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2024/25 ST renewal deadline Mon 20.05 5pm

2023/24
Brentford (a) 

Newcastle conclude their Premier League season in West London this afternoon, facing the Bees in a 4pm kick-off at the Gtech Community Stadium.

For anyone with the tickets for the game, be aware that search procedures outside the away end tend to be thorough and lengthy. That causes delays to entry and may also be badly received by some. 

There's no live TV coverage in the UK.

The Magpies begin in seventh, needing to equal or better Manchester United's result at Brighton to stay ahead of the Red Devils and qualify for a two-legged Europa Conference playoff on August 22nd/29th. 

However that would depend on Erik ten Hag's side
losing to Manchester City in the FA Cup Final next Saturday. Were they to win, they would earn a Europa League spot, pushing the sixth place finisher into the Europa Conference and depriving the team finishing in seventh of European football.

Were Chelsea to lose at home to Bournemouth and Newcastle win at Brentford, that would be enough to bridge the current three point gap and see Eddie Howe's side take sixth place on goal difference. 

Sixth ensures either a Europa League or a Europa Conference berth, depending on the FA Cup result.

Brighton confirm that they are to part company with Coach Roberto de Zerbi after Sunday's game.  

Current PL table: 

Latest PL fixtures:

Sun 19.05.2024 (all 4pm):
Arsenal v Everton TNT
Brentford v Newcastle
Brighton v Manchester United
Burnley v Nottingham Forest
Chelsea v Bournemouth Sky
Crystal Palace v Aston Villa
Liverpool v Wolves Sky
Luton Town v Fulham
Manchester City v West Ham Sky
Sheffield United v Spurs

Team: Tino Livramento joins an absentee list that also includes Joe Willock, Lewis Miley, Matt Targett, Sandro Tonali, Sven Botman and Jamaal Lascelles.

Speaking on Friday, Eddie Howe said that Anthony Gordon was a slight doubt with ankle knock.

Callum Wilson is predicted to return after illness saw him miss the last two games against Brighton and Manchester United.

Coral rate this match as follows:

NUFC win 1/1
The draw 27/10
BFC win 19/10

New customers receive a £20 bet when staking £5 (T's & C's apply). Find those markets online here 

BFC: Rico Henry, Joshua Dasilva, Aaron Hickey and Ben Mee miss out, while Nathan Collins, Frank Onyeka and Neal Maupay are all provisionally available. 

Following thirteenth and ninth-place finishes in their first two PL campaigns, the Bees are assured of either fifteenth or sixteenth spot this time round.

It's assumed that Sunday will see Ivan Toney make his final appearance for Brentford. He's failed to score in his last 11 PL games but has three goals against Newcastle in four PL outings against his former club.

On home soil this season, Thomas Frank's side have won just five times, drawing seven games and losing the remaining six.

UK TV: None

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UK Radio: None

Referee: Simon Hooper - third posting this season for the Wiltshire-based official, following on from the 4-1 PL home win over Chelsea and 0-2 FA Cup reverse at Manchester City.

VAR: Paul Tierney

Metro: services between South Hylton and Pelaw won't begin on Sunday until around 11.25am.

TfL: disruption updates online here

There's no Piccadilly Line tube service all weekend between Uxbridge and Acton Town.

Rail: disruption updates online here

Stats:

Newcastle have scored 32 away goals in 18 PL games away from SJP so far. That equals the 2022/23 total and has only been beaten once: 34 in 2001/02.

In all competitions so far this season, Newcastle have scored 98 goals (81 in the PL, six in the CL, six in the FAC and five in the Carabao Cup). They last reached a century in the 2015/16 Championship season and haven't done it in a top flight season since 1960/61.

That PL total of 81 has only been exceeded once by United, with 82 scored in their debut season of 1993/94, which consisted of 42 games not 38. 

Magpies @ Bees - all-time:

2022/23 Drew 1-1 at Chelsea
2021/22 Won 2-1 at Burnley
2020/21 Won 2-0 at Fulham
2019/20 Drew 0-0 at Brighton
2018/19 Won 4-0 at Fulham
2017/18 Lost 0-1 at Spurs
2015/16 Drew 0-0 at Aston Villa
2014/15 Lost 1-2 at QPR
2013/14 Lost 1-2 at Liverpool
2012/13 Won 2-1 at QPR
2011/12 Lost 1-3 at Everton
2010/11 Drew 2-2 at Chelsea
2008/09 Lost 0-1 at Aston Villa
2007/08 Lost 1-3 at Everton
2006/07 Drew 1-1 at Watford
2005/06 Drew 0-0 at Birmingham City
2004/05 Lost 0-2 at Everton
2003/04 Drew 1-1 at Liverpool
2002/03 Drew 2-2 at West Bromwich Albion
2001/02 Lost 1-3 at Southampton
2000/01 Lost 0-3 at Liverpool
1999/00 Drew 0-0 at Derby County
1998/99 Lost 0-2 at Leicester City
1997/98 Lost 0-1 at Blackburn Rovers
1996/97 Drew 0-0 at Manchester United
1995/96 Drew 1-1 at Nottingham Forest
1994/95 Lost 0-1 at Blackburn Rovers
1993/94 Lost 0-2 at Sheffield United

2023/24:
Sticky end

Everton U18s  8  Newcastle U18s  0

There was a memorable conclusion to United's U18 programme on Saturday - for the Toffees at least...

