2020–21 Newcastle United F.C. season

Newcastle United
2020–21 season
OwnerMike Ashley
Managing DirectorLee Charnley
ManagerSteve Bruce
StadiumSt James' Park
Premier League12th
FA CupThird round
EFL CupQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Callum Wilson (12)

All:
Callum Wilson (12)
Highest home attendance10,000
(19 May 2021 vs Sheffield United,
PL round 37)
Average home league attendance10,000
Biggest win7–0 (23 Sep 2020 v Morecambe, EFL Cup third round)
Biggest defeat0–3 (20 Sep 2020 & 20 Mar 2021 v Brighton & Hove Albion, PL round 2 & round 29)
1–4 (17 Oct 2020 v Manchester United, PL round 5)
2–5 (16 Dec 2020 v Leeds United, PL round 13)
0–3 (18 Jan 2021 v Arsenal, PL round 19)

The 2020–21 Newcastle United Football Club season was the club's 128th season in existence and the club's 4th consecutive season in the top flight of English football. In addition to the domestic league, Newcastle United participated in this season's editions of the FA Cup and the EFL Cup.

First team

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Position Staff
Head Coach England Steve Bruce
Coach England Steve Agnew
Coach England Stephen Clemence
Coach England Steve Harper
Coach England Graeme Jones
Head of Goalkeeping England Simon Smith
Head of Medicine England Paul Catterson
Fitness Coach Spain Cristian Martínez
Head Physiotherapist England Derek Wright
Physiotherapist England Sean Beech
Physiotherapist England Michael Harding
Physiotherapist Spain Daniel Marti
Massage Therapist England Wayne Farrage
Head of Recruitment England Steve Nickson
Head of Performance Analysis England Tom Coffield
Head of Sports Science England Jamie Harley

Source: [citation needed]

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Transfers

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Transfers in

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Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Team Ref.
3 July 2020 GK England Mark Gillespie Scotland Motherwell Free transfer First team [2]
23 July 2020 DM England Niall Brookwell England Liverpool Free transfer Under-23s [3]
24 August 2020 CM Republic of Ireland Jeff Hendrick England Burnley Free transfer First team [4]
7 September 2020 LW Scotland Ryan Fraser England AFC Bournemouth Free transfer First team [5]
7 September 2020 CF England Callum Wilson England AFC Bournemouth £20,000,000 First team [6][7]
8 September 2020 LB Northern Ireland Jamal Lewis England Norwich City £15,000,000 First team [8]
5 October 2020 AM Peru Rodrigo Vilca Peru Deportivo Municipal Undisclosed Under-23s [9]
16 October 2020 CB South Africa Bradley Cross Germany Schalke 04 Free transfer Under-23s [10]
22 October 2020 CF France Florent Indalecio Australia Fraser Park Free transfer Under-23s [11]
8 January 2021 MF England Jay Turner-Cooke England Sunderland Undisclosed Academy [12]

Transfers out

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Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Team Ref.
1 July 2020 CF England Luke Charman England Darlington Released Under-23s [13][14]
1 July 2020 DM England Jack Colback England Nottingham Forest Released First team [13][15]
1 July 2020 GK Republic of Ireland Rob Elliot England Watford Released First team [13][16]
1 July 2020 LW Spain Víctor Fernández Romania Viitorul Constanța Released Under-23s [13][17]
1 July 2020 LB England Liam Gibson England Morecambe Released Under-23s [13][18]
1 July 2020 GK England Nathan Harker Unattached Released Under-23s [13]
1 July 2020 RB England Jamie Sterry England Hartlepool Released First team [13]
18 August 2020 CB England Jack Leckie England Burnley Undisclosed Under-23s [19]
2 October 2020 CM England Daniel Barlaser England Rotherham United Undisclosed First team [20]
7 January 2021 LW England Rolando Aarons England Huddersfield Town Undisclosed First team [21]
1 February 2021 RB United States DeAndre Yedlin Turkey Galatasaray Free transfer First team [22]
11 February 2021 LB Morocco Achraf Lazaar England Watford Free transfer First team [23]

Loans in

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Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Team Ref.
1 February 2021 CM England Joe Willock England Arsenal End of season First team [24]

