2016–17 Newcastle United F.C. season

The 2016–17 season was Newcastle United's second season in the 21st century to be played in the Championship, following their relegation from the Premier League. This season Newcastle United participated in the EFL Championship, EFL Cup and FA Cup. The season covers the period from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017.

Newcastle United
2016–17 season
OwnerMike Ashley
Managing directorLee Charnley
ManagerRafael Benítez
StadiumSt James' Park
Championship1st (promoted)
EFL CupFifth round
(knocked out by Hull City)
FA CupFourth round
(knocked out by Oxford United)
Top goalscorerLeague:
Dwight Gayle (23)
All:
Dwight Gayle (23)

Club

Coaching staff

The Newcastle United first team coaching staff for the 2016–17 season consists of the following:

Position Staff
Manager Rafael Benítez
Assistant Coach Ian Cathro (until 5 December 2016)
First Team Coach Mikel Antía
First Team Coach Antonio Gómez Pérez
Fitness Coach Francisco de Míguel Moreno
Strength and Conditioning Coach Chris Wilding
Goalkeeping Coach Simon Smith
Head of Sports Science & Medicine Paul Catterson
Rehabilitation Fitness Coach Cristian Fernández Martínez
Head of Physiotherapy Derek Wright
Physiotherapist Daniel Martí
Physiotherapist Michael Harding
Physiotherapist Carl Nelson
Chief Scout Graham Carr
Head of Analysis Kerry Morrow

Last updated: 29 June 2016
Source:

Players

First team squad
Squad No. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of Birth (Age) Signed Signed from Signing fee
Goalkeepers
21 Rob Elliot [1] GK (1986-04-30)30 April 1986 (aged 30) 2011 Charlton Athletic £300k
26 Karl Darlow GK (1990-10-08)8 October 1990 (aged 25) 2014 Nottingham Forest £3m
28 Matz Sels GK (1992-02-26)26 February 1992 (aged 24) 2016 Gent £4.5m
Defenders
2 Ciaran Clark [2] CB / LB (1989-09-26)26 September 1989 (aged 26) 2016 Aston Villa £5m
3 Paul Dummett [3] LB / CB (1991-09-26)26 September 1991 (aged 24) 2010 Newcastle United Academy Free
5 Grant Hanley CB (1991-11-20)20 November 1991 (aged 24) 2016 Blackburn Rovers £5.5m
6 Jamaal Lascelles CB (1993-11-11)11 November 1993 (aged 22) 2014 Nottingham Forest £4m
7 Achraf Lazaar LB / LW (1992-01-22)22 January 1992 (aged 24) 2016 Palermo £3m
18 Chancel Mbemba CB (1994-08-08)8 August 1994 (aged 21) 2015 Anderlecht £8.5m
19 Massadio Haïdara LB (1992-12-02)2 December 1992 (aged 23) 2013 Nancy £2m
22 DeAndre Yedlin RB (1993-07-09)9 July 1993 (aged 22) 2016 Tottenham Hotspur £5m
27 Jesús Gámez RB / LB (1985-04-10)10 April 1985 (aged 31) 2016 Atlético Madrid £1.5m
37 Stuart Findlay CB / LB (1995-09-14)14 September 1995 (aged 20) 2016 Celtic Free
38 Curtis Good CB (1993-03-23)23 March 1993 (aged 23) 2012 Melbourne Heart £300k
42 Jamie Sterry RB (1995-11-21)21 November 1995 (aged 20) 2015 Newcastle United Academy Free
Midfielders
4 Jack Colback DM CM (1989-10-24)24 October 1989 (aged 26) 2014 Sunderland Free
8 Vurnon Anita [4] DM / RB (1989-04-04)4 April 1989 (aged 27) 2012 Ajax £6.7m
11 Matt Ritchie RW / LW (1989-09-10)10 September 1989 (aged 26) 2016 AFC Bournemouth £12m
12 Jonjo Shelvey CM (1992-02-27)27 February 1992 (aged 24) 2016 Swansea City £12m
14 Isaac Hayden CM / DM (1995-03-22)22 March 1995 (aged 21) 2016 Arsenal £2.5m
15 Mohamed Diamé CM / AM (1987-06-14)14 June 1987 (aged 28) 2016 Hull City £4.5m
16 Rolando Aarons [5] LW (1995-11-16)16 November 1995 (aged 20) 2014 Newcastle United Academy Free
20 Yoan Gouffran LW / ST (1986-05-25)25 May 1986 (aged 29) 2013 Bordeaux £500k
30 Christian Atsu RW / LW (1992-01-10)10 January 1992 (aged 24) 2016 Chelsea Loan
34 Sammy Ameobi RW / LW / SS (1992-05-01)1 May 1992 (aged 24) 2008 Newcastle United Academy Free
35 Daniel Barlaser [6] CM / AM (1997-01-18)18 January 1997 (aged 19) 2015 Newcastle United Academy Free
36 Yasin Ben El-Mhanni LW / RW (1995-10-26)26 October 1995 (aged 20) 2016 Lewes Free
– Haris Vučkić SS / AM (1992-08-21)21 August 1992 (aged 23) 2009 Domžale £500k
Forwards
9 Dwight Gayle ST (1989-10-17)17 October 1989 (aged 26) 2016 Crystal Palace £10m
17 Ayoze Pérez SS / ST (1993-07-29)29 July 1993 (aged 22) 2014 Tenerife £1.6m
33 Daryl Murphy ST (1983-03-15)15 March 1983 (aged 33) 2016 Ipswich Town £3.5m
45 Aleksandar Mitrović ST (1994-09-16)16 September 1994 (aged 21) 2015 Anderlecht £13m
Out on loan
1 Tim Krul GK (1988-04-03)3 April 1988 (aged 28) 2006 ADO Den Haag Free
10 Siem de Jong [7] AM / SS (1989-01-28)28 January 1989 (aged 27) 2014 Ajax £7.5m
23 Henri Saivet CM / AM (1990-10-26)26 October 1990 (aged 25) 2016 Bordeaux £5m
29 Emmanuel Rivière ST (1990-03-03)3 March 1990 (aged 26) 2014 Monaco £6.3m
32 Adam Armstrong SS / ST / LW (1997-02-10)10 February 1997 (aged 19) 2014 Newcastle United Academy Free
41 Freddie Woodman GK (1997-03-04)4 March 1997 (aged 19) 2014 Newcastle United Academy Free
43 Kevin Mbabu RB / LB (1995-04-19)19 April 1995 (aged 21) 2013 Servette £1m
– Ľubomír Šatka CB (1995-12-02)2 December 1995 (aged 20) 2014 Newcastle United Academy Free
– Florian Thauvin RW / LW (1993-01-26)26 January 1993 (aged 23) 2015 Marseille £12m
– Callum Roberts RW / LW (1997-04-14)14 April 1997 (aged 19) 2014 Newcastle United Academy Free
– Ivan Toney ST (1996-03-16)16 March 1996 (aged 20) 2015 Northampton Town £500k