Graeme Carrick's side came into the game following successes against Leeds United and Boro but fell behind after just seven minutes to Joel Catesby.

Harvey Foster then doubled Everton's advantage on 37 minutes, before Jacob Beaumont-Clark struck five minutes before the interval to make it 0-3.

Things got no better after the break for the Magpies at Finch Farm, Joshua van Schoor on target in the 50th and 66th minutes with Catesby's second of the game coming in between on 62 minutes.

The hosts then piled on the misery in the closing moments, George Finney with a seventh on 85 and Matthew Apter making it eight three minutes later.

Team: Harrison, Durrant, Bloomer, Watts, H.Powell, Taylor (Hernes 46), Brayson (Wooster 83), Palmer, Donaldson (Johnson 80), Emerson (O'Donovan 84), Neave. Sub n/u: Jones.

Booked: Bloomer, Palmer, Neave.

Despite this loss, the Magpies finished the season eighth in the 13 team PL North Group - seven points and three places above Everton.

Newcastle's final tally of 32 points from 24 games is their best league return at this level since the competition was reformatted in 2014.

2023/24:
Second string
seal silverware 

Newcastle U21s  2  Blyth Town  1

Match action

Match report

2024/25:
Japan games confirmed

Newcastle will play two pre-season games against J-League opposition in Japan as follows:

Wed 31.07.2024 Urawa Red Diamonds
@ Saitama Stadium (7.30pm local)

Sat 03.08.2024 Yokohama F Marinos
@ National Stadium, Toyko (7pm local)

Those two venues are around 25 miles apart, with Saitama holding just over 67,000 fans and the National Stadium accommodating slightly more.

NUFC request that season ticket holders and members interested in attending register online here

Additional matches are to confirmed in both Europe and the UK, the latter set to include the Sela Cup at SJP over the weekend of 10.08.2024.

Update:
Teenagers sign on

Following Monday's confirmation of a new long-term contract for 19 year-old defender Alex Murphy, two further Magpie prospects have been secured.

17 year-old duo Trevan Sanusi and Leo Shahar have been rewarded for promising debut seasons in black and white with their first professional deals.

Both England U17 internationals, winger Sanusi arrived from Birmingham City and full back Shahar left Wolves last summer, both catching the eye in United's U18 side and to the U21s.

Loan lads:
The borrowers 

Rodrigo Vilca (Vozdovac):
A 1-2 loss at IMT Novi Beograd on Saturday saw Vilca in the starting line-up. He was replaced on 64 minutes, when the scoring was complete.

Vozdovac remain threatened by relegation ahead of their final game of the season on Friday, at home to Radnik Surdulica.

Yankuba Minteh (Feyenoord):
Excelsior Rotterdam (h) Eredivisie, Sunday.

Garang Kuol (Volendam):
Go Ahead Eagles (h) Eredivisie, Sunday.

Ryan Fraser (Southampton):
Leeds United (n) Championship play-off final, Sunday 26th May.

Old boys:
Hoyoots

Former Magpies recently released by their clubs:

Chris Basham (Sheffield United)
Ciaran Clark (Stoke City) 
Ryan Donaldson (Morpeth Town)
Shane Ferguson (Rotherham United)
Dwight Gayle (Derby County)
Paul Huntington (Carlisle United)
Dan Langley (Oldham Athletic)
Michael Newberry (Linfield) (now joined Cliftonville)
Ben Pollock (Spennymoor Town)
Ben Tozer (Wrexham)

Moving on to departing coaches/managers:

Habib Beye (Red Star Paris)
Stephen Clemence (Gillingham)
Steve Guppy (Nashville SC)

2024/25:
Season tickets etc.

For those who haven't already done so as part of the long-term deals, season ticket renewals can now be made online here until 5pm on Monday May 20th.

Meanwhile, home cup ticket schemes for the FA Cup and Carabao Cup are also open now, with a closing date of 5pm on Friday June 21st. Remember that separate sign-ups are required for both.

Depending on our finishing place in the PL, a further home cup ticket scheme for European competition may become available.

Cup ticket prices are unchanged from 2023/24:

Carabao Cup: £20 & £25 adults / £10 & £15 others
FA Cup: £30 & £35 adults / £15 & £20 others

This season's ticket price increase was repeated for next season, raising adult prices by 5% and freezing junior prices. Full announcement online here

PS: The Magpie Mover matchday public transport ticket is again available to 2024/25 season ticket holders at an unchanged price of £25.