle UnitedBirmingham
15:00 Robinson56' Report Stadium:St Andrew's
Attendance: 19,796 (3,229 away)
Referee: Simon Hooper
1 April 201739Newcastle United2–1Wigan AthleticNewcastle upon Tyne
15:00 Diamé17'
Gayle36'
Ritchie57'
Report Burn29'
Morsy39'
Jacobs50'
Stadium:St James' Park
Attendance: 51,849 (833 away)
Referee:David Coote
5 April 201740Newcastle United1–0Burton AlbionNewcastle upon Tyne
19:45 Lascelles50'
Ritchie68'
Report Stadium:St James' Park
Attendance: 48,814 (763 away)
Referee:Keith Stroud
8 April 201741Sheffield Wednesday2–1Newcastle UnitedSheffield
17:30 Bannan18'
Lees59'
Fletcher68'
Wallace70'
Report Diamé44'
Shelvey88'
Stadium:Hillsborough
Attendance: 28,883 (3,100 away)
Referee:Stuart Attwell
Note: Live onSky Sports
14 April 201742Newcastle United1–1Leeds UnitedNewcastle upon Tyne
19:45 Lascelles67'
Shelvey90+4'
Colback90+4'
Report Jansson52'
Bartley54'
Phillips76'
Wood90+5'
Stadium:St James' Park
Attendance: 52,301 (3,200 away)
Referee: Christopher Kavanagh
Note: Live onSky Sports
17 April 201743Ipswich Town3–1Newcastle UnitedIpswich
15:00 Sears42'
McGoldrick60',69'
Lawrance65'
Huws90+3'
Report Hayden50'
Murphy62'
Stadium:Portman Road
Attendance: 25,684 (1,952 away)
Referee: Tim Robinson
24 April 201744Newcastle United4–1Preston North EndNewcastle upon Tyne
19:45 Ayoze7',67'
Atsu45'
Shelvey56'
Ritchie65' (pen.),82'
Report Hugill14'
Browning27'
Gallagher64'
Stadium:St James' Park
Attendance: 50,212 (535 away)
Referee:Andrew Madley
Note: Live onSky Sports
28 April 201745Cardiff City0–2Newcastle UnitedCardiff
19:45 Richards79' Report Atsu55'
Hayden65'
Stadium:Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 23,153 (4,262 away)
Referee:Graham Scott
Note: Live onSky Sports
7 May 201746Newcastle United3–0BarnsleyNewcastle upon Tyne
12:00 Ayoze23'
Shelvey26'
Mbemba59'
Gayle90'
Report Stadium:St James' Park
Attendance: 52,276 (2,764 away)
Referee: James Linington

EFL Cup

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23 August 2016Second roundNewcastle United2–0Cheltenham TownNewcastle upon Tyne
19:45 Ayoze45+2',47' Report Rowe51' Stadium:St James' Park
Attendance: 21,972
Referee: Stephen Martin
20 September 2016Third roundNewcastle United2–0Wolverhampton WanderersNewcastle upon Tyne
19:45 Ritchie29'
Gouffran31',63'
Ayoze90+5'
Report Saville81' Stadium:St James' Park
Attendance: 34,735
Referee: Andy Woolmer
25 October 2016Fourth roundNewcastle United6–0Preston North EndNewcastle upon Tyne
19:45 Mitrović19',55',55'
Diamé38',87'
Ritchie53' (pen.)
Ayoze90+1'
Report Doyle19'
Browne27'
Wright53'
Stadium:St James' Park
Attendance: 49,042
Referee:Andrew Madley

FA Cup

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7 January 2017Third roundBirmingham City1–1Newcastle UnitedBirmingham
15:00 Jutkiewicz42' Report Murphy5'
Hayden68'
Stadium:St Andrew's
Attendance: 13,171
Referee:Neil Swarbrick
18 January 2017Third round replayNewcastle United3–1Birmingham CityNewcastle upon Tyne
19:45 Ritchie9' (pen.),90+2'
Gouffran34'
Tioté69'
Report Lagzdins9'
Shotton34'
Cotterill71'
Grounds87'
Stadium:St James' Park
Attendance: 34,896
Referee:Lee Probert
28 January 2017Fourth roundOxford United3–0Newcastle UnitedOxford
15:00 Hemmings46',57'
Edwards65'
Nelson79'
Martínez87'
Report Mitrović66'
Hanley90+1'
Stadium:Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 11,810
Referee:David Coote

