2018–19 Newcastle United F.C. season

Newcastle United
2018–19 season
OwnerMike Ashley
Managing DirectorLee Charnley
ManagerRafael Benítez
StadiumSt James' Park
Premier League13th
FA CupFourth round
(vs. Watford)
EFL CupSecond round
(vs. Nottingham Forest)
Top goalscorerLeague: Ayoze Pérez (12)
All: Ayoze Pérez (13)
Highest home attendanceLeague/All: 52,242 (9 Mar 2019 v Everton, PL round 30)
Lowest home attendanceLeague: 48,323 (26 Feb 2019 v Burnley, PL round 28)
All: 34,604 (26 Jan 2019 v Watford, FA Cup, R4)
Average home league attendance51,121
Biggest win4–0 (12 May 2019 v Fulham, PL round 38)
Biggest defeat0–4 (26 Dec 2018 v Liverpool, PL round 19)

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

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Coaching staff

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

First Team

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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: [citation needed]

Squads

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First-team squad

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Squad No. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of Birth (Age) Signed Signed from
Goalkeepers
1 Rob Elliot Republic of Ireland[a] GK (1986-04-30) 30 April 1986 (age 38) 2011 England Charlton Athletic
12 Martin Dúbravka Slovakia GK (1989-01-15) 15 January 1989 (age 35) 2018 Czech Republic Sparta Prague
26 Karl Darlow England GK (1990-10-08) 8 October 1990 (age 34) 2014 England Nottingham Forest
41 Freddie Woodman England GK (1997-03-04) 4 March 1997 (age 27) 2014 England Newcastle United Academy
Defenders
2 Ciaran Clark Republic of Ireland[b] CB / LB (1989-09-26) 26 September 1989 (age 35) 2016 England Aston Villa
3 Paul Dummett Wales[c] LB / CB (1991-09-26) 26 September 1991 (age 33) 2010 England Newcastle United Academy
5 Fabian Schär Switzerland CB / CM (1991-12-20) 20 December 1991 (age 32) 2018 Spain Deportivo La Coruña
6 Jamaal Lascelles England CB (1993-11-11) 11 November 1993 (age 30) 2014 England Nottingham Forest
18 Federico Fernández Argentina CB (1989-02-21) 21 February 1989 (age 35) 2018 Wales Swansea City
19 Javier Manquillo Spain RB / LB / RWB / LWB (1994-05-05) 5 May 1994 (age 30) 2017 Spain Atlético Madrid
20 Florian Lejeune France CB (1991-05-20) 20 May 1991 (age 33) 2017 Spain Eibar
22 DeAndre Yedlin United States RB / RWB (1993-07-09) 9 July 1993 (age 31) 2016 England Tottenham Hotspur
23 Antonio Barreca Italy LB / LWB (1995-03-18) 18 March 1995 (age 29) 2019 France Monaco
Midfielders
4 Ki Sung-yueng South Korea CM (1989-01-24) 24 January 1989 (age 35) 2018 Wales Swansea City
8 Jonjo Shelvey England CM (1992-02-27) 27 February 1992 (age 32) 2016 Wales Swansea City
10 Mohamed Diamé Senegal CM (1987-06-14) 14 June 1987 (age 37) 2016 England Hull City
11 Matt Ritchie Scotland[d] RW / LW / LWB (1989-09-10) 10 September 1989 (age 35) 2016 England AFC Bournemouth
14 Isaac Hayden England CM / DM (1995-03-22) 22 March 1995 (age 29) 2016 England Arsenal
15 Kenedy Brazil LW / AM / LWB (1996-02-08) 8 February 1996 (age 28) 2018 England Chelsea
24 Miguel Almirón Paraguay AM / LW (1994-02-10) 10 February 1994 (age 30) 2019 United States Atlanta United
30 Christian Atsu Ghana RW / LW (1992-01-10) 10 January 1992 (age 32) 2017 England Chelsea
36 Sean Longstaff England CM / AM (1997-09-30) 30 September 1997 (age 27) 2016 England Newcastle United Academy
Forwards
9 Salomón Rondón Venezuela ST (1989-09-16) 16 September 1989 (age 35) 2018 England West Bromwich Albion
13 Yoshinori Mutō Japan ST / SS (1992-07-15) 15 July 1992 (age 32) 2018 Germany Mainz 05
17 Ayoze Pérez Spain SS (1993-07-29) 29 July 1993 (age 31) 2014 Spain Tenerife
21 Joselu Spain[e] ST (1990-03-27) 27 March 1990 (age 34) 2017 England Stoke City
Out on loan
7 Jacob Murphy England RW / LW (1995-02-24) 24 February 1995 (age 29) 2017 England Norwich City
25 Jamie Sterry England RB (1995-11-21) 21 November 1995 (age 28) 2015 England Newcastle United Academy
37 Callum Roberts England RW / LW (1997-04-14) 14 April 1997 (age 27) 2014 England Newcastle United Academy
57 Achraf Lazaar Morocco LB / LW (1992-01-22) 22 January 1992 (age 32) 2016 Italy Palermo
– Daniel Barlaser England CM / AM (1997-01-18) 18 January 1997 (age 27) 2015 England Newcastle United Academy
– Henri Saivet Senegal CM / AM (1990-10-26) 26 October 1990 (age 33) 2016 France Bordeaux
– Jack Colback England DM / CM (1989-10-24) 24 October 1989 (age 35) 2014 England Sunderland
– Rolando Aarons England[f] LW (1995-11-16) 16 November 1995 (age 28) 2014 England Newcastle United Academy
– Dwight Gayle England ST (1989-10-17) 17 October 1989 (age 35) 2016 England Crystal Palace
  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.
  6. ^ Aarons was born in Kingston, Jamaica.

