2017–18 Newcastle United F.C. season
The 2017–18 season was Newcastle United's first season back in the Premier League following their promotion from the EFL Championship last season. It was their 23rd year in the Premier League since it was formed at the start of the 1992-93 Season, and it was their 86th season overall in the top division of English football. This season Newcastle United participated in the Premier League, EFL Cup and FA Cup. The season covered the period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.
| 2017–18 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owner | Mike Ashley | |||
| Managing Director | Lee Charnley | |||
| Manager | Rafael Benítez | |||
| Stadium | St James' Park | |||
| Premier League | 10th | |||
| EFL Cup | Second round (knocked out by Nottingham Forest) | |||
| FA Cup | Fourth round (knocked out by Chelsea) | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Ayoze Pérez (8) All: Ayoze Pérez (10) | |||
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Club
Coaching staff
The Newcastle United first team coaching staff for the 2017–18 season consists 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:
Squads
First team squad
- Elliot was born in Greenwich, England.
- Clark was born in Harrow, England.
- Dummett was born in Newcastle upon Tyne, England.
- Ritchie was born in Gosport, England.
- Joselu was born in Stuttgart, Germany.
- Aarons was born in Kingston, Jamaica.
Transfers and loans
Transfers in
| Date from | Position | Number | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2017 | RW | 30 |  | Christian Atsu | Chelsea | £6,200,000 | [1] |
| 4 July 2017 | CB | 20 |  | Florian Lejeune | Eibar | £8,700,000 | [2] |
| 19 July 2017 | RW | 7 | | Jacob Murphy | Norwich City | £12,000,000 | [3] |
| 21 July 2017 | RB | 19 | | Javier Manquillo | Atlético Madrid | £4,500,000 | [4] |
| 16 August 2017 | FW | 21 | | Joselu | Stoke City | £5,000,000 | [5] |
| 13 October 2017 | CM | 23 | | Mikel Merino |  Borussia Dortmund | £8,500,000 | [6] |
- Total spending:
£44,900,000
Transfers out
| Date from | Position | Number | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2017 | RB | 43 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} | Kevin Mbabu | Young Boys | Undisclosed | [7] |
| 1 July 2017 | CB | — |  | Ľubomír Šatka | DAC Dunajská Streda | Free | [8] |
| 1 July 2017 | RW | — | | Florian Thauvin | Marseille | £9,500,000 | [8] |
| 1 July 2017 | SS | — |  | Haris Vučkić |  Twente | Free | [8] |
| 6 July 2017 | RB | 8 | | Vurnon Anita | Leeds United | Free | [8] |
| 14 July 2017 | RW | 34 |  | Sammy Ameobi | Bolton Wanderers | Free | [8] |
| 17 July 2017 | LW | 20 | | Yoan Gouffran |  Göztepe | Free | [9] |
| 21 July 2017 | FW | 33 |  | Daryl Murphy | Nottingham Forest | £2,000,000 | [10] |
| 27 July 2017 | LB | — | | Lewis Gibson | Everton | £6,000,000 | [11] |
| 25 August 2017 | FW | — | | Emmanuel Rivière | Metz | Undisclosed | [12] |
| 28 August 2017 | AM | 15 | | Siem de Jong | Ajax | Undisclosed | [13] |
| 30 August 2017 | CB | 5 |  | Grant Hanley | Norwich City | £3,500,000 | [14] |
| 20 September 2017 | GK | — | | Tim Krul | Brighton & Hove Albion | Free | [15] |
- Total incoming:
~ £21,000,000
Loans in
| Date from | Position | Number | Nationality | Name | From | Expiry | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 July 2017 | CM | 23 | |
Mikel Merino | Borussia Dortmund |
13 October 2017 | [16][6] |
| 23 January 2018 | LW | 15 |  |
Kenedy | Chelsea |
30 June 2018 | [17] |
| 31 January 2018 | FW | 13 |  |
Islam Slimani | Leicester City |
30 June 2018 | [18] |
| 31 January 2018 | GK | 12 | |
Martin Dúbravka |  Sparta Prague |
30 June 2018 | [19] |
Loans out
| Date from | Position | Number | Nationality | Name | To | Expiry | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2017 | GK | — | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} | Matz Sels | Anderlecht | 30 June 2018 | [20] |
| 7 July 2017 | RW | — | | Alex Gilliead | Bradford City | 30 June 2018 | [21][22] |
| 17 July 2017 | FW | — | | Adam Armstrong | Bolton Wanderers | 4 January 2018 | [23][24] |
