Newcastle United 2018–19 football season
| 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) | |||
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| ← 2017–182019–20 → | ||||
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.
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
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| Head of Physiotherapy | Derek Wright
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| Physiotherapist | Daniel Martí
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| Physiotherapist | Michael Harding
|
| Head of Recruitment | Steve Nickson
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| Head of Analysis | Kerry Morrow
|
Source:
Squads
First-team squad
| Squad No. | Name | Nationality | Position(s) | Date of Birth (Age) | Signed | Signed from | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | |||||||
| 1 | Rob Elliot | 
|
GK | (1986-04-30) 30 April 1986 (age 38) | 2011 | Charlton Athletic
| |
| 12 | Martin Dúbravka | 
|
GK | (1989-01-15) 15 January 1989 (age 35) | 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 27) | 2014 | Newcastle United Academy
| |
| Defenders | |||||||
| 2 | Ciaran Clark |
|
CB / LB | (1989-09-26) 26 September 1989 (age 35) | 2016 | Aston Villa
| |
| 3 | Paul Dummett | 
|
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 32) | 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 35) | 2018 | Swansea City
| |
| 19 | Javier Manquillo |
|
RB / LB / RWB / LWB | (1994-05-05) 5 May 1994 (age 30) | 2017 | Atlético Madrid
| |
| 20 | Florian Lejeune | 
|
CB | (1991-05-20) 20 May 1991 (age 33) | 2017 | Eibar
| |
| 22 | DeAndre Yedlin | 
|
RB / RWB | (1993-07-09) 9 July 1993 (age 31) | 2016 | Tottenham Hotspur
| |
| 23 | Antonio Barreca | 
|
LB / LWB | (1995-03-18) 18 March 1995 (age 29) | 2019 | Monaco
| |
| Midfielders | |||||||
| 4 | Ki Sung-yueng | 
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CM | (1989-01-24) 24 January 1989 (age 35) | 2018 | Swansea City
| |
| 8 | Jonjo Shelvey |
|
CM | (1992-02-27) 27 February 1992 (age 32) | 2016 | Swansea City
| |
| 10 | Mohamed Diamé | 
|
CM | (1987-06-14) 14 June 1987 (age 37) | 2016 | Hull City
| |
| 11 | Matt Ritchie | 
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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 29) | 2016 | Arsenal
| |
| 15 | Kenedy | 
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LW / AM / LWB | (1996-02-08) 8 February 1996 (age 28) | 2018 | Chelsea
| |
| 24 | Miguel Almirón | 
|
AM / LW | (1994-02-10) 10 February 1994 (age 30) | 2019 | Atlanta United
| |
| 30 | Christian Atsu | 
|
RW / LW | (1992-01-10) 10 January 1992 (age 32) | 2017 | Chelsea
| |
| 36 | Sean Longstaff |
|
CM / AM | (1997-09-30) 30 September 1997 (age 27) | 2016 | Newcastle United Academy
| |
| Forwards | |||||||
| 9 | Salomón Rondón | 
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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 32) | 2018 |  Mainz 05
| |
| 17 | Ayoze Pérez |
|
SS | (1993-07-29) 29 July 1993 (age 31) | 2014 | Tenerife
| |
| 21 | Joselu |
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ST | (1990-03-27) 27 March 1990 (age 34) | 2017 | Stoke City
| |
| Out on loan | |||||||
| 7 | Jacob Murphy |
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RW / LW | (1995-02-24) 24 February 1995 (age 29) | 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 27) | 2014 | Newcastle United Academy
| |
| 57 | Achraf Lazaar | 
|
LB / LW | (1992-01-22) 22 January 1992 (age 32) | 2016 | Palermo
| |
| – | Daniel Barlaser |
|
CM / AM | (1997-01-18) 18 January 1997 (age 27) | 2015 | Newcastle United Academy
| |
| – | Henri Saivet |
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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 |
|
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
| |
- 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 2018 | GK | 12 | |
Martin Dúbravka | Sparta Prague |
£4,000,000 | |
| 1 July 2018 | CM | 4 | |
Ki Sung-yueng | Swansea City |
Free transfer | |
| 26 July 2018 | CB | 5 | |
Fabian Schär | Deportivo La Coruña |
£3,000,000 | |
| 3 August 2018 | FW | 13 |
|
Yoshinori Mutō | Mainz 05
|
£9,500,000 | |
| 9 August 2018 | CB | 18 | |
Federico Fernández | Swansea City |
£6,000,000 | |
| 31 January 2019 | AM | 24 | |
Miguel Almirón | Atlanta United |
£21,000,000 |
- 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 | |
| 1 July 2018 | CB | — | |
Kyle Cameron | Torquay United |
Released | |
| 1 July 2018 | CB | — | |
Stuart Findlay | Kilmarnock |
Released | |
| 1 July 2018 | RB | 27 | |
Jesús Gámez | Free agent | Released | |
| 1 July 2018 | CB | — | |
Macaulay Gillesphey | Carlisle United |
Released | |
| 1 July 2018 | RW | — | |
Alex Gilliead | Shrewsbury Town |
Released | |
| 1 July 2018 | CB | 38 |  |
Curtis Good | Melbourne City |
Released | |
| 1 July 2018 | LB | 25 | |
Massadio Haïdara | Lens |
