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FA Cup:
It's...Brighton (h) 

Newcastle were handed home advantage when the FA Cup Fifth Round draw took place on Monday night, with Brighton & Hove Albion making their way to Tyneside during the weekend of Saturday March 1st.

That's one of three all-Premier League ties in this round, with the Seagulls already victorious at Gallowgate this season - 1-0 winners back in October.

While United saw off League Two Bromley 3-1 at home and League One Birmingham City 3-2 away, Albion made it this far thanks to a 4-0 success at Championship Norwich City and a 2-1 home win over Chelsea.

Fifth Round draw:

Preston North End v Burnley
Aston Villa v Cardiff City
Crystal Palace v Millwall
Manchester United v Fulham
Newcastle United v Brighton & Hove Albion
Bournemouth v Wolves
Manchester City v  Plymouth Argyle
Exeter City / Nottingham Forest v Ipswich Town

This will be the seventh game between the two sides in this competition, with the Magpies winless since 1930: 

2023/24 (h) R5
2012/13 lost 0-2 (a) R3
2011/12 lost 0-1 (a) R4
1985/86 lost 0-2 (h) R3
1982/83 lost 0-1 (h) R3R
1982/83 drew 1-1 (a) McDermott R3
1929/30 won 3-0 (h) Gallacher 3 R5

The words "Trelford Mills" doubtless flashed through the minds of those of supporters of similar vintage to us....

Newcastle's next six games now look like this:

Sat 15.02.2025 Manchester City (a) PL
Sun 23.02.2025 Nottingham Forest (h) PL
Wed 26.02.2025 Liverpool (a) PL
Sat 01.03.2025 Brighton (h) (date tbc) FA
Mon 10.03.2025 West Ham United (a) PL
Sun 16.03.2025 Liverpool (n) LC

Carabao Cup:
Wembley tickets

Reigning cup holders Liverpool attempt to defend the Carabao Cup against Newcastle United at Wembley Stadium on Sunday March 16th. The kick-off time remains unconfirmed.

Ticket sale information is now online here - there's too much in there to replicate so we suggest you read it.

We will occupy the same (West) side as in 2023, receiving a smaller ticket allocation of 31,939 compared to 32,761 two seasons ago - reason unknown.

Adult prices range from £41 to £150 and those who are eligible to purchase them will receive emails from NUFC confirming which priority group they are in.

The first ticket sale period is on Wednesday at Noon. 

Hopes that the engineering work on the East Coast Main Line planned that weekend would be postponed proved to be false, with diversions via the Durham coast and bus replacement services for Durham and Darlington passengers. More details are online here

(For anyone planning on driving to York and catching a train from there, be aware that the station car park closes permanently on March 14th for building work).

Newcastle's Wembley date means that the Premier League home fixture against Crystal Palace will be rescheduled to a new date as yet unconfirmed.

The winners of this season's Carabao Cup Final take a place at the playoff stage of the European Conference League - unless they have already qualified for Europe via a different route. 

U21s:
Beaten by Baggies

West Brom U21s  3  Newcastle U21s  1

Monday saw Newcastle U21s in action at the ARMCO Arena home of National League side Solihull Moors, facing a West Brom side who were unbeaten in their most recent seven U21 league and cup matches.  

The hosts fielded over-age pair Daryl Dike and Semi Ajayi as they returned to fitness but soon lost the services of Kev Mfuamba to injury.

United's Garang Kuol saw an early effort shave the crossbar but Albion led 1-0 at the interval, an Akeel Higgins shot from distance on 36 minutes that gave visiting goalkeeper James Taylor no chance.

Ex-Celtic striker Eseoso Sule netted in the 47th and 72nd minutes to give Albion a commanding advantage, before a late United surge saw Jay Turner-Cooke get one back on 88 minutes with a curling effort.

Albion then retained their two goal lead when Kuol was dubiously denied by an offside call and another effort was cleared off the line by Muhamed Diomande.

