2016–17 Newcastle United F.C. season

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)

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.

On 24 April 2017, Newcastle secured promotion to the Premier League with a 4–1 victory over Preston North End. On 7 May, they clinched the Championship title with a 3–0 win against Barnsley, as Brighton conceded a late equaliser against Aston Villa.

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; some limited exceptions apply. 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; some limited exceptions apply. 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 2016 GK 28 Matz Sels Gent £4,500,000 [8]
1 July 2016 FW 9 Dwight Gayle Crystal Palace £10,000,000 [9]
1 July 2016 MF 11 Matt Ritchie AFC Bournemouth £12,000,000 [10]
8 July 2016 DF 27 Jesús Gámez Atlético Madrid £1,500,000 [11]
11 July 2016 MF 14 Isaac Hayden Arsenal £2,500,000 [12]
21 July 2016 DF 5 Grant Hanley Blackburn Rovers £5,500,000 [13]
3 August 2016 DF 2 Ciaran Clark Aston Villa £5,000,000 [14]
3 August 2016 MF 15 Mohamed Diamé Hull City £4,500,000 [15]
24 August 2016 DF 22 DeAndre Yedlin Tottenham Hotspur £5,000,000 [16]
28 August 2016 FW 33 Daryl Murphy Ipswich Town £3,500,000 [17]
28 August 2016 DF 7 Achraf 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 2016 MF 25 Andros Townsend Crystal Palace £13,000,000 [20]
5 July 2016 DF 2 Fabricio Coloccini San Lorenzo Free transfer [21]
9 July 2016 FW 9 Papiss Cissé Shandong Luneng £2,500,000 [22]
22 July 2016 MF 5 Georginio Wijnaldum Liverpool £25,000,000 [23]
1 August 2016 DF 27 Steven Taylor Portland Timbers Free transfer [24][25]
11 August 2016 MF — Rémy Cabella Marseille £8,000,000 [26]
24 August 2016 DF 22 Daryl Janmaat Watford £7,500,000 [27]
26 August 2016 MF — Gaël Bigirimana Coventry City Free transfer [28]
31 August 2016 MF 7 Moussa Sissoko Tottenham Hotspur £30,000,000 [29]
9 February 2017 MF 24 Cheick 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 2016 MF 30 Christian Atsu Chelsea End of Season [31]

Loans out

Date from Position Number Nationality Name To Expiry Ref.
4 August 2016 MF — Florian Thauvin Marseille End of Season [32]
8 August 2016 FW — Ivan Toney Shrewsbury Town 3 January 2017 [33]
22 August 2016 MF 10 Siem de Jong PSV End of Season [34]
23 August 2016 DF 43 Kevin Mbabu Young Boys End of Season [35]
24 August 2016 MF 23 Henri Saivet Saint-Étienne End of Season [36]
25 August 2016 GK 1 Tim Krul Ajax 31 January 2017 [37]
30 August 2016 FW 32 Adam Armstrong Barnsley End of Season [38][39]
31 August 2016 FW 29 Emmanuel Rivière Osasuna End of Season [40]
31 August 2016 DF 42 Jamie Sterry Coventry City 4 January 2017 [41]
31 August 2016 MF — Haris Vučkić Bradford City 3 January 2017 [42]
31 August 2016 MF 34 Sammy Ameobi Bolton Wanderers 3 January 2017 [43]
9 January 2017 MF — Callum Roberts Kilmarnock End of Season [44]
9 January 2017 GK 41 Freddie Woodman Kilmarnock End of Season [44]
11 January 2017 DF — Ľubomír Šatka DAC Dunajská Streda End of Season [45]
12 January 2017 FW — Ivan Toney Scunthorpe United End of Season [46]
31 January 2017 GK 1 Tim Krul AZ End of Season [47]