Reserve team

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK  ENG Nathan Harker
— GK  ENG Brendan Pearson
— GK  ENG Ben Smith
— GK  ENG Paul Woolston
— DF  ENG Liam Gibson
— DF  ENG Macaulay Gillesphey
— DF  SCO Kyle Cameron
— DF  NIR Michael Newberry
— DF  GHA Gideon Adu-Peprah
— MF  ENG Owen Bailey
— MF  ENG Stefan Broccoli
— MF  ENG Mackenzie Heaney
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  ENG Jack Hunter
— MF  ENG Sean Longstaff
— MF  ENG Dan Lowther
— MF  ENG Callum Smith
— MF  ENG Liam Smith
— MF  ENG Dan Ward
— FW  ENG Luke Charman
— FW  ENG Tom Heardman
— FW  ENG Jamie Holmes
— FW  ENG Lewis McNall
— FW  SCO Owen Gallacher

Youth team

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK  ENG Carl Robinson
— GK  FIN Otto Huuhtanen
— DF  ENG Lewis Cass
— DF  ENG Isaac Gamblin
— DF  ENG Lewis Gibson
— DF  ENG Ben Kitchen
— DF  ENG Craig Spooner
— DF  ENG Ollie Walters
— DF  TOG Yannick Aziakonou
— MF  ENG Kieren Aplin
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  ENG Mace Goodridge
— MF  ENG Oliver Long
— MF  ENG Matty Longstaff
— FW  ENG Thomas Allan
— FW  ENG Jack Robson
— FW  ENG Kurtis Russell
— FW  ENG Kelland Watts
— FW  ENG Adam Wilson
— FW  DEN Elias Sorensen

Transfers and loans

Transfers In
Date from Position Number Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
29 June 2016GK28Matz Sels Gent£4,500,000[8]
1 July 2016FW9Dwight Gayle Crystal Palace£10,000,000[9]
1 July 2016MF11Matt Ritchie AFC Bournemouth£12,000,000[10]
8 July 2016DF27Jesús Gámez Atlético Madrid£1,500,000[11]
11 July 2016MF14Isaac Hayden Arsenal£2,500,000[12]
21 July 2016DF5Grant Hanley Blackburn Rovers£5,500,000[13]
3 August 2016DF2Ciaran Clark Aston Villa£5,000,000[14]
3 August 2016MF15Mohamed Diamé Hull City£4,500,000[15]
24 August 2016DF22DeAndre Yedlin Tottenham Hotspur£5,000,000[16]
28 August 2016FW33Daryl Murphy Ipswich Town£3,500,000[17]
28 August 2016DF7Achraf Lazaar Palermo£3,000,000[18]
  • Total spending: £57,000,000

Transfers Out
Date from Position Number Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2016 MF 14 Gabriel Obertan Anzhi Makhachkala Free transfer [19]
1 July 2016 MF 31 Sylvain Marveaux FC Lorient Free transfer [19]
1 July 2016MF25Andros Townsend Crystal Palace£13,000,000[20]
5 July 2016DF2Fabricio Coloccini San LorenzoFree transfer[21]
9 July 2016FW9Papiss Cissé Shandong Luneng£2,500,000[22]
22 July 2016MF5Georginio Wijnaldum Liverpool£25,000,000[23]
1 August 2016DF27Steven Taylor Portland TimbersFree transfer[24][25]
11 August 2016MF—Rémy Cabella Marseille£8,000,000[26]
24 August 2016DF22Daryl Janmaat Watford£7,500,000[27]
26 August 2016MF—Gaël Bigirimana Coventry CityFree transfer[28]
31 August 2016MF7Moussa Sissoko Tottenham Hotspur£30,000,000[29]
9 February 2017MF24Cheick Tioté Beijing BG£1,000,000[30]
  • Total incoming: ~ £87,000,000