Loans out

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Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Team Ref.
5 August 2020 GK England Jake Turner England Morecambe 12 January 2021 Under-23's [25][26]
13 August 2020 RW England Thomas Allan England Accrington Stanley 12 January 2021 Under-23's [27][26]
16 August 2020 GK England Freddie Woodman Wales Swansea City End of season First team [28]
24 August 2020 CB England Kelland Watts England Plymouth Argyle End of season Under-23's [29]
28 August 2020 MF Liberia Mo Sangare England Accrington Stanley End of season Under-23's [30]
11 September 2020 CB France Florian Lejeune Spain Deportivo Alavés End of season First team [31]
16 September 2020 CF Japan Yoshinori Muto Spain Eibar End of season First team [32]
1 October 2020 CB England Lewis Cass England Hartlepool United End of season Under-23's [33]
2 October 2020 CF Denmark Elias Sørensen Netherlands Almere City End of season Under-23's [33]
14 October 2020 DM England Jack Young England Tranmere Rovers 12 January 2021 Under-23's [34][26]

Pre-season and friendlies

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed   Fixtures

25 August 2020 Friendly Crewe Alexandra 0–3 Newcastle United Little Ouseburn
14:00 BST Report
Stadium: Queen Ethelburga's Collegiate
Attendance: 0
29 August 2020 Friendly Newcastle United 2–1 Barnsley Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 BST
Report Stadium: Darsley Park
Attendance: 0
1 September 2020 Friendly Middlesbrough 5–1 Newcastle United Hurworth-on-Tees
13:00 BST
Report Stadium: Rockliffe Park
Attendance: 0
5 September 2020 Friendly Newcastle United 0–1 Stoke City Newcastle upon Tyne
13:00 BST Report
Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 0

Competitions

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Overview

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Premier League 12 September 2020 23 May 2021 Matchday 1 12th 38 12 9 17 46 62 −16 031.58
FA Cup 9 January 2021 Third round Third round 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2 000.00
EFL Cup 15 September 2020 22 December 2020 Second round Quarter-finals 4 2 1 1 9 2 +7 050.00
Total 43 14 10 19 55 66 −11 032.56

Last updated: 23 May 2021
Source: Soccerway

Premier League

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
10 Everton 38 17 8 13 47 48 −1 59
11 Aston Villa 38 16 7 15 55 46 +9 55
12 Newcastle United 38 12 9 17 46 62 −16 45
13 Wolverhampton Wanderers 38 12 9 17 36 52 −16 45
14 Crystal Palace 38 12 8 18 41 66 −25 44
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) If the champions, relegated teams or qualified teams for UEFA competitions cannot be determined by rules 1 to 3, rules 4.1 to 4.3 are applied – 4.1) Points gained in head-to-head record between such teams; 4.2) Away goals scored in head-to-head record between such teams; 4.3) Play-offs[35]

Results summary

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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 46 62  −16 45 6 5 8 26 33  −7 6 4 9 20 29  −9

Last updated: 23 May 2021.
Source: Premier League[36]

Results by matchday

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Matchday1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAHHAHAHAAHAHAHHAAHAHHAAHAHAHAHAHAHHA
ResultWLDWLDWLLWLWLDLDLLLLWLWLLDDDLDWWDLWLWW
Position41310913141113151312141213141515151616151616171717161717171715161715161512
Updated to match(es) played on 23 May 2021. Source: [citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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The 2020–21 season fixtures were released on 20 August.[37]