| 21 July 2017 | AM | — | | Sean Longstaff | Blackpool | 30 June 2018 | [25][26] |
| 2 August 2017 | FW | — | | Ivan Toney | Wigan Athletic | 10 January 2018 | [27][28] |
| 8 August 2017 | CB | — | | Callum Williams | Gateshead | 30 June 2018 | [29][30][31] |
| 25 August 2017 | CB | — | | Stuart Findlay | Kilmarnock | 30 June 2018 | [32][33] |
| 31 August 2017 | LB | 33 |  | Achraf Lazaar |  Benevento | 30 June 2018 | [34] |
| 31 August 2017 | GK | — | | Tim Krul | Brighton & Hove Albion | 20 September 2017 | [35][15] |
| 9 January 2018 | FW | — | | Adam Armstrong | Blackburn Rovers | 30 June 2018 | [36] |
| 11 January 2018 | FW | — | | Ivan Toney | Scunthorpe United | 30 June 2018 | [37] |
| 18 January 2018 | CB | — | | Kyle Cameron | Queen of the South | 30 June 2018 | [38] |
| 19 January 2018 | CM | 35 | | Daniel Barlaser | Crewe Alexandra | 30 June 2018 | [39] |
| 31 January 2018 | RB | 42 | | Jamie Sterry | Crewe Alexandra | 30 June 2018 | [40] |
| 31 January 2018 | CM | 24 |  | Henri Saivet | Sivasspor | 30 June 2018 | [41] |
| 31 January 2018 | LW | 16 | | Rolando Aarons | Hellas Verona | 30 June 2018 | [42] |
| 31 January 2018 | GK | 41 | | Freddie Woodman | Aberdeen | 30 June 2018 | [43] |
| 31 January 2018 | DM | 4 | | Jack Colback | Nottingham Forest | 30 June 2018 | [44] |
| 31 January 2018 | FW | 45 |  | Aleksandar Mitrović | Fulham | 30 June 2018 | [45] |
Pre-season and friendlies
As of 28 June 2017, Newcastle United have announced six pre-season friendlies against Heart of Midlothian, Preston North End, Bradford City, FSV Mainz, VfL Wolfsburg and Hellas Verona.[46][47][48][49][50][51]
On 12 March 2018, Newcastle United announced they would be playing Belgian side Royal Antwerp on 18 March 2018 at the Pinatar Arena in Murcia, Spain.[52]
| 14 July 2017 | Heart of Midlothian | 1–2 | Newcastle United | Edinburgh |
| 19:45 | Walker  20' |
Report | Gayle 3', 25' |
Stadium: Tynecastle Stadium Attendance: 10,001 Referee: William Collum |
| 22 July 2017 | Preston North End | 1–1 | Newcastle United | Preston |
| 15:00 | Barkhuizen 33' |
Report | Mitrović 8' |
Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 7,380 Referee: Jon Moss |
| 26 July 2017 | Bradford City | 0–4 | Newcastle United | Bradford |
| 19:30 | Report | Gayle 50' Murphy 51', 79'Mitrović 76' |
Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: 7,601 Referee: Geoff Eltringham |
| 29 July 2017 | Mainz 05 | 2–1 | Newcastle United | Mainz |
| 16:00 | Öztunalı 5' Fischer 84' |
Report | Gámez 65' |
Stadium: Opel Arena Attendance: 6,470 Referee: Christian Dingert |
| 2 August 2017 | VFL Wolfsburg | 1–3 | Newcastle United | Wolfsburg |
| 16:00 | Mallı 52' |
Report | Mitrović 37' Ritchie 45'Atsu 68' |
Stadium: AOK Stadion Attendance: 3,011 Referee: Robert Schroder |
| 6 August 2017 | Newcastle United | 2–0 | Hellas Verona | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| 15:00 | Ayoze 4' Atsu 12' |
Report | Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 23,906 Referee: Neil Swarbrick |
| 18 March 2018 | Newcastle United | 1–1 | Royal Antwerp | Murcia |
| 11:00 | Ritchie 40' |
Report | Corryn 91' |
Stadium: Pinatar Arena Attendance: 1,000 Referee: José Joaquín Gallego Gambin |
Competitions
Overall summary
| Competition | Started round | Current position / round |
Final position / round |
First match | Last match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premier League | – | – | 10th | 13 August 2017 | 13 May 2018 |
| EFL Cup | Second round | – | Second round | 23 August 2017 | 23 August 2017 |
| FA Cup | Third round | – | Fourth round | 6 January 2018 | 28 January 2018 |
Overview
| Competition | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |
| Premier League | 38 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 39 | 47 | −8 | 31.58 |
| EFL Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 0.00 |
| FA Cup | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 50.00 |
| Total | 41 | 13 | 8 | 20 | 44 | 54 | −10 | 31.71 |
Source: Competitions
Premier League