Transfers and loans

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Transfers in

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Date from Position Number Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
1 July 2018 GK 12 Slovakia Martin Dúbravka Czech Republic Sparta Prague £4,000,000 [1]
1 July 2018 CM 4 South Korea Ki Sung-yueng Wales Swansea City Free transfer [2]
26 July 2018 CB 5 Switzerland Fabian Schär Spain Deportivo La Coruña £3,000,000 [3]
3 August 2018 FW 13 Japan Yoshinori Mutō Germany Mainz 05 £9,500,000 [4]
9 August 2018 CB 18 Argentina Federico Fernández Wales Swansea City £6,000,000 [5]
31 January 2019 AM 24 Paraguay Miguel Almirón United States Atlanta United £21,000,000 [6]
  • Total spending: Decrease £43,500,000

Transfers out

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Date from Position Number Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2018 RW — England Yasin Ben El-Mhanni Scunthorpe United Released [7][8]
1 July 2018 CB — Scotland Kyle Cameron England Torquay United Released [7][9]
1 July 2018 CB — Scotland Stuart Findlay Scotland Kilmarnock Released [7][10]
1 July 2018 RB 27 Spain Jesús Gámez Free agent Released [7]
1 July 2018 CB — England Macaulay Gillesphey England Carlisle United Released [7][11]
1 July 2018 RW — England Alex Gilliead England Shrewsbury Town Released [7][12]
1 July 2018 CB 38 Australia Curtis Good Australia Melbourne City Released [7][13]
1 July 2018 LB 25 France Massadio Haïdara France Lens Released [7][14]
1 July 2018 LW — England Callum Smith England Hull City Released [7][15]
1 July 2018 CM — England Liam Smith Free agent Released [7]
1 July 2018 GK — England Paul Woolston England Manchester United Released [16][17]
12 July 2018 CM 23 Spain Mikel Merino Spain Real Sociedad £10,000,000 [18]
23 July 2018 CB 18 Democratic Republic of the Congo Chancel Mbemba Portugal Porto £7,000,000 [19]
26 July 2018 GK — Belgium Matz Sels France Strasbourg £3,500,000 [20]
30 July 2018 FW 45 Serbia Aleksandar Mitrović England Fulham £22,000,000 [21]
6 August 2018 FW — England Adam Armstrong England Blackburn Rovers £1,750,000 [22]
9 August 2018 FW — England Ivan Toney England Peterborough United Undisclosed [23]
  • Total incoming: Increase ~ £44,250,000