Pre-season friendlies

16 July 2016 (2016-07-16) Friendly Bohemians 0–6 Newcastle United Dublin
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) Friendly Doncaster Rovers 2–2 Newcastle United Doncaster
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) Friendly KSC Lokeren 0–4 Newcastle United Lokeren
16:30 Report Ayoze 13', 39'
Janmaat 26'
Shelvey 48'		 Stadium: Daknamstadion
Attendance: 2,876
Referee: Christof Dierick
26 July 2016 (2016-07-26) Friendly Southend United 0–2 Newcastle United Southend-on-Sea
19:45 Report Anita 48'
Gouffran 78'		 Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 6,570
Referee: Keith Stroud
30 July 2016 (2016-07-30) Friendly Newcastle United 3–2 Vitesse Newcastle 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) 		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[a]
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) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (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 1 Fulham 1–0 Newcastle United London
19:45 Odoi  10'
Smith 45'		 Report Hanley  68'
Dummett  75'
Janmaat  90+4'		 Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 23,922 (6,452 away)
Referee: Simon Hooper
Note: Live on Sky Sports
13 August 2016 2 Newcastle United 1–2 Huddersfield Town Newcastle 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 (3,200 away)
Referee: Oliver Langford
17 August 2016 3 Newcastle United 4–1 Reading Newcastle 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 (787 away)
Referee: Andrew Madley
20 August 2016 4 Bristol City 0–1 Newcastle United Bristol
15:00 Report Gayle 19'
Sels  90'		 Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 22,512 (2,501 away)
Referee: Tony Harrington
27 August 2016 5 Newcastle United 2–0 Brighton & Hove Albion Newcastle 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 (1,632 away)
Referee: Keith Stroud
Note: Live on Sky Sports
10 September 2016 6 Derby County 0–2 Newcastle United Derby
17:30 Report Gouffran 20',  60'
Shelvey  24'
Gayle  75'
Yedlin 90+1'		 Stadium: iPro Stadium
Attendance: 30,405 (3,177 away)
Referee: Darren Bond
Note: Live on Sky Sports
13 September 2016 7 Queens Park Rangers 0–6 Newcastle United London
19:45 Report Shelvey 12', 48'
Ayoze 30'
Clark 56'
Mitrović 63'
Hanley 79'		 Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 17,404 (3,238 away)
Referee: Andy Davies
17 September 2016 8 Newcastle United 0–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers Newcastle 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 (3,257 away)
Referee: Tim Robinson
24 September 2016 9 Aston Villa 1–1 Newcastle United Birmingham
17:30 Chester  41'
Tshibola  79', 88'		 Report Shelvey  27'
Elphick 29' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 32,062 (2,788 away)
Referee: Christopher Kavanagh
Note: Live on Sky Sports
28 September 2016 10 Newcastle United 4–3 Norwich City Newcastle 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 (876 away)
Referee: Peter Bankes
1 October 2016 11 Rotherham United 0–1 Newcastle United Rotherham
15:00 Frecklington  37'
Ward  58'		 Report Atsu 41'
Diamé  81'		 Stadium: New York Stadium
Attendance: 11,653 (2,587 away)
Referee: Roger East
15 October 2016 12 Newcastle United 3–1 Brentford Newcastle 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 (2,778 away)
Referee: Simon Hooper
18 October 2016 13 Barnsley 0–2 Newcastle United Barnsley
19:45 Hourihane  38' Report Lascelles  40'
Gayle 49', 68'
Shelvey  74'		 Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 18,597 (5,501 away)
Referee: Paul Tierney
22 October 2016 14 Newcastle United 3–0 Ipswich Town Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 Ayoze 1', 73'
