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Newcastle

Newcastle

Premier League

Season Statistics

8 MATCHES
PLAYED
Win (38%) Draw (25%) Loss (38%)
8 Played
3 Won
2 Drawn
3 Lost
12 Goals For
14 Goals Against

Team Overview

Newcastle are one of English football's most passionately supported clubs, a Tyneside institution known as the Magpies for their black-and-white stripes and for the atmosphere at St James' Park. The club has a proud league heritage, including four top-flight titles, the last of them in 1926-27. In the modern era Newcastle have typically been a side that aspires to the upper half of the table and to European qualification, backed by a loyal fanbase that expects an energetic, committed team.

The current Premier League campaign, with M. Jaissle in charge, has been evenly balanced so far. Through eight matches Newcastle have won three, drawn two and lost three, for 11 points. The goal difference of -2 (12 scored, 14 conceded) points to a side that has been involved in open, competitive games rather than controlling them. Averaging 1.5 goals scored and 1.75 conceded per match, they have kept only two clean sheets, though they have failed to score just once, which suggests a reliable ability to find

Squad (33 players)

Goalkeepers (5)

M. Gillespie
#29 M. Gillespie
Aidan Harris
#1 Aidan Harris
L. Horníček
#21 L. Horníček
E. Jaouen
#24 E. Jaouen
N. Pope
#1 N. Pope

Defenders (8)

S. Botman
#4 S. Botman
D. Burn
#33 D. Burn
A. Dedić
#37 A. Dedić
L. Hall
#3 L. Hall
T. Livramento
#2 T. Livramento
F. Schär
#5 F. Schär
M. Thiaw
#12 M. Thiaw
L. Miley
#67 L. Miley

Midfielders (13)

A. Bamba
#8 A. Bamba
Joelinton
#7 Joelinton
M. Miley
#8 M. Miley
J. Murphy
#23 J. Murphy
Nico González
#6 Nico González
Park Seung-Soo
#16 Park Seung-Soo
Miodrag Pivaš
#5 Miodrag Pivaš
J. Ramsey
#41 J. Ramsey
Sean Steur
#14 Sean Steur
B. Touré
#17 B. Touré
J. Willock
#28 J. Willock
H. Barnes
#11 H. Barnes
M. Fernandez-Pardo
#20 M. Fernandez-Pardo

Attackers (7)

A. Elanga
#19 A. Elanga
M. Mills
#77 M. Mills
W. Osula
#10 W. Osula
V. Salia
V. Salia
T. Sanusi
#11 T. Sanusi
K. Thompson
#10 K. Thompson
Y. Wissa
#9 Y. Wissa

Player Statistics

2026/27 Season
# Player Pos Rating Apps Goals Assists Mins Tackles Passes
28
J. Willock
J. Willock
MF 6.9 7 2 0 402 7 154
11
H. Barnes
H. Barnes
MF 6.8 7 1 2 629 5 149
9
Y. Wissa
Y. Wissa
MF 6.5 7 1 1 609 7 128
4
S. Botman
S. Botman
DF 6.7 7 1 0 630 6 425
12
M. Thiaw
M. Thiaw
DF 6.5 7 0 0 630 0 398
21
L. Horníček
L. Horníček
GK 7.0 7 0 0 630 0 208
3
L. Hall
L. Hall
DF 7.1 7 1 1 629 17 337
67
L. Miley
L. Miley
MF 6.7 7 0 0 548 9 332
23
J. Murphy
J. Murphy
MF 5.7 6 0 0 241 4 51
37
A. Dedić
A. Dedić
DF 5.4 5 0 1 359 8 135
6
Nico González
Nico González
MF 6.7 5 0 1 347 7 251
20
M. Fernandez-Pardo
M. Fernandez-Pardo
FW 6.4 5 0 0 305 3 63
17
B. Touré
B. Touré
FW 6.9 5 1 0 114 4 43
14
Sean Steur
Sean Steur
MF 5.6 5 0 0 225 4 160
41
J. Ramsey
J. Ramsey
MF 6.9 3 1 0 69 2 40
19
A. Elanga
A. Elanga
MF 7.4 3 2 0 235 4 48
10
W. Osula
W. Osula
FW 6.4 3 0 1 102 1 9
8
A. Bamba
A. Bamba
MF 5.0 3 0 0 34 3 7
7
Joelinton
Joelinton
MF 6.3 2 0 0 120 1 59
5
F. Schär
F. Schär
DF 3.5 2 0 0 25 0 12
33
D. Burn
D. Burn
DF 0.0 2 0 0 2 1 6
2
T. Livramento
T. Livramento
DF 6.3 2 0 0 33 2 19

Recent Transfers

2025/26 & 2026/27

Arrivals (32)

M. Fernandez-Pardo
From Lille
Transfer Aug 2026
Nico González
From Manchester City
Transfer Aug 2026
A. Dedić
From Benfica
Transfer Aug 2026
L. Horníček
From SC Braga
Transfer Aug 2026
A. Bamba
From Monaco
Transfer Jul 2026
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Departures (46)

Alfie Harrison
To Dundee
Free agent Oct 2026
L. Shahar
To Arouca
Loan Sep 2026
N. Woltemade
To Juventus
Loan Aug 2026
S. Neave
To Wolves
Loan Aug 2026
A. Munda
To Swindon Town
Loan Aug 2026
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Injuries & Availability

2 Out 0 Doubtful
V. Livramento
V. Livramento Knee Injury
Out
E. Jaouen
E. Jaouen Muscle Injury
Out

Impact Analysis

Newcastle currently have two players unavailable, V. Livramento (knee injury) and E. Jaouen (muscle injury), and both are confirmed out. No players are listed as doubtful, so the situation is clear-cut, with no fitness tests pending that could change the picture.

The available information does not specify positions, appearance records, or minutes played for either player, so it is not possible to say which area of the pitch is most affected or to quantify how heavily the team relies on them. Two absences is a modest total for a Premier League squad, and it is unlikely to stretch resources in any single area unless both players cover the same role. That cannot be confirmed from the data provided.

The same limits apply to replacements. Without details of the wider squad's composition, naming specific cover would be speculation. Reading the numbers alone, though, a pair of absences leaves most of the squad available for selection. The difference between a knee injury and a muscle injury may matter for how long each player is out, but no return timelines have been given. Newcastle's squad depth is best judged as manageable on the current evidence, with further updates needed to assess the full impact.

Recent Form

WLLWL
W Crystal Palace 0-2 (A)
L Aston Villa 0-1 (H)
L Coventry 4-1 (A)
W Hull City 2-1 (H)
L Leeds 4-1 (A)

Form Analysis

Newcastle's form across their last five matches has been inconsistent, with two wins and three defeats. The results swing sharply: a 2-0 away win at Crystal Palace and a 2-1 home win over Hull City sit alongside heavy 4-1 away defeats at Coventry and Leeds, plus a 1-0 home loss to Aston Villa. The sequence has no clear upward or downward line.

Going forward has been a problem. Newcastle scored six goals in five games, an average of 1.2 per match. They failed to score against Aston Villa, and in both of the 4-1 defeats they managed only a single goal. Their two wins brought two goals at Hull and two at Palace, so they have needed at least two goals to win.

Defensively, the num

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