Loans in

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Date from Position Number Nationality Name From Expiry Ref.
12 July 2018 LW 15 Brazil Kenedy England Chelsea 31 May 2019 [24]
6 August 2018 ST 9 Venezuela Salomón Rondón England West Bromwich Albion 31 May 2019 [25]
31 January 2019 LB 23 Italy Antonio Barreca France Monaco 31 May 2019 [26]

Loans out

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Date from Position Number Nationality Name To Expiry Ref.
20 July 2018 DM — England Jack Colback England Nottingham Forest 31 May 2019 [27]
6 August 2018 ST 9 England Dwight Gayle England West Bromwich Albion 31 May 2019 [25]
10 August 2018 CB — England Josef Yarney England Morecambe 9 January 2019 [28][29]
25 August 2018 CM — Senegal Henri Saivet Turkey Bursaspor 31 May 2019 [30]
31 August 2018 CM — England Daniel Barlaser England Accrington Stanley 31 May 2019 [31][32]
31 August 2018 ST — England Luke Charman England Accrington Stanley 9 January 2019 [33][29]
7 September 2018 LW — England Rolando Aarons Czech Republic Slovan Liberec December 2018 [34]
10 January 2019 LB — England Liam Gibson England Accrington Stanley 31 May 2019 [35]
21 January 2019 ST — Denmark Elias Sørensen England Blackpool 31 May 2019 [36]
26 January 2019 RB 25 England Jamie Sterry England Crewe Alexandra 31 May 2019 [37]
31 January 2019 LW — England Rolando Aarons England Sheffield Wednesday 31 May 2019 [38]
31 January 2019 LB 57 Morocco Achraf Lazaar England Sheffield Wednesday 31 May 2019 [39]
31 January 2019 RW 7 England Jacob Murphy England West Bromwich Albion 31 May 2019 [40]
31 January 2019 LW 37 England Callum Roberts England Colchester United 31 May 2019 [41]
31 January 2019 CB — England Josef Yarney England Chesterfield 31 May 2019 [42]

Pre-season and friendlies

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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.[43][44]

On 7 February 2019, Newcastle United confirmed a mid-season training camp in Spain which included a friendly against CSKA Moscow.[45]

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

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Overall summary

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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

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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

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Main article: 2018–19 Premier League

League table

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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
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

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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

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Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAAHAHHAAHHAHAAHAHAHA
ResultLDLLLDLLLDWWWLDLWDLDLLWWLDWWLWDLLWWDLW
Position1413161819181819201917141315141514151515151817141516141314131314151312131413
Updated to match(es) played on 12 May 2019. Source: [citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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On 14 June 2018, the Premier League fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.[46][47]