Colback  27'
Ritchie 78'
Dummett  86'		 Report Knudsen  41' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 51,963 (2,759 away)
Referee: James Adcock
29 October 2016 15 Preston North End 1–2 Newcastle United Preston
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 (5,714 away)
Referee: Christopher Kavanagh
5 November 2016 16 Newcastle United 2–1 Cardiff City Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 Atsu 3'
Gouffran 45'		 Report Wittingham 77'
Gunnarsson  85'		 Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 51,257 (1,063 away)
Referee: Tony Harrington
20 November 2016 17 Leeds United 0–2 Newcastle United Leeds
13:15 Jansson  44' Report Gayle 23', 54'
Colback  59'		 Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 36,002 (2,764 away)
Referee: Graham Scott
Note: Live on Sky Sports
26 November 2016 18 Newcastle United 0–1 Blackburn Rovers Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 Hayden  83' Report Conway  24'
Lowe  68'
Mulgrew 75'
Marshall  90+1'		 Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 52,092 (1,559 away)
Referee: David Coote
2 December 2016 19 Nottingham Forest 2–1 Newcastle United Nottingham
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 (1,866 away)
Referee: Stephen Martin
Note: Live on Sky Sports
10 December 2016 20 Newcastle United 4–0 Birmingham City Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 Gayle 18', 24', 77'
Gouffran 47'
Ritchie  59'
Hayden  75'		 Report Tesche  32' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 52,145 (3,110 away)
Referee: Andy Davies
14 December 2016 21 Wigan Athletic 0–2 Newcastle United Wigan
19:45 Report Diamé 26'
Hayden  32'
Atsu 78'		 Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 14,562 (4,291 away)
Referee: Simon Hooper
Note: Live on Sky Sports
17 December 2016 22 Burton Albion 1–2 Newcastle United Burton upon Trent
15:00 Dyer 20'
Naylor  19'
Irvine  45+3'		 Report Gayle 15'
Diamé 34'
Hayden  56'		 Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 6,665 (1,782 away)
Referee: Lee Probert
26 December 2016 23 Newcastle United 0–1 Sheffield Wednesday Newcastle 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 24 Newcastle United 3–1 Nottingham Forest Newcastle 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 (3,086 away)
Referee: Keith Stroud
2 January 2017 25 Blackburn Rovers 1–0 Newcastle United Blackburn
15:00 Lowe  53'
Mulgrew 74'		 Report Dummett  64'
Colback  73'		 Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 18,524 (6,943 away)
Referee: Andy Woolmer
Note: Live on Sky Sports
14 January 2017 26 Brentford 1–2 Newcastle United Brentford
15:00 Vibe 52',  81' Report Gayle 20'
Dummett  31'
Murphy 79'		 Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 11,435 (1,633 away)
Referee: Christopher Kavanagh
21 January 2017 27 Newcastle United 4–0 Rotherham United Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 Murphy 45+3'
Ritchie 49', 78'
Ayoze 59'		 Report Smallwood  45+2' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 52,208 (3,183 away)
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
1 February 2017 28 Newcastle United 2–2 Queens Park Rangers Newcastle 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 (520 away)
Referee: Tim Robinson
Note: Live on Sky Sports
4 February 2017 29 Newcastle United 1–0 Derby County Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 Ritchie 27',  86'
Dummett  82'		 Report de Sart  79' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 52,231 (3,185 away)
Referee: Darren Bond
11 February 2017 30 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–1 Newcastle United Wolverhampton
17:30 Doherty  64' Report Mitrović  15', 44'