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Everton | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 44 | 58 | −14 | 49 |
| 9 | Leicester City | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 56 | 60 | −4 | 47 |
| 10 | Newcastle United | 38 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 39 | 47 | −8 | 44 |
| 11 | Crystal Palace | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 45 | 55 | −10 | 44 |
| 12 | Bournemouth | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 45 | 61 | −16 | 44 |
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).[53]
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).[53]
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 | 8 | 18 | 39 | 47 | −8 | 44 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 17 | +4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 30 | −12 |
Last updated: 13 May 2018.
Source: Premier League
Results by matchday
Source:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
On 14 June 2017, the 2017–18 Premier League fixtures were announced.[54]
| 13 August 2017 1 | Newcastle United | 0–2 | Tottenham Hotspur | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| 13:30 BST | Shelvey  48' Ritchie  52' |
Report | Kane 31' Alli 61' Davies 70', 86' |
Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 52,077 Referee: Andre Marriner |
| Note: Live on Sky Sports | ||||
| 20 August 2017 2 | Huddersfield Town | 1–0 | Newcastle United | Huddersfield |
| 13:30 BST | Mooy 50' Billing 66'Palmer 77'Mounié 88' |
Report | Ritchie 41' Hayden 53'Joselu 64'Lascelles 90+1' |
Stadium: John Smith's Stadium Attendance: 24,128 Referee: Craig Pawson |
| Note: Live on Sky Sports | ||||
| 26 August 2017 3 | Newcastle United | 3–0 | West Ham United | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| 15:00 BST | Joselu 36' Clark 72' Merino 83' Mitrović 86' |
Report | Hernández 17' Fernandes 65' Sakho 78' |
Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 52,093 Referee: Neil Swarbrick |
| 10 September 2017 4 | Swansea City | 0–1 | Newcastle United | Swansea |
| 16:00 BST | Naughton 48' Fer 80' |
Report | Hayden 8' Ritchie 49'Lascelles 76'Gayle 87' |
Stadium: Liberty Stadium Attendance: 20,872 Referee: Mike Jones |
| Note: Live on Sky Sports | ||||
| 16 September 2017 5 | Newcastle United | 2–1 | Stoke City | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| 15:00 BST | Atsu 18' Hayden 25'Lascelles 68'Clark 73'Merino 77' |
Report | Wimmer 30' Shaqiri 57' |
Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 51,795 Referee: Stuart Attwell |
| 24 September 2017 6 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 1–0 | Newcastle United | Falmer |
| 16:00 BST | Knockaert 13' Hemed 51'Duffy 77' |
Report | Lascelles 90+3' |
Stadium: Falmer Stadium Attendance: 30,468 Referee: Andre Marriner |
| Note: Live on Sky Sports | ||||
| 1 October 2017 7 | Newcastle United | 1–1 | Liverpool | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| 16:30 BST | Joselu 36' Ayoze 55' |
Report | Coutinho 28' Gomez 58' |
Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 52,303 Referee: Craig Pawson |
| Note: Live on Sky Sports | ||||
| 15 October 2017 8 | Southampton | 2–2 | Newcastle United | Southampton |
| 16:00 BST | Gabbiadini 49', 75' (pen.), 77' |
Report | Hayden 20', 79' Yedlin 40'Ayoze 51' |
Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 31,437 Referee: Kevin Friend |
| Note: Live on Sky Sports | ||||
| 21 October 2017 9 | Newcastle United | 1–0 | Crystal Palace | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| 15:00 BST | Lejeune 21' Lascelles 29'Manquillo 60'Joselu 66'Merino 86' |
Report | Cabaye 28' Van Aanholt 29' |
Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 52,251 Referee: Stuart Attwell |
| 30 October 2017 10 | Burnley | 1–0 | Newcastle United | Burnley |
| 20:00 GMT | Guðmundsson 45' Cork 62'Hendrick 74'Tarkowski 75' |
Report | Stadium: Turf Moor Attendance: 21,031 Referee: Mike Dean | |
| Note: Live on Sky Sports | ||||
| 4 November 2017 11 | Newcastle United | 0–1 | AFC Bournemouth | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| 15:00 GMT | Lejeune 63' Shelvey 84' |