Loans In
Date from Position Number Nationality Name From Expiry Ref.
31 August 2016MF30Christian Atsu ChelseaEnd of Season[31]

Loans Out
Date from Position Number Nationality Name To Expiry Ref.
4 August 2016MF—Florian Thauvin MarseilleEnd of Season[32]
8 August 2016FW—Ivan Toney Shrewsbury Town3 January 2017[33]
22 August 2016MF10Siem de Jong PSVEnd of Season[34]
23 August 2016DF43Kevin Mbabu Young BoysEnd of Season[35]
24 August 2016MF23Henri Saivet Saint-ÉtienneEnd of Season[36]
25 August 2016GK1Tim Krul Ajax31 January 2017[37]
30 August 2016FW32Adam Armstrong BarnsleyEnd of Season[38][39]
31 August 2016FW29Emmanuel Rivière OsasunaEnd of Season[40]
31 August 2016DF42Jamie Sterry Coventry City4 January 2017[41]
31 August 2016MF—Haris Vučkić Bradford City3 January 2017[42]
31 August 2016MF34Sammy Ameobi Bolton Wanderers3 January 2017[43]
9 January 2017MF—Callum Roberts KilmarnockEnd of Season[44]
9 January 2017GK41Freddie Woodman KilmarnockEnd of Season[44]
11 January 2017DF—Ľubomír Šatka DAC Dunajská StredaEnd of Season[45]
12 January 2017FW—Ivan Toney Scunthorpe UnitedEnd of Season[46]
31 January 2017GK1Tim Krul AZEnd of Season[47]

    Pre-season friendlies
    16 July 2016 (2016-07-16) FriendlyBohemians 0–6Newcastle UnitedDublin
    14:00 Report Ritchie  15'
    Mitrović  30' (pen.)
    Gayle  52'
    Thauvin  55'
    Aarons  59'
    Wijnaldum  75'    		 Stadium: Dalymount Park
    Attendance: 4,200
    Referee: Robert Harvey
    20 July 2016 (2016-07-20) FriendlyDoncaster Rovers 2–2Newcastle UnitedDoncaster
    19:45 Williams  19', 45+4' Report Hayden  51'
    Ayoze  90+2'    		 Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
    Attendance: 5,698
    Referee: Ross Joyce
    23 July 2016 (2016-07-23) FriendlyKSC Lokeren 0–4Newcastle UnitedLokeren
    16:30 Report Ayoze  13', 39'
    Janmaat  26'
    Shelvey  48'    		 Stadium: Daknamstadion
    Attendance: 2,876
    Referee: Christof Dierick
    26 July 2016 (2016-07-26) FriendlySouthend United 0–2Newcastle UnitedSouthend-on-Sea
    19:45 Report Anita  48'
    Gouffran  78'    		 Stadium: Roots Hall
    Attendance: 6,570
    Referee: Keith Stroud
    30 July 2016 (2016-07-30) FriendlyNewcastle United3–2 VitesseNewcastle upon Tyne
    15:00 Leerdam  22' (o.g.)
    Gayle  36'
    Colback  41'    		 Report Nathan  53'
    Kashia  61'    		 Stadium: St James' Park
    Attendance: 19,200
    Referee: Sebastien Stockbridge

    Competitions

    Overall summary
    Competition Started Round Current
    position / round    		 Final
    position / round    		 First Match Last Match
    Championship – – 1st
    (Champions, Promoted)    		 5 August 2016 7 May 2017
    EFL Cup Second Round – Fifth Round 23 August 2016 29 November 2016
    FA Cup Third Round – Fourth Round 7 January 2017 28 January 2017

    Overview
    Competition Record
    P W D L GF GA GD Win %
    Championship 46 29 7 10 85 40 +45 063.04
    EFL Cup 4 3 1 0 11 1 +10 075.00
    FA Cup 3 1 1 1 4 5 −1 033.33
    Total 53 33 9 11 100 46 +54 062.26

    Source: Competitions

    EFL Championship
    Main article: 2016–17 EFL Championship

    League table
    Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
    1 Newcastle United (C, P) 46 29 7 10 85 40 +45 94 Promotion to the Premier League
    2 Brighton & Hove Albion (P) 46 28 9 9 74 40 +34 93
    3 Reading 46 26 7 13 68 64 +4 85 Qualification for the Championship play-offs[lower-alpha 1]
    4 Sheffield Wednesday 46 24 9 13 60 45 +15 81
    5 Huddersfield Town (O, P) 46 25 6 15 56 58 −2 81
    Source: English Football League, Soccerway
    Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Points in head-to-head matches; 5) Goal difference in head-to-head matches; 6) Goals scored in head-to-head matches; 7) Play-off.
    (C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted.
    Notes:
    1. Four teams play for one spot and promotion to the Premier League.