11 August 2018 (2018-08-11) 1 Newcastle United 1–2 Tottenham Hotspur Newcastle upon Tyne
12:30 BST Joselu 11', Yellow card 58'
Diamé Yellow card 90'		 Report Vertonghen 8'
Alli 18'
Dier Yellow card 42'
Kane Yellow card 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 Yellow card 62'
Arter Yellow card 80'		 Report Ritchie Yellow card 3'
Manquillo Yellow card 30'
Hayden Red card 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 Yellow card 51' Report Yedlin Yellow card 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 Yellow card 45'
Pogba Yellow card 63'
Mata 70'
Martial 76'
Sánchez 90'		 Report Kenedy 7'
Muto 10'
Ritchie Yellow card 58'
Diamé Yellow card 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', Yellow card 43'
Jahanbakhsh Yellow card 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 Yellow card 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 Yellow card 90+2'		 Report Capoue Yellow card 38'
Hughes Yellow card 64'
Okaka Yellow card 84'
Holebas Yellow card 90+2'
Gray Yellow card 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', Yellow card 90+3'
Schär Yellow card 45'		 Report Lerma 45+6'
L Cook Yellow card 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 Yellow card 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 Yellow card 41'
Schär Yellow card 79'
Yedlin Yellow card 89'		 Report Hernández 11', 63'
Snodgrass Yellow card 21'
Noble Yellow card 32'
Zabaleta Yellow card 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 Yellow card 18'
Pérez 23'
Yedlin Red card 57'
Clark Yellow card 90+6'		 Report Jota 17', Yellow card 73'
Doherty Yellow card 33', 90+4'
Costa Yellow card 65'
Coady Yellow card 72'
Bennett Yellow card 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 Yellow card 72' Report Lascelles Yellow card 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 Yellow card 89' Report Kamara Yellow card 84'
Seri Yellow card 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 Yellow card 28' Report Lindelöf Yellow card 46'
Lukaku 64'
Shaw Yellow card 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 Yellow card 63'		 Report Ritchie Yellow card 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 Yellow card 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 Yellow card 54'
Rondón 66'
Schär Yellow card 72'
Ritchie 80' (pen.)		 Report Agüero 1'
De Bruyne Yellow card 17'
Sterling Yellow card 34'
Laporte Yellow card 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 Yellow card 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 Yellow card 51'
Boly 90+5'		 Report Ritchie Yellow card 44'
Schär Yellow card 51'
Hayden 56'
Lascelles Yellow card 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 Red card 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 Yellow card 22' 38'
Schär 24'		 Report Mee Yellow card 39'
Hendrick Yellow card 60'
Crouch Yellow card 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 Yellow card 26', 42' (pen.)
Masuaku Yellow card 67'
Diop Yellow card 88'		 Report Schär Yellow card 37'
Longstaff Yellow card 40'
Hayden Yellow card 67'
Dúbravka Yellow card 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 soccer ball with red X 31'
Lascelles Yellow card 42'
Rondón 65'
Schär Yellow card 70'
Pérez 81', 84'
Shelvey Yellow card 89'		 Report Calvert-Lewin 18'
Richarlison 32'
Kenny Yellow card 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 Yellow card 19'
Ibe Yellow card 45+4'
King 48' (pen.), 81'
Daniels Yellow card 83'		 Report Pérez Yellow card 9'
Rondón 45+5'
Hayden Yellow card 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 Yellow card 59'
Kolašinac Yellow card 73'
Lacazette 83'		 Report Diamé Yellow card 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 Yellow card 79' Report Kelly Yellow card 45+2'
Milivojević 81' (pen.)
Benteke Yellow card 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 Yellow card 41'
Schmeichel Yellow card 68'		 Report Pérez 32'
Ki Sung-yueng Yellow card 63'
Schär Yellow card 74'
Manquillo Yellow card 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 Yellow card 23'
Lemina 59'
Romeu Yellow card 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 Yellow card 11'
Groß 75'
Bissouma Yellow card 78'		 Report Pérez 18'
Dummett Yellow card 25'
Ritchie Yellow card 45'
Muto Yellow card 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 Yellow card 45+2'
Rondón 54'		 Report Van Dijk 13'
Salah 28'
Origi 86'
Milner Yellow card 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 Yellow card 59' Report Shelvey 9'
Perez 11'
Schar 61'
Rondon 90'		 Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 24,979 (2,700 away)
Referee: Kevin Friend

EFL Cup

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Main article: 2018–19 EFL Cup

The second round draw was made from the Stadium of Light on 16 August.[48]

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

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Main article: 2018–19 FA Cup

The third round draw was made live on BBC by Ruud Gullit and Paul Ince from Stamford Bridge on 3 December 2018.[49] The fourth round draw was made live on BBC by Robbie Keane and Carl Ikeme from Wolverhampton on 7 January 2019.[50]

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 Yellow card 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 Yellow card 90+3' Report Wilmot Yellow card 56'
Gray 61'
Chalobah Yellow card 64'
Britos Yellow card 75'
Success 90'		 Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 34,604
Referee: David Coote