Report | Surman 20' Francis 77' Cook 90+2' |
Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 52,237 Referee: Paul Tierney |
| 18 November 2017 12 | Manchester United | 4–1 | Newcastle United | Manchester |
| 17:30 GMT | Martial 37' Smalling 45+1', 67'Pogba 54'Lukaku 71' |
Report | Hayden 12' Gayle 14' |
Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 75,035 Referee: Craig Pawson |
| Note: Live on BT Sport | ||||
| 25 November 2017 13 | Newcastle United | 0–3 | Watford | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| 15:00 GMT | Shelvey 15' |
Report | Hughes 19' Zeegelaar 24'Yedlin 45+1' (o.g.)Gray 62'Prödl 90+2' |
Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 52,188 Referee: Chris Kavanagh |
| 28 November 2017 14 | West Bromwich Albion | 2–2 | Newcastle United | West Bromwich |
| 20:00 GMT | Robson-Kanu 45+1' Field 56' |
Report | Clark 59' Evans 83' (o.g.) |
Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 25,534 Referee: Lee Probert |
| 2 December 2017 15 | Chelsea | 3–1 | Newcastle United | Fulham |
| 12:30 GMT | Hazard 21', 74' (pen.) Morata 33' |
Report | Gayle 12' Clark 45+1' |
Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,538 Referee: Kevin Friend |
| Note: Live on Sky Sports | ||||
| 9 December 2017 16 | Newcastle United | 2–3 | Leicester City | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| 17:30 | Joselu 4' Gayle 73'Hayden 75'Lejeune 81' |
Report | Mahrez 20' Gray 12', 60'Ayoze 86' (o.g.) |
Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 52,117 Referee: Neil Swarbrick |
| Note: Live on BT Sport | ||||
| 13 December 2017 17 | Newcastle United | 0–1 | Everton | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| 19:45 GMT | Shelvey 42'  90+4'Merino 56' |
Report | Rooney 27' Holgate 48'Calvert-Lewin 90+3' |
Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 51,042 Referee: Martin Atkinson |
| 16 December 2017 18 | Arsenal | 1–0 | Newcastle United | London |
| 15:00 GMT | Özil 23' Monreal 86'Xhaka 90+2' |
Report | Hayden 40' |
Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 59,379 Referee: Stuart Attwell |
| 23 December 2017 19 | West Ham United | 2–3 | Newcastle United | Stratford |
| 15:00 GMT | Arnautović 6' Ayew  56', 69'Kouyaté 77' |
Report | Saivet 10' Diamé 53'Atsu 61', 67' |
Stadium: London Stadium Attendance: 56,955 Referee: Lee Mason |
| 27 December 2017 20 | Newcastle United | 0–1 | Manchester City | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| 19:45 GMT | Gayle 75' |
Report | Sterling 31' |
Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 52,311 Referee: Andre Marriner |
| Note: Live on Sky Sports | ||||
| 30 December 2017 21 | Newcastle United | 0–0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| 15:00 GMT | Yedlin 61' Merino 74' |
Report | Knockaert 73' Dunk 90+1' |
Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 52,209 Referee: Anthony Taylor |
| 1 January 2018 22 | Stoke City | 0–1 | Newcastle United | Stoke-on-Trent |
| 15:00 GMT | Allen 54' Choupo-Moting 60'Wimmer 66' |
Report | Manquillo 26' Ayoze 73' |
Stadium: bet365 Stadium Attendance: 28,471 Referee: Chris Kavanagh |
| 13 January 2018 23 | Newcastle United | 1–1 | Swansea City | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| 15:00 GMT | Joselu 68' |
Report | Bartley 10' Ayew 60', 90'Mawson 85' |
Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 51,444 Referee: Graham Scott |
| 20 January 2018 24 | Manchester City | 3–1 | Newcastle United | Manchester |
| 17:30 GMT | Agüero 34', 63' (pen.), 83' |
Report | Murphy 67' Clark 78' |
Stadium: Etihad Stadium Attendance: 54,452 Referee: Paul Tierney |
| Note: Live on BT Sport | ||||
| 31 January 2018 25 | Newcastle United | 1–1 | Burnley | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| 19:45 GMT | Yedlin 30' Joselu 34'Lascelles 65' |
Report | Barnes 63' Vokes 73'Darlow 85' (o.g.) |
Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 50,174 Referee: Simon Hooper |
| 4 February 2018 26 | Crystal Palace | 1–1 | Newcastle United | Selhurst |
| 14:15 GMT | Milivojević 55' (pen.) Fosu-Mensah 64' |
Report | Diamé 22' Dummett 57' |
Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 25,746 Referee: Andre Marriner |
| Note: Live on Sky Sports | ||||
| 11 February 2018 27 | Newcastle United | 1–0 | Manchester United | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| 14:15 GMT | Ritchie 65' |
Report | Smalling 64' Valencia 88' |
Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 52,309 Referee: Craig Pawson |
| Note: Live on Sky Sports | ||||
| 24 February 2018 28 | AFC Bournemouth | 2–2 | Newcastle United | Bournemouth |
| 15:00 GMT | Aké 52' Smith 80'Gosling 89' |
Report | Gayle 17', 45+1' Ritchie 53'Yedlin 82'Diamé 85'Ayoze 90+1' |
Stadium: Vitality Stadium Attendance: 10,808 Referee: Roger East |
| 3 March 2018 29 | Liverpool | 2–0 | Newcastle United | Liverpool |
| 17:30 GMT | Salah 40' Mané 55' |
Report | Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 53,287 Referee: Graham Scott | |
| Note: Live on BT Sport | ||||
| 10 March 2018 30 | Newcastle United | 3–0 | Southampton | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| 15:00 GMT | Kenedy 2', 29' Ritchie 57' |
Report | Hoedt 48' Stephens 69' |
Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 52,246 Referee: Andre Marriner |
| 31 March 2018 31 | Newcastle United | 1–0 | Huddersfield Town | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| 15:00 BST | Lascelles 8' Ayoze 80' |
Report | Mooy 6' Hogg 28'Schindler 60'Quaner 84' |
Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 52,261 Referee: Martin Atkinson |
| 7 April 2018 32 | Leicester City | 1–2 | Newcastle United | Leicester |
| 15:00 BST | Maguire 21' Vardy 83' |
Report | Shelvey 18' Lascelles 21'Gayle 52'Ritchie 55'Ayoze 75' |
Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 32,066 Referee: Stuart Attwell |
| 15 April 2018 33 | Newcastle United | 2–1 | Arsenal | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| 13:30 BST | Ayoze 29' Ritchie 68'Slimani 90+1' |
Report | Lacazette 14' |
Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 52,210 Referee: Anthony Taylor |
| Note: Live on Sky Sports | ||||
| 23 April 2018 34 | Everton | 1–0 | Newcastle United | Liverpool |
| 20:00 BST | Walcott 51' Keane 75' Gueye 90+1' |
Report | Kenedy 90+1' |
Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 39,061 Referee: Bobby Madley |
| Note: Live on Sky Sports | ||||
| 28 April 2018 35 | Newcastle United | 0–1 | West Bromwich Albion | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| 15:00 BST | Diamé 68' |
Report | Phillips 29' Livermore 37'Nyom 45+1'McClean 82' |
Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 52,283 Referee: David Coote |
| 5 May 2018 36 | Watford | 2–1 | Newcastle United | Watford |
| 15:00 BST | Pereyra 2' Gray 28'Deeney 39'Kabasele 58'Holebas 72' |
Report | Ayoze 42', 55' |
Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 20,375 Referee: Roger East |
| 9 May 2018 37 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1–0 | Newcastle United | Wembley |
| 20:00 BST | Kane 50' Alli 57'Lamela 89' |
Report | Ritchie 73' Diamé 80'Yedlin 90+2' |
Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 54,923 Referee: Neil Swarbrick |
| 13 May 2018 38 | Newcastle United | 3–0 | Chelsea | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| 15:00 BST | Gayle 23' Pérez 59', 63' |
Report | Bakayoko 62' |
Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 52,294 Referee: Martin Atkinson |
| Note: Live on Sky Sports | ||||
EFL Cup
Newcastle United entered the EFL Cup in the second round and were drawn at home against Nottingham Forest.[55]
| 23 August 2017 Second round | Newcastle United | 2–3 (a.e.t.) | Nottingham Forest | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| 19:45 BST | Mitrović 3' Aarons 45+1'Hanley 85' |
Report | Cummings 29', 31' Worrall 83'Walker 97'Mancienne 111' |
Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 27,709 Referee: Darren England |
FA Cup
Newcastle United entered the FA Cup in the third round and were drawn at home to Luton Town.[56] Newcastle United then progressed into the fourth round and were drawn away to Chelsea.[57]