Statistics

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Appearances and goals

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Last updated on 7 May 2017.
No. Pos Nat Player Total Championship EFL Cup FA Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
21 GK IRL Rob Elliot 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
26 GK ENG Karl Darlow 36 0 34 0 2 0 0 0
28 GK BEL Matz Sels 14 0 9 0 2 0 3 0
Defenders
2 DF IRL Ciaran Clark 36 3 34 3 2 0 0 0
3 DF WAL Paul Dummett 46 0 44+1 0 1 0 0 0
5 DF SCO Grant Hanley 15 1 5+5 1 2 0 3 0
6 DF ENG Jamaal Lascelles 47 3 41+2 3 2+1 0 1 0
7 DF MAR Achraf Lazaar 9 0 0+4 0 2 0 3 0
18 DF COD Chancel Mbemba 13 1 12 1 1 0 0 0
19 DF FRA Massadio Haïdara 3 0 0+1 0 0 0 2 0
22 DF USA DeAndre Yedlin 32 1 21+6 1 2+1 0 2 0
27 DF ESP Jesús Gámez 7 0 2+3 0 1 0 1 0
37 DF SCO Stuart Findlay 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
38 DF AUS Curtis Good 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
42 DF ENG Jamie Sterry 3 0 0+2 0 1 0 0 0
Midfielders
4 MF ENG Jack Colback 34 0 24+5 0 3 0 1+1 0
8 MF NED Vurnon Anita 31 1 24+3 1 1+2 0 1 0
11 MF SCO Matt Ritchie 48 16 40+2 12 3 2 1+2 2
12 MF ENG Jonjo Shelvey 48 5 38+4 5 3+1 0 2 0
14 MF ENG Isaac Hayden 37 2 28+5 2 2 0 0+2 0
15 MF SEN Mohamed Diamé 39 6 25+10 3 4 3 0 0
16 MF ENG Rolando Aarons 5 0 1+3 0 1 0 0 0
20 MF FRA Yoan Gouffran 44 7 33+5 5 2+1 1 1+2 1
30 MF GHA Christian Atsu 34 5 15+17 5 1+1 0 0 0
34 MF NGA Sammy Ameobi 4 0 0+4 0 0 0 0 0
35 MF TUR Daniel Barlaser 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
36 MF ENG Yasin Ben El-Mhanni 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
MF SVN Haris Vučkić 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Forwards
9 FW ENG Dwight Gayle 34 23 26+6 23 1+1 0 0 0
17 FW ESP Ayoze Pérez 41 12 25+11 9 1+2 3 1+1 0
33 FW IRL Daryl Murphy 18 6 7+8 5 1+1 0 1 1
45 FW SRB Aleksandar Mitrović 29 6 11+14 4 2 2 2 0
Player(s) who left on loan but featured this season
1 GK NED Tim Krul 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 MF NED Siem de Jong 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 MF SEN Henri Saivet 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
29 FW FRA Emmanuel Rivière 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 FW ENG Adam Armstrong 2 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0
41 GK ENG Freddie Woodman 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
43 DF SUI Kevin Mbabu 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Player(s) who left permanently but featured this season
22 DF NED Daryl Janmaat 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
24 MF CIV Cheick Tioté 3 0 0+1 0 0 0 2 0

Cards

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Accounts for all competitions. Last updated on 7 May 2017.
No. Pos. Name
2 DF Ciaran Clark 2 0
3 DF Paul Dummett 8 1
4 MF Jack Colback 10 0
5 DF Grant Hanley 2 0
6 DF Jamaal Lascelles 7 0
8 MF Vurnon Anita 1 1
9 FW Dwight Gayle 3 0
11 MF Matt Ritchie 10 0
12 MF Jonjo Shelvey 10 1
14 MF Isaac Hayden 9 0
15 MF Mohamed Diamé 4 0
17 FW Ayoze Pérez 4 0
20 MF Yoan Gouffran 4 0
22 DF Daryl Janmaat 1 0
22 DF DeAndre Yedlin 3 0
24 MF Cheick Tioté 1 0
26 GK Karl Darlow 3 0
28 GK Matz Sels 1 0
30 MF Christian Atsu 2 0
45 FW Aleksandar Mitrović 4 0

Goals

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Last updated on 7 May 2017.
Place Position Number Nation Name Championship EFL Cup FA Cup Total
1 FW 9 Dwight Gayle 23 0 0 23
2 MF 11 Matt Ritchie 12 2 2 16
3 FW 17 Ayoze Pérez 9 3 0 12
4 MF 20 Yoan Gouffran 5 1 1 7
5 MF 15 Mohamed Diamé 3 3 0 6
FW 33 Daryl Murphy 5 0 1 6
FW 45 Aleksandar Mitrović 4 2 0 6
8 MF 12 Jonjo Shelvey 5 0 0 5
MF 30 Christian Atsu 5 0 0 5
10 DF 2 Ciaran Clark 3 0 0 3
DF 6 Jamaal Lascelles 3 0 0 3
Own Goals 3 0 0 3
13 MF 14 Isaac Hayden 2 0 0 2
14 DF 5 Grant Hanley 1 0 0 1
DF 18 Chancel Mbemba 1 0 0 1
DF 22 DeAndre Yedlin 1 0 0 1
TOTALS 85 11 4 100

Clean sheets

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Last updated on 7 May 2017.
Place Number Nation Name Championship EFL Cup FA Cup Total
1 26 Karl Darlow 13 2 0 15
2 28 Matz Sels 4 1 0 5
3 21 Rob Elliot 2 0 0 2
TOTALS 19 3 0 22

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