Statistics

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Appearances and goals

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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 Republic of Ireland IRL Rob Elliot 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 GK Slovakia SVK Martin Dúbravka 38 0 38 0 0 0 0 0
26 GK England ENG Karl Darlow 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
41 GK England ENG Freddie Woodman 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Defenders
2 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Ciaran Clark 14 3 9+2 3 1 0 2 0
3 DF Wales WAL Paul Dummett 25 0 20+5 0 0 0 0 0
5 DF Switzerland SUI Fabian Schär 28 4 22+2 4 1 0 2+1 0
6 DF England ENG Jamaal Lascelles 33 0 32 0 0 0 0+1 0
18 DF Argentina ARG Federico Fernández 22 0 17+2 0 1 0 2 0
19 DF Spain ESP Javier Manquillo 21 0 12+6 0 0 0 3 0
20 DF France FRA Florian Lejeune 12 0 11 0 0 0 1 0
22 DF United States USA DeAndre Yedlin 28 1 27+1 1 0 0 0 0
23 DF Italy ITA Antonio Barreca 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
Midfielders
4 MF South Korea KOR Ki Sung-yueng 18 0 14+3 0 1 0 0 0
8 MF England ENG Jonjo Shelvey 17 1 10+6 1 0 0 0+1 0
10 MF Senegal SEN Mohamed Diamé 28 0 23+5 0 0 0 0 0
11 MF Scotland SCO Matt Ritchie 38 3 34+1 2 0 0 3 1
14 MF England ENG Isaac Hayden 27 1 20+4 1 0 0 2+1 0
15 MF Brazil BRA Kenedy 27 1 14+10 1 1 0 2 0
24 MF Paraguay PAR Miguel Almirón 10 0 9+1 0 0 0 0 0
30 MF Ghana GHA Christian Atsu 31 1 14+13 1 1 0 1+2 0
36 MF England ENG Sean Longstaff 13 2 8+1 1 1 0 3 1
Forward
9 FW Venezuela VEN Salomón Rondón 32 12 29+2 11 0+1 1 0 0
13 FW Japan JPN Yoshinori Mutō 17 1 5+11 1 1 0 0 0
17 FW Spain ESP Ayoze Pérez 40 13 33+3 12 0+1 0 0+3 1
21 FW Spain ESP Joselu 20 3 5+11 2 1 0 3 1
Player(s) who left on loan but featured this season
7 MF England ENG Jacob Murphy 13 0 4+5 0 1 0 3 0
25 DF England ENG Jamie Sterry 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
37 MF England ENG Callum Roberts 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1
57 DF Morocco MAR Achraf Lazaar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
— MF England ENG Daniel Barlaser 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
— MF England ENG Jack Colback 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
— MF Senegal SEN Henri Saivet 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
— MF England ENG Rolando Aarons 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
— FW England ENG Dwight Gayle 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Goals

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Last updated on 12 May 2019.
Place Position Number Nation Name Premier League EFL Cup FA Cup Total
1 FW 17 Spain Ayoze Pérez 12 0 1 13
2 FW 9 Venezuela Salomón Rondón 11 1 0 12
3 CB 2 Switzerland Fabian Schär 4 0 0 4
4 CB 5 Republic of Ireland Ciaran Clark 3 0 0 3
FW 21 Spain Joselu 2 0 1 3
MF 11 Scotland Matt Ritchie 2 0 1 3
5 MF 36 England Sean Longstaff 1 0 1 2
6 FW 13 Japan Yoshinori Muto 1 0 0 1
MF 15 Brazil Kenedy 1 0 0 1
RB 22 United States DeAndre Yedlin 1 0 0 1
MF 14 England Isaac Hayden 1 0 0 1
MF 14 England Jonjo Shelvey 1 0 0 1
MF 14 Ghana Christian Atsu 1 0 0 1
7 MF 37 England Callum Roberts 0 0 1 1
Own Goals 1 0 0 1
TOTALS 42 1 5 48

Clean sheets

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Last updated on 12 May 2019.
Place Number Nation Name Matches
Played 		Premier League EFL Cup FA Cup Total
1 12 Slovakia Martin Dúbravka 38 11 0 0 11
2 26 England Karl Darlow 1 0 0 0 0
1 Republic of Ireland Rob Elliot 0 0 0 0 0
41 England Freddie Woodman 2 0 0 0 0
TOTALS 11 0 0 11

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