| 6 January 2018 Third round | Newcastle United | 3–1 | Luton Town | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| 15:00 GMT | Ayoze 30', 36' Shelvey 39', 62'Dummett 59'Hayden 67' |
Report | Hylton 29', 49' |
Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 47,069 Referee: Neil Swarbrick |
| 28 January 2018 Fourth round | Chelsea | 3–0 | Newcastle United | Fulham |
| 13:30 | Batshuayi 31', 44' Alonso 72' |
Report | Mbemba 17' |
Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,049 Referee: Kevin Friend |
| Note: Live on BT Sport | ||||
Statistics
Appearances and goals
- Last updated on 13 May 2018.
| 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 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 12 | GK | SVK |
Martin Dúbravka | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 26 | GK | ENG |
Karl Darlow | 12 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Defenders | |||||||||||||
| 2 | DF | IRL |
Ciaran Clark | 22 | 2 | 19+1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 3 | DF |  WAL |
Paul Dummett | 21 | 0 | 19+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 6 | DF | ENG |
Jamaal Lascelles | 35 | 3 | 32+1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 18 | DF |  COD |
Chancel Mbemba | 11 | 0 | 7+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 19 | DF | ESP |
Javier Manquillo | 23 | 0 | 20+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 20 | DF | FRA |
Florian Lejeune | 24 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 22 | DF |  USA |
DeAndre Yedlin | 34 | 0 | 31+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 25 | DF | FRA |
Massadio Haïdara | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 27 | DF | ESP |
Jesús Gámez | 3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Midfielders | |||||||||||||
| 7 | MF | ENG |
Jacob Murphy | 28 | 1 | 13+12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | ||
| 8 | MF | ENG |
Jonjo Shelvey | 32 | 2 | 25+5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 10 | MF | SEN |
Mohamed Diamé | 33 | 2 | 23+8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
| 11 | MF | SCO |
Matt Ritchie | 38 | 3 | 32+3 | 3 | 0+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 14 | MF | ENG |
Isaac Hayden | 29 | 1 | 15+11 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | ||
| 15 | MF | BRA |
Kenedy | 13 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 23 | MF | ESP |
Mikel Merino | 25 | 1 | 14+10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 30 | MF | GHA |
Christian Atsu | 29 | 2 | 19+9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
| Forwards | |||||||||||||
| 9 | FW | ENG |
Dwight Gayle | 37 | 6 | 23+12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 13 | FW | ALG |
Islam Slimani | 4 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 17 | FW | ESP |
Ayoze Pérez | 37 | 10 | 28+8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 21 | FW | ESP |
Joselu | 32 | 4 | 19+11 | 4 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
| Player(s) who left on loan but featured this season | |||||||||||||
| 4 | MF | ENG |
Jack Colback | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 16 | MF | ENG |
Rolando Aarons | 5 | 1 | 1+3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 24 | MF | SEN |
Henri Saivet | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | ||
| 33 | DF | MAR |
Achraf Lazaar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 35 | MF | ENG |
Daniel Barlaser | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 41 | GK | ENG |
Freddie Woodman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 42 | DF | ENG |
Jamie Sterry | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 45 | FW | SRB |
Aleksandar Mitrović | 7 | 2 | 0+6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| — | GK | BEL |
Matz Sels | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| — | DF | SCO |
Stuart Findlay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| — | FW | ENG |
Adam Armstrong | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| — | FW | ENG |