Released | |
| 1 July 2018 | LW | — | |
Callum Smith | Hull City |
Released | |
| 1 July 2018 | CM | — | |
Liam Smith | Free agent | Released | |
| 1 July 2018 | GK | — | |
Paul Woolston | Manchester United |
Released | |
| 12 July 2018 | CM | 23 | |
Mikel Merino | Real Sociedad |
£10,000,000 | |
| 23 July 2018 | CB | 18 |  |
Chancel Mbemba |  Porto |
£7,000,000 | |
| 26 July 2018 | GK | — |  |
Matz Sels | Strasbourg |
£3,500,000 | |
| 30 July 2018 | FW | 45 |  |
Aleksandar Mitrović | Fulham |
£22,000,000 | |
| 6 August 2018 | FW | — | |
Adam Armstrong | Blackburn Rovers |
£1,750,000 | |
| 9 August 2018 | FW | — | |
Ivan Toney | Peterborough United |
Undisclosed |
- 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 | |
| 6 August 2018 | ST | 9 | |
Salomón Rondón | West Bromwich Albion |
31 May 2019 | |
| 31 January 2019 | LB | 23 | |
Antonio Barreca | Monaco |
31 May 2019 |
Loans out
| Date from | Position | Number | Nationality | Name | To | Expiry | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 July 2018 | DM | — | |
Jack Colback | Nottingham Forest |
31 May 2019 | |
| 6 August 2018 | ST | 9 | |
Dwight Gayle | West Bromwich Albion |
31 May 2019 | |
| 10 August 2018 | CB | — | |
Josef Yarney | Morecambe |
9 January 2019 | |
| 25 August 2018 | CM | — | |
Henri Saivet |  Bursaspor |
31 May 2019 | |
| 31 August 2018 | CM | — | |
Daniel Barlaser | Accrington Stanley |
31 May 2019 | |
| 31 August 2018 | ST | — | |
Luke Charman | Accrington Stanley |
9 January 2019 | |
| 7 September 2018 | LW | — | |
Rolando Aarons | Slovan Liberec |
December 2018 | |
| 10 January 2019 | LB | — | |
Liam Gibson | Accrington Stanley |
31 May 2019 | |
| 21 January 2019 | ST | — |  |
Elias Sørensen | Blackpool |
31 May 2019 | |
| 26 January 2019 | RB | 25 | |
Jamie Sterry | Crewe Alexandra |
31 May 2019 | |
| 31 January 2019 | LW | — | |
Rolando Aarons | Sheffield Wednesday |
31 May 2019 | |
| 31 January 2019 | LB | 57 | |
Achraf Lazaar | Sheffield Wednesday |
31 May 2019 | |
| 31 January 2019 | RW | 7 | |
Jacob Murphy | West Bromwich Albion |
31 May 2019 | |
| 31 January 2019 | LW | 37 | |
Callum Roberts | Colchester United |
31 May 2019 | |
| 31 January 2019 | CB | — | |
Josef Yarney | Chesterfield |
31 May 2019 |
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.
On 7 February 2019, Newcastle United confirmed a mid-season training camp in Spain which included a friendly against CSKA Moscow.
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) |
| 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 |
| 28 July 2018 Friendly | Porto | 0–0 | Newcastle United | Porto |
| 20:10 | Report | Stadium: Estádio do Dragão Attendance: 43,829 |
| 1 August 2018 Friendly | Braga | 4–0 | Newcastle United | Braga |
| 19:30 | Horta 52' Novais 77', 85'Sousa 90' |
Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga |
| 4 August 2018 Friendly | Newcastle United | 0–1 | FC Augsburg | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| 15:00 | Report | Gregoritsch 61' |
Stadium: St James' Park |
| 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 LeagueLeague table
| Pos | Team | 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 |
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 |
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.
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 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 | ||||
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 | ||||
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 | ||||
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| 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 |
| 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 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| 23 February 2019 (2019-02-23) 27 | Newcastle United | 2–0 | Huddersfield Town | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | Smith 20' |
Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 52,174 (2,326 away) Referee: Kevin Friend |
| 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 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 | ||||
| 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 |
| 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 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| 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 CupThe second round draw was made from the Stadium of Light on 16 August.
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 CupThe third round draw was made live on BBC by Ruud Gullit and Paul Ince from Stamford Bridge on 3 December 2018. The fourth round draw was made live on BBC by Robbie Keane and Carl Ikeme from Wolverhampton on 7 January 2019.
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 |
| 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 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
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