2018–19 Newcastle United F.C. season

Newcastle United
2018–19 season
Owner Mike Ashley
Managing Director Lee Charnley
Manager Rafael Benítez
Stadium St James' Park
Premier League 18th
EFL Cup Second round
(Vs. Nottingham Forest)
FA Cup Third round
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours

The 2018–19 season is 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 participates in the Premier League, EFL Cup and FA Cup. The season covers the period from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019.

Club

Coaching staff

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

First Team

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

Source:

Squads

First-team squad

Squad No. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of Birth (Age) Signed Signed from
Goalkeepers
1 Rob Elliot Republic of Ireland[lower-alpha 1] GK 30 April 1986 2011 England Charlton Athletic
12 Martin Dúbravka Slovakia GK 15 January 1989 2018 Czech Republic Sparta Prague
26 Karl Darlow England GK 8 October 1990 2014 England Nottingham Forest
41 Freddie Woodman England GK 4 March 1997 2014 England Newcastle United Academy
Defenders
2 Ciaran Clark Republic of Ireland[lower-alpha 2] CB / LB 26 September 1989 2016 England Aston Villa
3 Paul Dummett Wales[lower-alpha 3] LB / CB 26 September 1991 2010 England Newcastle United Academy
5 Fabian Schär Switzerland CB 20 December 1991 2018 Spain Deportivo La Coruña
6 Jamaal Lascelles England CB 11 November 1993 2014 England Nottingham Forest
18 Federico Fernández Argentina CB 21 February 1989 2018 Wales Swansea City
19 Javier Manquillo Spain RB / LB 5 May 1994 2017 Spain Atlético Madrid
20 Florian Lejeune France CB 20 May 1991 2017 Spain Eibar
22 DeAndre Yedlin United States RB 9 July 1993 2016 England Tottenham Hotspur
25 Jamie Sterry England RB 21 November 1995 2015 England Newcastle United Academy
57 Achraf Lazaar Morocco LB / LW 22 January 1992 2016 Italy Palermo
Midfielders
4 Ki Sung-yueng South Korea CM 24 January 1989 2018 Wales Swansea City
7 Jacob Murphy England RW / LW 24 February 1995 2017 England Norwich City
8 Jonjo Shelvey England CM 27 February 1992 2016 Wales Swansea City
10 Mohamed Diamé Senegal CM / AM 14 June 1987 2016 England Hull City
11 Matt Ritchie Scotland[lower-alpha 4] RW / LW 10 September 1989 2016 England AFC Bournemouth
14 Isaac Hayden England CM / DM 22 March 1995 2016 England Arsenal
15 Kenedy Brazil LW / LB 8 February 1996 2018 England Chelsea
30 Christian Atsu Ghana RW / LW 10 January 1992 2017 England Chelsea
36 Sean Longstaff England AM / CM 30 September 1997 2018 England Newcastle United Academy
37 Cal Roberts England RW / LW 14 April 1997 2015 England Newcastle United Academy
Forwards
9 Salomón Rondón Venezuela ST 16 September 1989 2018 England West Bromwich Albion
13 Yoshinori Mutō Japan ST / SS 15 July 1992 2018 Germany Mainz 05
17 Ayoze Pérez Spain SS / ST 29 July 1993 2014 Spain Tenerife
21 Joselu Spain[lower-alpha 5] ST 27 March 1990 2017 England Stoke City
  1. ↑ Elliot was born in Greenwich, England.
  2. ↑ Clark was born in Harrow, England.
  3. ↑ Dummett was born in Newcastle upon Tyne, England.
  4. ↑ Ritchie was born in Gosport, England.
  5. ↑ Joselu was born in Stuttgart, Germany.