Ritchie  67'
Colback  88'
Ayoze  89'
Darlow  90+2'		 Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 24,876 (4,164 away)
Referee: Craig Pawson
Note: Live on Sky Sports
14 February 2017 31 Norwich City 2–2 Newcastle United Norwich
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 (2,401 away)
Referee: Andrew Madley
20 February 2017 32 Newcastle United 2–0 Aston Villa Newcastle upon Tyne
20:00 Shelvey  34'
Lascelles  38'
Gouffran 42'
Lansbury 59' (o.g.)		 Report Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 50,024 (1,770 away)
Referee: Peter Bankes
Note: Live on Sky Sports
25 February 2017 33 Newcastle United 2–2 Bristol City Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 Smith 59' (o.g.)
Clark 82'		 Report Wilbraham 11',  51'
Cotterill 21'		 Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 52,131 (2,703 away)
Referee: Christopher Kavanagh
28 February 2017 34 Brighton & Hove Albion 1–2 Newcastle United Falmer
19:45 Murray 14' (pen.),  90+2'
Knockaert  38'
Duffy  58'		 Report Yedlin  37'
Diamé 81'
Ayoze 89'		 Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 30,230 (2,604 away)
Referee: Bobby Madley
Note: Live on Sky Sports
4 March 2017 35 Huddersfield Town 1–3 Newcastle United Huddersfield
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 (2,000 away)
Referee: Roger East
Note: Live on Sky Sports
7 March 2017 36 Reading 0–0 Newcastle United Reading
20:00 Gunter  90+2' Report Stadium: Madjeski Stadium
Attendance: 23,121 (3,704 away)
Referee: Andy Davies
11 March 2017 37 Newcastle United 1–3 Fulham Newcastle 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 (1,643 away)
Referee: James Linington
18 March 2017 38 Birmingham City 0–0 Newcastle United Birmingham
15:00 Robinson  56' Report Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 19,796 (3,229 away)
Referee: Simon Hooper
1 April 2017 39 Newcastle United 2–1 Wigan Athletic Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 Diamé  17'
Gayle 36'
Ritchie 57'		 Report Burn  29'
Morsy  39'
Jacobs 50'		 Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 51,849 (833 away)
Referee: David Coote
5 April 2017 40 Newcastle United 1–0 Burton Albion Newcastle upon Tyne
19:45 Lascelles  50'
Ritchie 68'		 Report Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 48,814 (763 away)
Referee: Keith Stroud
8 April 2017 41 Sheffield Wednesday 2–1 Newcastle United Sheffield
17:30 Bannan  18'
Lees 59'
Fletcher 68'
Wallace  70'		 Report Diamé  44'
Shelvey 88'		 Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: 28,883 (3,100 away)
Referee: Stuart Attwell
Note: Live on Sky Sports
14 April 2017 42 Newcastle United 1–1 Leeds United Newcastle 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 (3,200 away)
Referee: Christopher Kavanagh
Note: Live on Sky Sports
17 April 2017 43 Ipswich Town 3–1 Newcastle United Ipswich
15:00 Sears 42'
McGoldrick  60', 69'
Lawrance  65'
Huws 90+3'		 Report Hayden  50'
Murphy 62'		 Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 25,684 (1,952 away)
Referee: Tim Robinson
24 April 2017 44 Newcastle United 4–1 Preston North End Newcastle 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 (535 away)
Referee: Andrew Madley
Note: Live on Sky Sports
28 April 2017 45 Cardiff City 0–2 Newcastle United Cardiff
19:45 Richards  79' Report Atsu 55'
Hayden 65'		 Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 23,153 (4,262 away)
Referee: Graham Scott
Note: Live on Sky Sports
7 May 2017 46 Newcastle United 3–0 Barnsley Newcastle upon Tyne
12:00 Ayoze 23'
Shelvey  26'
Mbemba 59'
Gayle 90'		 Report Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 52,276 (2,764 away)
Referee: James Linington