    Results by matchday
    Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
    GroundAHHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHHAAHHHAAHHAAAHAHHAHAHAH
    ResultLLWWWWWLDWWWWWWWWLLWWWLWLWWDWWDWDWWDLDWWLDLWWW
    Position2021177422353321111111111212112111121111111222221
    Source:
    A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

    Matches

    The fixtures for the 2016–17 season were released on 22 June 2016.[48]

    5 August 2016 1Fulham1–0Newcastle UnitedLondon
    19:45 Odoi  10'
    Smith  45'    		 Report Hanley  68'
    Dummett  75'
    Janmaat  90+4'    		 Stadium: Craven Cottage
    Attendance: 23,922
    Referee: Simon Hooper
    Note: Live on Sky Sports
    13 August 2016 2Newcastle United1–2Huddersfield TownNewcastle upon Tyne
    15:00 Gayle 60',  60',  63' Report Hudson  21'
    Wells  45+1'
    Löwe  62'
    Payne  82'    		 Stadium: St James' Park
    Attendance: 52,079
    Referee: Oliver Langford
    17 August 2016 3Newcastle United4–1ReadingNewcastle upon Tyne
    19:45 Gayle  3',  69', 89'
    Hayden  20'
    Ritchie  50' (pen.)    		 Report Obita  19'
    Williams  40'
    McCleary  45' (pen.)
    Gunter  49'
    Kermorgant  62'
    Evans  68'    		 Stadium: St James' Park
    Attendance: 48,209
    Referee: Andrew Madley
    20 August 2016 4Bristol City0–1Newcastle UnitedBristol
    15:00 Report Gayle  19'
    Sels  90'    		 Stadium: Ashton Gate
    Attendance: 22,512
    Referee: Tony Harrington
    27 August 2016 5Newcastle United2–0Brighton & Hove AlbionNewcastle upon Tyne
    17:30 Lascelles  15',  53'
    Shelvey  22',  63'
    Ayoze  33'
    Ritchie  34'    		 Report Baldock  45+1'  55'
    Knockaert  85'    		 Stadium: St James' Park
    Attendance: 49,196
    Referee: Keith Stroud
    Note: Live on Sky Sports
    10 September 2016 6Derby County0–2Newcastle UnitedDerby
    17:30 Report Gouffran  20',  60'
    Shelvey  24'
    Gayle  75'
    Yedlin  90+1'    		 Stadium: iPro Stadium
    Attendance: 30,405
    Referee: Darren Bond
    Note: Live on Sky Sports
    13 September 2016 7Queens Park Rangers0–6Newcastle UnitedLondon
    19:45 Report Shelvey  12', 48'
    Ayoze  30'
    Clark  56'
    Mitrović  63'
    Hanley  79'    		 Stadium: Loftus Road
    Attendance: 17,404
    Referee: Andy Davies
    17 September 2016 8Newcastle United0–2Wolverhampton WanderersNewcastle upon Tyne
    15:00 Dummett  40'
    Diamé  45+1'
    Ritchie  51'
    Anita  87'    		 Report Mbemba  29' (o.g.)
    Batth  35'
    Saïss  36'
    Teixeira  56'
    Costa  62'
    Borthwick-Jackson  72'
    Edwards  79'    		 Stadium: St James' Park
    Attendance: 52,117
    Referee: Tim Robinson
    24 September 2016 9Aston Villa1–1Newcastle UnitedBirmingham
    17:30 Chester  41'
    Tshibola  79',  88'    		 Report Shelvey  27'
    Elphick  29' (o.g.)    		 Stadium: Villa Park
    Attendance: 32,062
    Referee: Christopher Kavanagh
    Note: Live on Sky Sports
    28 September 2016 10Newcastle United4–3Norwich CityNewcastle upon Tyne
    19:45 Colback  9'
    Gayle  24', 71', 90+6'
    Ritchie  40'
    Dummett  43'
    Mitrović  73'
    Lascelles  77'
    Gouffran  90+5'    		 Report Dorrans  44' (pen.),  60'
    Brady  45+2'
    Jerome  52',  78'
    Howson  59'
    Murphy  69'
    Olsson  73'    		 Stadium: St James' Park
    Attendance: 48,236
    Referee: Peter Bankes
    1 October 2016 11Rotherham United0–1Newcastle UnitedRotherham
    15:00 Frecklington  37'
    Ward  58'    		 Report Atsu  41'
    Diamé  81'    		 Stadium: New York Stadium
    Attendance: 11,653
    Referee: Roger East
    15 October 2016 12Newcastle United3–1BrentfordNewcastle upon Tyne
    15:00 Clark  11'
    Gayle  16', 49'
    Gouffran  26'
    Colback  38'
    Atsu  42'    		 Report Dean  24'
    Hogan  52'
    Sawyers  72'
    Woods  73'    		 Stadium: St James' Park
    Attendance: 51,885
    Referee: Simon Hooper
    18 October 2016 13Barnsley0–2Newcastle UnitedBarnsley
    19:45 Hourihane  38' Report Lascelles  40'
    Gayle  49', 68'
    Shelvey  74'    		 Stadium: Oakwell
    Attendance: 18,597
    Referee: Paul Tierney
    22 October 2016 14Newcastle United3–0Ipswich TownNewcastle upon Tyne
    15:00 Ayoze  1', 73'
    Colback  27'
    Ritchie  78'
    Dummett  86'    		 Report Knudsen  41' Stadium: St James' Park
    Attendance: 51,963
    Referee: James Adcock
    29 October 2016 15Preston North End1–2Newcastle UnitedPreston
    15:00 Robinson  61'
    Pearson  64'
    Johnson  64'
    Lascelles  90' (o.g.)    		 Report Mitrović  59', 71'
    Hayden  76'
    Ritchie  89'
    Darlow  90+7'    		 Stadium: Deepdale
    Attendance: 20,724
    Referee: Christopher Kavanagh
    5 November 2016 16Newcastle United2–1Cardiff CityNewcastle upon Tyne
    15:00 Atsu  3'
    Gouffran  45'    		 Report Wittingham  77'
    Gunnarsson  85'    		 Stadium: St James' Park
    Attendance: 51,257
    Referee: Tony Harrington
    20 November 2016 17Leeds United0–2Newcastle UnitedLeeds
    13:15 Jansson  44' Report Gayle  23', 54'
    Colback  59'    		 Stadium: Elland Road
    Attendance: 36,002
    Referee: Graham Scott
    Note: Live on Sky Sports
    26 November 2016 18Newcastle United0–1Blackburn RoversNewcastle upon Tyne
    15:00 Hayden  83' Report Conway  24'
    Lowe  68'
    Mulgrew  75'
    Marshall  90+1'    		 Stadium: St James' Park
    Attendance: 52,092
    Referee: David Coote
    2 December 2016 19Nottingham Forest2–1Newcastle UnitedNottingham
    19:45 Bendtner 34',  52'
    Mancienne  44'
    Lansbury 45+4',  72'
    Lascelles  86' (o.g.)    		 Report Shelvey  33'
    Ritchie  45'
    Dummett  45+1'
    Darlow  45+2'
    Gouffran  53'
    Yedlin  90+3'    		 Stadium: City Ground
    Attendance: 21,317
    Referee: Stephen Martin
    Note: Live on Sky Sports
    10 December 2016 20Newcastle United4–0Birmingham CityNewcastle upon Tyne
    15:00 Gayle  18', 24', 77'
    Gouffran  47'
    Ritchie  59'
    Hayden  75'    		 Report Tesche  32' Stadium: St James' Park
    Attendance: 52,145
    Referee: Andy Davies
    14 December 2016 21Wigan Athletic0–2Newcastle UnitedWigan
    19:45 Report Diamé  26'
    Hayden  32'
    Atsu  78'    		 Stadium: DW Stadium
    Attendance: 14,562
    Referee: Simon Hooper
    Note: Live on Sky Sports
    17 December 2016 22Burton Albion1–2Newcastle UnitedBurton upon Trent
    15:00 Dyer  20'
    Naylor  19'
    Irvine  45+3'    		 Report Gayle  15'
    Diamé  34'
    Hayden  56'    		 Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