Transfers and loans

Transfers in

Date from Position Number Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
1 July 2018GK12SlovakiaMartin DúbravkaCzech Republic Sparta Prague£4,000,000[1]
1 July 2018CM4South KoreaKi Sung-yuengWales Swansea CityFree transfer[2]
26 July 2018CB5SwitzerlandFabian SchärSpain Deportivo La Coruña£3,000,000[3]
3 August 2018 FW 13 Japan Yoshinori Mutō Germany Mainz 05 £9,500,000 [4]
9 August 2018CB18ArgentinaFederico FernándezWales Swansea City£6,000,000[5]

Transfers out

Date from Position Number Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2018RW—EnglandYasin Ben El-MhanniFree agentReleased[6]
1 July 2018CB—ScotlandKyle CameronEngland Torquay UnitedReleased[6][7]
1 July 2018CB—ScotlandStuart FindlayScotland KilmarnockReleased[6][8]
1 July 2018RB27SpainJesús GámezFree agentReleased[6]
1 July 2018CB—EnglandMacaulay GillespheyEngland Carlisle UnitedReleased[6][9]
1 July 2018RW—EnglandAlex GillieadEngland Shrewsbury TownReleased[6][10]
1 July 2018CB38AustraliaCurtis GoodAustralia Melbourne CityReleased[6][11]
1 July 2018LB25FranceMassadio HaïdaraFrance LensReleased[6][12]
1 July 2018LW—EnglandCallum SmithEngland Hull CityReleased[6][13]
1 July 2018CM—EnglandLiam SmithFree agentReleased[6]
1 July 2018GK—EnglandPaul WoolstonFree agentReleased[14]
12 July 2018CM23SpainMikel MerinoSpain Real Sociedad£10,000,000[15]
23 July 2018CB18Democratic Republic of the CongoChancel MbembaPortugal Porto£7,000,000[16]
26 July 2018GK—BelgiumMatz SelsFrance Strasbourg£3,500,000[17]
30 July 2018FW45SerbiaAleksandar MitrovićEngland Fulham£22,000,000[18]
6 August 2018FW—EnglandAdam ArmstrongEngland Blackburn Rovers£1,750,000[19]
9 August 2018FW—EnglandIvan ToneyEngland Peterborough UnitedUndisclosed[20]

Loans in

Date from Position Number Nationality Name From Expiry Ref.
12 July 2018LM15BrazilKenedyEngland Chelsea31 May 2019[21]
6 August 2018ST9VenezuelaSalomón RondónEngland West Bromwich Albion31 May 2019[22]

Loans out

Date from Position Number Nationality Name To Expiry Ref.
20 July 2018DM—EnglandJack ColbackEngland Nottingham Forest31 May 2019[23]
6 August 2018ST9EnglandDwight GayleEngland West Bromwich Albion31 May 2019[22]
10 August 2018CB—EnglandJosef YarneyEngland MorecambeJanuary 2019[24]
25 August 2018AM—SenegalHenri SaivetTurkey Bursaspor31 May 2019[25]
31 August 2018CM—TurkeyDaniel BarlaserEngland Accrington Stanley1 January 2019[26]
31 August 2018CF—EnglandLuke CharmanEngland Accrington Stanley31 May 2019[27]
7 September 2018LW—EnglandRolando AaronsCzech Republic Slovan LiberecMarch 2018[28]

Pre-season

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.[29][30]

Competitions

Overall summary

Competition Started round Current
position / round		 Final
position / round		 First match Last match
Premier League – 18th – 11 August 2018 –
EFL Cup Second round – – 29 August 2018 –
FA Cup Third round – – – –

Premier League

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
16 Southampton 8 1 2 5 6 14 −8 5
17 Fulham 8 1 2 5 9 21 −12 5
18 Huddersfield Town 8 0 3 5 4 17 −13 3 Relegation to the EFL Championship
19 Newcastle United 8 0 2 6 6 13 −7 2
20 Cardiff City 8 0 2 6 4 17 −13 2
Updated to match(es) played on 7 October 2018. Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Play-offs (only if needed to decide champion, teams for relegation or teams for UEFA competitions).