Team: Taylor, R.Powell (Watts 76), Charlton, Bailey (Harper 76), Heffernan, C.Thompson, Kuol, Stanton, Brayson (Turner-Cooke 55), Al.Harrison, Emerson (Ferreira 67).
Sub n/u: Anderson.

Booked: Bailey

WBA: Wallis, Nelson, Ajayi (McDonald 46), Mohammed (Mandey 73), Parker, Hall, Mfuamba (Iddrisa 20), Whitwell, Sule, Higgins, Dike (Diomande 31). 
Sub n/u: Cisse.

Referee: Declan Brown

Crowd: tbc including WBA boss Tony Mowbray

The Magpies have played at the ground otherwise known as Damson Park previously, drawing a reserve game 1-1 there against Birmingham City back in January 2006.

Update:
John Tudor RIP

We're sad to report that the death of former Magpie John Tudor has been announced, at the age of 78.

Playing local football in his Derbyshire, John was briefly on the books of Middlesbrough before joining Coventry City from Ilkeston Town during 1964. 

Winning a Second Division Championship medal at Highfield Road in 1967, a £65,000 switch to Sheffield United came the following year and Tudor hit a brace against Newcastle during a League Cup tie in 1969. 

By January 1971 John was a Magpie - as David Ford and John Hope headed to Bramall Lane - and he initially played in a forward line with Pop Robson, also featuring alongside  Wyn Davies and Keith Dyson.

The arrival of Malcolm Macdonald on Tyneside before the following season proved to be pivotal, a productive partnership seeing John create many goals for Supermac and score a fair few himself.

Appearing in the 1974 FA Cup Final defeat to Liverpool at Wembley Stadium, John did win silverware with United in the shape of the Texaco Cups.

However, his FA Cup contributions are well remembered, not least a diving header against Forest in the riot game that was expunged from the records, when the FA ordered a replay - that "goal" perhaps more celebrated than any of the 73 he scored that did count.

Tudor's own personal favourites were also both headers: at home to Manchester United and the other against Liverpool at Anfield. Tragically, that part of his game looks to have affected him in later life. 

Outlasting Macdonald at SJP by a few months, Tudor's 220nd and final appearance came in 1976 before moving on to Stoke City and then Belgians side AA Gent.

A knee injury prompted his retirement in 1978 and he served as coach and later manager of North Shields, also entering the pub trade in Northumberland. 

Later a publican back in his hometown of Ilkeston, John became involved in summer coaching camps for American youngsters during 1991 and emigrated permanently to the USA during 1994, living in St Paul, Minnesota.

Recovering from a heart attack in 2014, sad news of an Alzheimer's diagnosis came four years later, prompting a rendition of "Hallelujah, John Tudor" from Newcastle supporters during the Boxing Day 2018 visit to Anfield.

John returned to Tyneside in April 2019 and was warmly applauded when presented to the St. James' Park crowd, flanked by Supermac and Bob Moncur.

2024/25:
Wills find a way

Birmingham City  2  Newcastle  3

Match action

Match report

Fourth Round results/fixture:

Fri 07.02.2025:
Manchester United 2-1 Leicester City

Sat 08.02.2025:
Leeds United 0-2 Millwall
Leyton Orient 1-2 Manchester City
Coventry City 1-4 Ipswich Town
Everton 0-2 Bournemouth 
Preston North End 0-0 Wycombe Wanderers (4-2pens)
Southampton 0-1 Burnley 
Stoke City 3-3 Cardiff City (2-4pens)
Wigan Athletic 1-2 Fulham
Birmingham City 2-3 Newcastle
Brighton & Hove Albion 2-1 Chelsea

Sun 09.02.2025:
Blackburn Rovers 0-2 Wolves
Plymouth Argyle 1-0 Liverpool
Aston Villa 2-1 Spurs

Mon 10.02.2025:
Doncaster Rovers 0-2 Crystal Palace

Tue 11.02.2025:
Exeter City v Nottingham Forest (8pm) ITV1

2024/25:
PL confirm arrival 
of Toon teen trio

Following the closure of the latest transfer window, Newcastle have now confirmed their Premier League squad, using just 24 of the permissible 25 places.