    Attendance: 6,665
    Referee: Lee Probert
    26 December 2016 23Newcastle United0–1Sheffield WednesdayNewcastle upon Tyne
    19:45 Hayden  52' Report Bannan  30'
    Pudil  35'
    Loovens  53'
    Reach  70'
    Hutchinson  76'
    Wallace  85'
    Palmer  90+5'    		 Stadium: St James' Park
    Attendance: 52,179
    Referee: Paul Tierney
    Note: Live on Sky Sports
    30 December 2016 24Newcastle United3–1Nottingham ForestNewcastle upon Tyne
    19:45 Ritchie  4'
    Clark  12'
    Colback  53'
    Gayle  63', 80'
    Yedlin  65'    		 Report Lam  26'
    Dumitru  29'
    Mills  59'  60'
    Pereira  61'    		 Stadium: St James' Park
    Attendance: 52,228
    Referee: Keith Stroud
    2 January 2017 25Blackburn Rovers1–0Newcastle UnitedBlackburn
    15:00 Lowe  53'
    Mulgrew  74'    		 Report Dummett  64'
    Colback  73'    		 Stadium: Ewood Park
    Attendance: 18,524
    Referee: Andy Woolmer
    Note: Live on Sky Sports
    14 January 2017 26Brentford1–2Newcastle UnitedBrentford
    15:00 Vibe  52',  81' Report Gayle  20'
    Dummett  31'
    Murphy  79'    		 Stadium: Griffin Park
    Attendance: 11,435
    Referee: Christopher Kavanagh
    21 January 2017 27Newcastle United4–0Rotherham UnitedNewcastle upon Tyne
    15:00 Murphy  45+3'
    Ritchie  49', 78'
    Ayoze  59'    		 Report Smallwood  45+2' Stadium: St James' Park
    Attendance: 52,208
    Referee: Jeremy Simpson
    1 February 2017 28Newcastle United2–2Queens Park RangersNewcastle upon Tyne
    19:45 Shelvey  1'
    Ritchie  54',  89'    		 Report Perch  40'
    Washington  44'
    Clark  90' (o.g.)    		 Stadium: St James' Park
    Attendance: 47,907
    Referee: Tim Robinson
    Note: Live on Sky Sports
    4 February 2017 29Newcastle United1–0Derby CountyNewcastle upon Tyne
    15:00 Ritchie  27',  86'
    Dummett  82'    		 Report de Sart  79' Stadium: St James' Park
    Attendance: 52,231
    Referee: Darren Bond
    11 February 2017 30Wolverhampton Wanderers0–1Newcastle UnitedWolverhampton
    17:30 Doherty  64' Report Mitrović  15',  44'
    Ritchie  67'
    Colback  88'
    Ayoze  89'
    Darlow  90+2'    		 Stadium: Molineux
    Attendance: 24,876
    Referee: Craig Pawson
    Note: Live on Sky Sports
    14 February 2017 31Norwich City2–2Newcastle UnitedNorwich
    19:45 Murphy  12'
    Jerome  17'
    Dijks  82'
    Whittaker  90+4'    		 Report Ayoze  1'
    Colback  27'
    Lascelles  48',  81'    		 Stadium: Carrow Road
    Attendance: 26,841
    Referee: Andrew Madley
    20 February 2017 32Newcastle United2–0Aston VillaNewcastle upon Tyne
    20:00 Shelvey  34'
    Lascelles  38'
    Gouffran  42'
    Lansbury  59' (o.g.)    		 Report Stadium: St James' Park
    Attendance: 50,024
    Referee: Peter Bankes
    Note: Live on Sky Sports
    25 February 2017 33Newcastle United2–2Bristol CityNewcastle upon Tyne
    15:00 Smith  59' (o.g.)
    Clark  82'    		 Report Wilbraham  11',  51'
    Cotterill  21'    		 Stadium: St James' Park
    Attendance: 52,131
    Referee: Christopher Kavanagh
    28 February 2017 34Brighton & Hove Albion1–2Newcastle UnitedFalmer
    19:45 Murray  14' (pen.),  90+2'
    Knockaert  38'
    Duffy  58'    		 Report Yedlin  37'
    Diamé  81'
    Ayoze  89'    		 Stadium: Falmer Stadium
    Attendance: 30,230
    Referee: Bobby Madley
    Note: Live on Sky Sports
    4 March 2017 35Huddersfield Town1–3Newcastle UnitedHuddersfield
    17:30 Schindler  33'
    Mooy  72' (pen.)    		 Report Ritchie  10' (pen.)
    Murphy  32'
    Colback  35'
    Anita  45+2'
    Clark  46'
    Shelvey  61'
    Gayle  90+1'    		 Stadium: John Smith's Stadium
    Attendance: 23,213
    Referee: Roger East
    Note: Live on Sky Sports
    7 March 2017 36Reading0–0Newcastle UnitedReading
    20:00 Gunter  90+2' Report Stadium: Madjeski Stadium
    Attendance: 23,121
    Referee: Andy Davies
    11 March 2017 37Newcastle United1–3FulhamNewcastle upon Tyne
    15:00 Atsu  50'
    Clark  60'
    Murphy  76'
    Shelvey  79'
    Dummett  89'    		 Report Cairney  15'
    Sessegnon  51', 59'
    McDonald  73'
    Ream 90+2'    		 Stadium: St James' Park
    Attendance: 51,903
    Referee: James Linington
    18 March 2017 38Birmingham City0–0Newcastle UnitedBirmingham
    15:00 Robinson  56' Report Stadium: St Andrew's
    Attendance: 19,796
    Referee: Simon Hooper
    1 April 2017 39Newcastle United2–1Wigan AthleticNewcastle upon Tyne
    15:00 Diamé  17'
    Gayle  36'
    Ritchie  57'    		 Report Burn  29'
    Morsy  39'
    Jacobs  50'    		 Stadium: St James' Park
    Attendance: 51,849
    Referee: David Coote
    5 April 2017 40Newcastle United1–0Burton AlbionNewcastle upon Tyne
    19:45 Lascelles  50'
    Ritchie  68'    		 Report Stadium: St James' Park
    Attendance: 48,814
    Referee: Keith Stroud
    8 April 2017 41Sheffield Wednesday2–1Newcastle UnitedSheffield
    17:30 Bannan  18'
    Lees  59'
    Fletcher  68'
    Wallace  70'    		 Report Diamé  44'
    Shelvey  88'    		 Stadium: Hillsborough
    Attendance: 28,883
    Referee: Stuart Attwell
    Note: Live on Sky Sports
    14 April 2017 42Newcastle United1–1Leeds UnitedNewcastle upon Tyne
    19:45 Lascelles  67'
    Shelvey  90+4'
    Colback  90+4'    		 Report Jansson  52'
    Bartley  54'
    Phillips  76'
    Wood  90+5'    		 Stadium: St James' Park
    Attendance: 52,301
    Referee: Christopher Kavanagh
    Note: Live on Sky Sports
    17 April 2017 43Ipswich Town3–1Newcastle UnitedIpswich
    15:00 Sears  42'
    McGoldrick  60',  69'
    Lawrance  65'
    Huws  90+3'    		 Report Hayden  50'
    Murphy  62'    		 Stadium: Portman Road
    Attendance: 25,684
    Referee: Tim Robinson
    24 April 2017 44Newcastle United4–1Preston North EndNewcastle upon Tyne
    19:45 Ayoze  7', 67'
    Atsu  45'
    Shelvey  56'
    Ritchie  65' (pen.),  82'    		 Report Hugill  14'
    Browning  27'
    Gallagher  64'    		 Stadium: St James' Park
    Attendance: 50,212
    Referee: Andrew Madley
    Note: Live on Sky Sports
    28 April 2017 45Cardiff City0–2Newcastle UnitedCardiff
    19:45 Richards  79' Report Atsu  55'
    Hayden  65'    		 Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
    Attendance: 23,153
    Referee: Graham Scott
    Note: Live on Sky Sports
    7 May 2017 46Newcastle United3–0BarnsleyNewcastle upon Tyne
    12:00 Ayoze  23'
    Shelvey  26'
    Mbemba  59'
    Gayle  90'    		 Report Stadium: St James' Park
    Attendance: 52,276
    Referee: James Linington