Ivan Toney | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Player(s) who left permanently but featured this season | |||||||||||||
| 5 | DF | SCO |
Grant Hanley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 15 | MF | NED |
Siem de Jong | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Cards
- Accounts for all competitions. Last updated on 5 May 2018.
| No. | Pos. | Name | |
|
| 2 | DF | Ciaran Clark |
3 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Paul Dummett |
2 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Grant Hanley[lower-alpha 1] |
1 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | Jamaal Lascelles |
5 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Jonjo Shelvey |
3 | 2 |
| 9 | FW | Dwight Gayle |
3 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | Mohamed Diamé |
2 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | Matt Ritchie |
5 | 0 |
| 13 | FW | Islam Slimani |
2[lower-alpha 2] | 0 |
| 14 | MF | Isaac Hayden |
8 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | Kenedy |
1 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | Ayoze Pérez |
3 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | Chancel Mbemba |
1 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | Javier Manquillo |
2 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | Florian Lejeune |
3 | 0 |
| 21 | FW | Joselu |
2 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | DeAndre Yedlin |
4 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | Mikel Merino |
4 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | Christian Atsu |
1 | 0 |
- Hanley left the club in the Summer Transfer Window.
- Slimani got 1 yellow card whilst he played for Leicester City before he joined the club.
Goals
- Last updated on 13 May 2018.
| Place | Position | Number | Nation | Name | Premier League | EFL Cup | FA Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FW | 17 | |
Ayoze Pérez | 8 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| 2 | FW | 9 | |
Dwight Gayle | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | FW | 21 | |
Joselu | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | DF | 6 | |
Jamaal Lascelles | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| MF | 11 | |
Matt Ritchie | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 6 | DF | 2 | |
Ciaran Clark | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| MF | 8 | |
Jonjo Shelvey | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| MF | 10 | |
Mohamed Diamé | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| MF | 15 | |
Kenedy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| MF | 30 | |
Christian Atsu | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| FW | 45 | |
Aleksandar Mitrović[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 12 | MF | 7 | |
Jacob Murphy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| MF | 14 | |
Isaac Hayden | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| MF | 16 | |
Rolando Aarons[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| MF | 23 | |
Mikel Merino | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| MF | 24 | |
Henri Saivet[lower-alpha 3] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Own Goals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| TOTALS | 39 | 2 | 3 | 43 | ||||
- Mitrović left the club in the Winter Transfer Window.
- Aarons left the club in the Winter Transfer Window.
- Saivet left the club in the Winter Transfer Window.
Clean sheets
- Last updated on 13 May 2018.
| Place | Number | Nation | Name | Matches Played |
Premier League | EFL Cup | FA Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | |
Martin Dúbravka | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | 1 | |
Rob Elliot | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | 26 | |
Karl Darlow | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | 41 | |
Freddie Woodman[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTALS | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | ||||
- Woodman left the club in the Winter Transfer Window.
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