Out of the listing published last September go departed duo Miguel Almiron and Lloyd Kelly, while forgotten full back Jamal Lewis returns, although he remains sidelined due to injury.

Meanwhile, the U21 player list - that has no limit on numbers - includes three new names, two of which are yet to be officially confirmed by the club*.
 
Kyle Fitzgerald* 18 year-old winger who played for Newcastle in pre-season as a trialist while still with Galway United. Turning 18 last month, his parent club haven't confirmed his departure as yet.

Fraser Harper 18 year-old midfielder formerly with Wolves who joined United earlier this season following a trial and has appeared at U18 and U21 level so far.

Baran Yidliz* Midfielder reportedly secured from Turkish side Genclerbirligi after celebrating his 18th birthday earlier this month.

2024/25:
Rover and rout

Newcastle U18s  1  Blackburn Rovers U18s  5

Despite taking the lead through Mattheos Ferreira, Newcastle's youngsters were unable to extend their winning league to four games on Saturday afternoon.

Rovers quickly levelled before scoring four times after the break - the final one an own goal from United's Aaron Epia just seconds after coming off the bench.

Team: Anderson, Johnson, Cogdon, Watts (Wooster 63), Craggs (Epia 90+2), Finneran, Taylor, Harper (Bloomer 63), Ferreira (Alabi 63), Mills, Waddani. 
Subs n/u: Jones.

Booked: Johnson

Goal: Ferreira 30 

Loan lads:
Murphy off the mark 

2024/25:
Goners!

Newcastle  2  Arsenal  0  (4-0 on aggregate)



Match action

Match report

Update:
Coach arrival 

Newcastle have reportedly filled the vacancy of U21 Assistant Coach by appointing Robbie Stockdale, who was most recently on the staff at Barrow.

Now 45 year, Redcar-born Stockdale adds Tyneside to his CV following previous stints on Teesside as a Boro player and Wearside as a youth team coach and caretaker boss of the mackems on three occasions.

Robbie arrives to assist Diarmuid O'Carroll, who was recruited by United from St.Mirren last September as U21 Lead Coach.
 
2024/25:
Manchester City (a)

Following Carabao Cup and FA Cup ties, Newcastle return to Premier League action on Saturday when they visit the Etihad Stadium.

Kick-off is an old fashioned, non-televised 3pm and United's 3,000 tickets are sold out.

Eddie Howe's side go in search of a club record-equaling fifth successive PL away win, although they'll need to win for the first time at this ground in that competition in order to achieve that.

This will be United's 20th attempt at doing that - so far they've taken just two points from a possible 57.

The last Magpie to score a Premier League goal at the Etihad was DeAndre Yedlin back in September 2018 - 510 minutes ago, or eight and a half hours.

In all competitions, Newcastle have won six successive matches away from Gallowgate going into this game - their best run of form since managing seven in a row on the road back in 1994.

Team: Jamaal Lascelles remains out, while the fitness of Harvey Barnes, Joelinton, Sven Botman, Dan Burn and Anthony Gordon is yet to be established.

Coral rate this game as follows:

NUFC win 16/5
The draw 16/5
MCFC win 3/4

New customers receive a £40 bet when staking £10 (T's & C's apply). Find those markets online here 

MCFC: Rodri remains out, with doubts over Nathan Ake, Jeremy Doku and Ederson.

City will be in Champions League playoff action against Real Madrid before and after our visit, hosting the Spaniards on Tuesday before heading to the Bernabeu on Wednesday week. 

Referee: tbc 

VAR: tbc

UK TV: None

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