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 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)

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
Head of Physiotherapy Derek Wright
Physiotherapist Daniel Martí
Physiotherapist Michael Harding
Head of Recruitment Steve Nickson
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 30 April 1986 2011 Charlton Athletic
12 Martin Dúbravka GK 15 January 1989 2018 Sparta Prague
26 Karl Darlow GK 8 October 1990 2014 Nottingham Forest
41 Freddie Woodman GK 4 March 1997 2014 Newcastle United Academy
Defenders
2 Ciaran Clark CB / LB 26 September 1989 2016 Aston Villa
3 Paul Dummett LB / CB 26 September 1991 2010 Newcastle United Academy
5 Fabian Schär CB / CM 20 December 1991 2018 Deportivo La Coruña
6 Jamaal Lascelles CB 11 November 1993 2014 Nottingham Forest
18 Federico Fernández CB 21 February 1989 2018 Swansea City
19 Javier Manquillo RB / LB / RWB / LWB 5 May 1994 2017 Atlético Madrid
20 Florian Lejeune CB 20 May 1991 2017 Eibar
22 DeAndre Yedlin RB / RWB 9 July 1993 2016 Tottenham Hotspur
23 Antonio Barreca LB / LWB 18 March 1995 2019 Monaco
Midfielders
4 Ki Sung-yueng CM 24 January 1989 2018 Swansea City
8 Jonjo Shelvey CM 27 February 1992 2016 Swansea City
10 Mohamed Diamé CM 14 June 1987 2016 Hull City
11 Matt Ritchie RW / LW / LWB 10 September 1989 2016 AFC Bournemouth
14 Isaac Hayden CM / DM 22 March 1995 2016 Arsenal
15 Kenedy LW / AM / LWB 8 February 1996 2018 Chelsea
24 Miguel Almirón AM / LW 10 February 1994 2019 Atlanta United
30 Christian Atsu RW / LW 10 January 1992 2017 Chelsea
36 Sean Longstaff CM / AM 30 September 1997 2016 Newcastle United Academy
Forwards
9 Salomón Rondón ST 16 September 1989 2018 West Bromwich Albion
13 Yoshinori Mutō ST / SS 15 July 1992 2018 Mainz 05
17 Ayoze Pérez SS 29 July 1993 2014 Tenerife
21 Joselu ST 27 March 1990 2017 Stoke City
Out on loan
7 Jacob Murphy RW / LW 24 February 1995 2017 Norwich City
25 Jamie Sterry RB 21 November 1995 2015 Newcastle United Academy
37 Callum Roberts RW / LW 14 April 1997 2014 Newcastle United Academy
57 Achraf Lazaar LB / LW 22 January 1992 2016 Palermo
– Daniel Barlaser CM / AM 18 January 1997 2015 Newcastle United Academy
– Henri Saivet CM / AM 26 October 1990 2016 Bordeaux
– Jack Colback DM / CM 24 October 1989 2014 Sunderland
– Rolando Aarons LW 16 November 1995 2014 Newcastle United Academy
– Dwight Gayle ST 17 October 1989 2016 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

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: Decrease £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: Increase ~ £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.

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 League

League 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
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

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
Updated to match(es) played on 12 May 2019. 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.

11 August 2018 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 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 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 4 Manchester City 2–1 Newcastle United Manchester
17:30 BST Sterling 8'
Walker 52' 		Report Yedlin 30' Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 53,946 (2,646 away)
Referee: Kevin Friend
Note: Live on BT Sport
15 September 2018 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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

Main article: 2018–19 EFL Cup

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

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 Cup

The 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.

5 January 2019 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 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 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

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