    EFL Cup
    Main article: 2016–17 EFL Cup
    23 August 2016 Second RoundNewcastle United2–0Cheltenham TownNewcastle upon Tyne
    19:45 Ayoze  45+2', 47' Report Rowe  51' Stadium: St James' Park
    Attendance: 21,972
    Referee: Stephen Martin
    20 September 2016 Third RoundNewcastle United2–0Wolverhampton WanderersNewcastle upon Tyne
    19:45 Ritchie  29'
    Gouffran  31',  63'
    Ayoze  90+5'    		 Report Saville  81' Stadium: St James' Park
    Attendance: 34,735
    Referee: Andy Woolmer
    25 October 2016 Fourth roundNewcastle United6–0Preston North EndNewcastle upon Tyne
    19:45 Mitrović  19', 55',  55'
    Diamé  38', 87'
    Ritchie  53' (pen.)
    Ayoze  90+1'    		 Report Doyle  19'
    Browne  27'
    Wright  53'    		 Stadium: St James' Park
    Attendance: 49,042
    Referee: Andrew Madley
    29 November 2016 Fifth roundHull City1–1 (a.e.t.)
    (3–1 p)    		Newcastle UnitedKingston upon Hull
    19:45 Snodgrass  45',  99'
    Robertson  77'
    Huddlestone  89'
    Mbokani  89'    		 Report Hayden  63'
    Gouffran  67'
    Lascelles  89'
    Diamé  98'    		 Stadium: KCOM Stadium
    Attendance: 16,243
    Referee: Neil Swarbrick
    Penalties
    Snodgrass
    Dawson
    Huddlestone     		Shelvey
    Gayle
    Atsu
    Gouffran