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
8 0 2 6 6 13  −7 2 0 0 4 3 8  −5 0 2 2 3 5  −2

Last updated: 6 October 2018.
Source: Premier League

Results by matchday

Round12345678
GroundHAHAHAHA
ResultLDLLLDLL
Position1413161819181819

Updated to match(es) played on 6 October 2018. Source:
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.[31][32]

EFL Cup

The second round draw was made from the Stadium of Light on 16 August.[33]

FA Cup

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Last updated on 6 October 2018.
No. Pos Nat Player TotalPremier LeagueEFL CupFA Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Republic of Ireland Rob Elliot 00000000
12 GK Slovakia Martin Dúbravka 80800000
26 GK England Karl Darlow 10001000
41 GK England Freddie Woodman 00000000
Defenders
2 DF Republic of Ireland Ciaran Clark 715+111000
3 DF Wales Paul Dummett 60600000
5 DF Switzerland Fabian Schär 20101000
6 DF England Jamaal Lascelles 70700000
18 DF Argentina Federico Fernández 60501000
19 DF Spain Javier Manquillo 302+100000
20 DF France Florian Lejeune 00000000
22 DF United States DeAndre Yedlin 71710000
25 DF England Jamie Sterry 10001000
57 DF Morocco Achraf Lazaar 00000000
Midfielders
4 MF South Korea Ki Sung-yueng 30201000
7 MF England Jacob Murphy 703+301000
8 MF England Jonjo Shelvey 50500000
10 MF Senegal Mohamed Diamé 80800000
11 MF Scotland Matt Ritchie 70700000
14 MF England Isaac Hayden 201+100000
15 MF Brazil Kenedy 816+111000
30 MF Ghana Christian Atsu 601+401000
36 MF England Sean Longstaff 10001000
37 MF England Cal Roberts 00000000
Forwards
9 FW Venezuela Salomón Rondón 513+100+1100
13 FW Japan Yoshinori Mutō 811+611000
17 FW Spain Ayoze Pérez 907+100+1000
21 FW Spain Joselu 924+421000
Players sent out on loan this season
— MF England Jack Colback 00000000
— MF Senegal Henri Saivet 00000000
— MF England Rolando Aarons 00000000
— FW England Dwight Gayle 00000000
Players who have made an appearance or had a squad number this season but have left the club

Captains

Accounts for all competitions. Last updated on 1 September 2018.
No. Pos. Name Starts
6 DF England Jamaal Lascelles 3
3 DF Wales Paul Dummett 1

Cards

Accounts for all competitions. Last updated on 18 August 2018.
No. Pos. Name
5 DF Switzerland Fabian Schär 1 0
10 MF Senegal Mohamed Diamé 1 0
11 MF Scotland Matt Ritchie 2 0
14 MF England Isaac Hayden 0 1
18 DF Argentina Federico Fernández 1 0
19 DF Spain Javier Manquillo 1 0
21 FW Spain Joselu 1 0

Goals

Last updated on 15 September 2018.
Place Position Number Nation Name Premier League EFL Cup FA Cup Total
1 FW 21 Spain Joselu 2 0 0 2
2 FW 9 Venezuela Salomón Rondón 0 1 0 1
RB 22 United States DeAndre Yedlin 1 0 0 1
CB 2 Republic of Ireland Ciaran Clark 1 0 0 1
– Own Goals 0 0 0 0
TOTALS 4 1 0 5

    Clean sheets

    Last updated on 29 September 2018.
    Place Number Nation Name Matches
    Played    		 Premier League EFL Cup FA Cup Total
    1 12 Slovakia Martin Dúbravka 7 2 0 0 2
    2 1 Republic of Ireland Rob Elliot 0 0 0 0 0
    26 England Karl Darlow 0 0 0 0 0
    41 England Freddie Woodman 0 0 0 0 0
    TOTALS 1 0 0 1

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