EFL Cup

Main article: 2016–17 EFL Cup
23 August 2016 Second round Newcastle United 2–0 Cheltenham Town Newcastle 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 round Newcastle United 2–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Newcastle 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 round Newcastle United 6–0 Preston North End Newcastle 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 round Hull City 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(3–1 p)		 Newcastle United Kingston 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 round Birmingham City 1–1 Newcastle United Birmingham
15:00 Jutkiewicz 42' Report Murphy 5'
Hayden  68'		 Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 13,171
Referee: Neil Swarbrick
18 January 2017 Third round replay Newcastle United 3–1 Birmingham City Newcastle 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 round Oxford United 3–0 Newcastle United Oxford
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 Total Championship EFL Cup FA Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
21 GK  IRL Rob Elliot 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
26 GK  ENG Karl Darlow 36 0 34 0 2 0 0 0
28 GK  BEL Matz Sels 14 0 9 0 2 0 3 0
Defenders
2 DF  IRL Ciaran Clark 36 3 34 3 2 0 0 0
3 DF  WAL Paul Dummett 46 0 44+1 0 1 0 0 0
5 DF  SCO Grant Hanley 15 1 5+5 1 2 0 3 0
6 DF  ENG Jamaal Lascelles 47 3 41+2 3 2+1 0 1 0
7 DF  MAR Achraf Lazaar 9 0 0+4 0 2 0 3 0
18 DF  COD Chancel Mbemba 13 1 12 1 1 0 0 0
19 DF  FRA Massadio Haïdara 3 0 0+1 0 0 0 2 0
22 DF  USA DeAndre Yedlin 32 1 21+6 1 2+1 0 2 0
27 DF  ESP Jesús Gámez 7 0 2+3 0 1 0 1 0
37 DF  SCO Stuart Findlay 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
38 DF  AUS Curtis Good 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
42 DF  ENG Jamie Sterry 3 0 0+2 0 1 0 0 0
Midfielders
4 MF  ENG Jack Colback 34 0 24+5 0 3 0 1+1 0
8 MF  NED Vurnon Anita 31 1 24+3 1 1+2 0 1 0
11 MF  SCO Matt Ritchie 48 16 40+2 12 3 2 1+2 2
12 MF  ENG Jonjo Shelvey 48 5 38+4 5 3+1 0 2 0
14 MF  ENG Isaac Hayden 37 2 28+5 2 2 0 0+2 0
15 MF  SEN Mohamed Diamé 39 6 25+10 3 4 3 0 0
16 MF  ENG Rolando Aarons 5 0 1+3 0 1 0 0 0
20 MF  FRA Yoan Gouffran 44 7 33+5 5 2+1 1 1+2 1
30 MF  GHA Christian Atsu 34 5 15+17 5 1+1 0 0 0
34 MF  NGA Sammy Ameobi 4 0 0+4 0 0 0 0 0
35 MF  TUR Daniel Barlaser 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
36 MF  ENG Yasin Ben El-Mhanni 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
– MF  SVN Haris Vučkić 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Forwards
9 FW  ENG Dwight Gayle 34 23 26+6 23 1+1 0 0 0
17 FW  ESP Ayoze Pérez 41 12 25+11 9 1+2 3 1+1 0
33 FW  IRL Daryl Murphy 18 6 7+8 5 1+1 0 1 1
45 FW  SRB Aleksandar Mitrović 29 6 11+14 4 2 2 2 0
Player(s) who left on loan but featured this season
1 GK  NED Tim Krul 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 MF  NED Siem de Jong 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 MF  SEN Henri Saivet 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
29 FW  FRA Emmanuel Rivière 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 FW  ENG Adam Armstrong 2 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0
41 GK  ENG Freddie Woodman 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
43 DF  SUI Kevin Mbabu 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Player(s) who left permanently but featured this season
22 DF  NED Daryl Janmaat 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
24 MF  CIV Cheick Tioté 3 0 0+1 0 0 0 2 0

Cards

Accounts for all competitions. Last updated on 7 May 2017.
No. Pos. Name
2 DF Ciaran Clark 2 0
3 DF Paul Dummett 8 1
4 MF Jack Colback 10 0
5 DF Grant Hanley 2 0
6 DF Jamaal Lascelles 7 0
8 MF Vurnon Anita 1 1
9 FW Dwight Gayle 3 0
11 MF Matt Ritchie 10 0
12 MF Jonjo Shelvey 10 1
14 MF Isaac Hayden 9 0
15 MF Mohamed Diamé 4 0
17 FW Ayoze Pérez 4 0
20 MF Yoan Gouffran 4 0
22 DF Daryl Janmaat 1 0
22 DF DeAndre Yedlin 3 0
24 MF Cheick Tioté 1 0
26 GK Karl Darlow 3 0
28 GK Matz Sels 1 0
30 MF Christian Atsu 2 0
45 FW Aleksandar Mitrović 4 0

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

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