    FA Cup
    Main article: 2016–17 FA Cup
    7 January 2017 Third RoundBirmingham City1–1Newcastle UnitedBirmingham
    15:00 Jutkiewicz  42' Report Murphy  5'
    Hayden  68'    		 Stadium: St. Andrew's Stadium
    Attendance: 13,171
    Referee: Neil Swarbrick
    18 January 2017 Third Round replayNewcastle United3–1Birmingham CityNewcastle upon Tyne
    19:45 Ritchie  9' (pen.), 90+2'
    Gouffran  34'
    Tioté  69'    		 Report Lagzdins  9'
    Shotton  34'
    Cotterill  71'
    Grounds  87'    		 Stadium: St James' Park
    Attendance: 34,896
    Referee: Lee Probert
    28 January 2017 Fourth RoundOxford United3–0Newcastle UnitedOxford
    15:00 Hemmings  46',  57'
    Edwards  65'
    Nelson  79'
    Martínez  87'    		 Report Mitrović 66'
    Hanley  90+1'    		 Stadium: Kassam Stadium
    Attendance: 11,810
    Referee: David Coote

    Statistics

    Appearances and goals
    Last updated on 7 May 2017.
    No. Pos Nat Player TotalChampionshipEFL CupFA Cup
    AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
    Goalkeepers
    21 GK Rob Elliot 30300000
    26 GK Karl Darlow 3603402000
    28 GK Matz Sels 140902030
    Defenders
    2 DF Ciaran Clark 3633432000
    3 DF Paul Dummett 46044+101000
    5 DF Grant Hanley 1515+512030
    6 DF Jamaal Lascelles 47341+232+1010
    7 DF Achraf Lazaar 900+402030
    18 DF Chancel Mbemba 1311211000
    19 DF Massadio Haïdara 300+100020
    22 DF DeAndre Yedlin 32121+612+1020
    27 DF Jesús Gámez 702+301010
    37 DF Stuart Findlay 10000010
    38 DF Curtis Good 10000010
    42 DF Jamie Sterry 300+201000
    Midfielders
    4 MF Jack Colback 34024+50301+10
    8 MF Vurnon Anita 31124+311+2010
    11 MF Matt Ritchie 481640+212321+22
    12 MF Jonjo Shelvey 48538+453+1020
    14 MF Isaac Hayden 37228+52200+20
    15 MF Mohamed Diamé 39625+1034300
    16 MF Rolando Aarons 501+301000
    20 MF Yoan Gouffran 44733+552+111+21
    30 MF Christian Atsu 34515+1751+1000
    34 MF Sammy Ameobi 400+400000
    35 MF Daniel Barlaser 20000020
    36 MF Yasin Ben El-Mhanni 20000020
    – MF Haris Vučkić 00000000
    Forwards
    9 FW Dwight Gayle 342326+6231+1000
    17 FW Ayoze Pérez 411225+1191+231+10
    33 FW Daryl Murphy 1867+851+1011
    45 FW Aleksandar Mitrović 29611+1442220
    Players sent out on loan this season
    1 GK Tim Krul 00000000
    10 MF Siem de Jong 00000000
    23 MF Henri Saivet 00000000
    29 FW Emmanuel Rivière 00000000
    41 GK Freddie Woodman 00000000
    32 FW Adam Armstrong 200+200000
    43 DF Kevin Mbabu 00000000
    – MF Callum Roberts 00000000
    – MF Florian Thauvin 00000000
    – FW Ivan Toney 00000000
    – DF Ľubomír Šatka 00000000
    Players who have made an appearance or had a squad number this season but have left the club
    22 DF Daryl Janmaat 20200000
    24 MF Cheick Tioté 300+100020

    Cards
    Accounts for all competitions. Last updated on 7 May 2017.
    No. Pos. Name
    2DF Ciaran Clark 20
    3DF Paul Dummett 81
    4MF Jack Colback 100
    5DF Grant Hanley 20
    6DF Jamaal Lascelles 70
    8MF Vurnon Anita 11
    9FW Dwight Gayle 30
    11MF Matt Ritchie 100
    12MF Jonjo Shelvey 101
    14MF Isaac Hayden 90
    15MF Mohamed Diamé 40
    17FW Ayoze Pérez 40
    20MF Yoan Gouffran 40
    22DF Daryl Janmaat 10
    22DF DeAndre Yedlin 30
    24MF Cheick Tioté 10
    26GK Karl Darlow 30
    28GK Matz Sels 10
    30MF Christian Atsu 20
    45FW Aleksandar Mitrović 40

    Goals
    Last updated on 7 May 2017.
    Place Position Number Nation Name Championship EFL Cup FA Cup Total
    1 FW 9 Dwight Gayle 23 0 0 23
    2 MF 11 Matt Ritchie 12 2 2 16
    3 FW 17 Ayoze Pérez 9 3 0 12
    4 MF 20 Yoan Gouffran 5 1 1 7
    5 MF 15 Mohamed Diamé 3 3 0 6
    FW 33 Daryl Murphy 5 0 1 6
    FW 45 Aleksandar Mitrović 4 2 0 6
    8 MF 12 Jonjo Shelvey 5 0 0 5
    MF 30 Christian Atsu 5 0 0 5
    10 DF 2 Ciaran Clark 3 0 0 3
    DF 6 Jamaal Lascelles 3 0 0 3
    Own Goals 3 0 0 3
    13 MF 14 Isaac Hayden 2 0 0 2
    14 DF 5 Grant Hanley 1 0 0 1
    DF 18 Chancel Mbemba 1 0 0 1
    DF 22 DeAndre Yedlin 1 0 0 1
    TOTALS 85 11 4 100

    Clean sheets
    Last updated on 7 May 2017.
    Place Number Nation Name Championship EFL Cup FA Cup Total
    1 26 Karl Darlow 13 2 0 15
    2 28 Matz Sels 4 1 0 5
    3 21 Rob Elliot 2 0 0 2
    TOTALS 19 3 0 22

    Suspensions
    Accounts for all competitions. Last updated on 26 March 2017.
    Date Incurred Name Number of
    Games Missed    		 Team(s) Missed Reason
    15 May 2016 Aleksandar Mitrović 4 Fulham, Huddersfield Town,
    Reading, Bristol City    		 vs Tottenham Hotspur
    (Last Season)
    17 September 2016 Vurnon Anita 3 Wolverhampton Wanderers (EFL Cup),
    Aston Villa, Norwich City    		 vs Wolverhampton Wanderers
    29 October 2016 Matt Ritchie 1 Cardiff City vs Preston North End
    2 December 2016 Jonjo Shelvey 0[lower-alpha 1] None vs Nottingham Forest
    Paul Dummett
    20 December 2016 Jonjo Shelvey 5 Sheffield Wednesday,
    Nottingham Forest, Blackburn Rovers,
    Birmingham City (FA Cup), Brentford    		 Using Abusive Language
    vs Wolverhampton Wanderers
    27 April 2017 Matt Ritchie 2 Cardiff City, Barnsley Using Abusive Language
    vs Leeds United
    1. Jonjo Shelvey and Paul Dummett's suspension had been reduced to 0 due to the FA accepting an appeal from Newcastle United.
    gollark: Well, I return to the cave then.
    gollark: Well, you can't do anything except probably die.
    gollark: This game seems kind of poorly balanced.
    gollark: ++roll d20
    gollark: I summon a black hole.

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    2. Clark was born in Harrow, England.
    3. Dummett was born in Newcastle upon Tyne, England.
    4. Anita was born in Willemstad, Netherlands Antilles.
    5. Aarons was born in Kingston, Jamaica.
    6. Barlarser was born in Newcastle upon Tyne, England.
    7. de Jong was born in Aigle, Switzerland.
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