12 September 2020 1 West Ham United 0–2 Newcastle United Stratford
20:00 BST
Report
Stadium: London Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Stuart Attwell
Note: Live on Sky Sports
20 September 2020 2 Newcastle United 0–3 Brighton & Hove Albion Newcastle upon Tyne
14:00 BST
Report
Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Kevin Friend
27 September 2020 3 Tottenham Hotspur 1–1 Newcastle United Tottenham
14:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Peter Bankes
3 October 2020 4 Newcastle United 3–1 Burnley Newcastle upon Tyne
20:00 BST
Report
Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: David Coote
17 October 2020 5 Newcastle United 1–4 Manchester United Newcastle upon Tyne
20:00 BST
Report
Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Craig Pawson
25 October 2020 6 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–1 Newcastle United Wolverhampton
16:30 GMT Report
Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 0
Referee: Lee Mason
1 November 2020 7 Newcastle United 2–1 Everton Newcastle upon Tyne
14:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Stuart Attwell
6 November 2020 8 Southampton 2–0 Newcastle United Southampton
20:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Peter Bankes
21 November 2020 9 Newcastle United 0–2 Chelsea Newcastle upon Tyne
12:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Craig Pawson
27 November 2020 10 Crystal Palace 0–2 Newcastle United Selhurst
20:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Graham Scott
12 December 2020 12 Newcastle United 2–1 West Bromwich Albion Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Darren England
16 December 2020 13 Leeds United 5–2 Newcastle United Leeds
18:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 0
Referee: Simon Hooper
19 December 2020 14 Newcastle United 1–1 Fulham Newcastle upon Tyne
20:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Graham Scott
26 December 2020 15 Manchester City 2–0 Newcastle United Manchester
20:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Andre Marriner
30 December 2020 16 Newcastle United 0–0 Liverpool Newcastle upon Tyne
20:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Paul Tierney
3 January 2021 17 Newcastle United 1–2 Leicester City Newcastle upon Tyne
14:15 GMT
Report
Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Robert Jones
12 January 2021 18 Sheffield United 1–0 Newcastle United Sheffield
18:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 0
Referee: Andrew Madley
18 January 2021 19 Arsenal 3–0 Newcastle United Holloway
20:00 GMT
Report Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: David Coote
23 January 2021 11 Aston Villa 2–0 Newcastle United Aston
20:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Simon Hooper
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 4 December 2020, but was postponed due to safety concerns following a COVID-19 outbreak at the Newcastle United training ground.[38]
26 January 2021 20 Newcastle United 1–2 Leeds United Newcastle upon Tyne
18:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Anthony Taylor
30 January 2021 21 Everton 0–2 Newcastle United Liverpool
12:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Stuart Attwell
2 February 2021 22 Newcastle United 1–2 Crystal Palace Newcastle upon Tyne
20:15 GMT
Report
Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Darren England
6 February 2021 23 Newcastle United 3–2 Southampton Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 GMT
Report Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Craig Pawson
15 February 2021 24 Chelsea 2–0 Newcastle United London
20:00 GMT
Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 0
Referee: Peter Bankes
21 February 2021 25 Manchester United 3–1 Newcastle United Manchester
19:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 0
Referee: Paul Tierney
27 February 2021 26 Newcastle United 1–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Newcastle upon Tyne
20:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Mike Dean
7 March 2021 27 West Bromwich Albion 0–0 Newcastle United West Bromwich
12:00 GMT Report Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 0
Referee: Martin Atkinson
12 March 2021 28 Newcastle United 1–1 Aston Villa Newcastle upon Tyne
20:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Paul Tierney
20 March 2021 29 Brighton & Hove Albion 3–0 Newcastle United Falmer
20:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Anthony Taylor
4 April 2021 30 Newcastle United 2–2 Tottenham Hotspur Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Craig Pawson
11 April 2021 31 Burnley 1–2 Newcastle United Burnley
12:00 BST
Report Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 0
Referee: Anthony Taylor
17 April 2021 32 Newcastle United 3–2 West Ham United Newcastle upon Tyne
12:30 BST
Report
Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Kevin Friend
24 April 2021 33 Liverpool 1–1 Newcastle United Liverpool
12:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 0
Referee: Andre Marriner
2 May 2021 34 Newcastle United 0–2 Arsenal Newcastle upon Tyne
14:00 BST
Report
Stadium: St. James' Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Mike Dean
7 May 2021 35 Leicester City 2–4 Newcastle United Leicester
20:00 BST
Report
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Darren England
14 May 2021 36 Newcastle United 3–4 Manchester City Newcastle upon Tyne
20:00 BST
Report
Stadium: St. James' Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Kevin Friend
19 May 2021 37 Newcastle United 1–0 Sheffield United Newcastle upon Tyne
18:00 BST
Report
Stadium: St. James' Park
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Robert Jones
23 May 2021 38 Fulham 0–2 Newcastle United Fulham
16:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Chris Kavanagh

FA Cup

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The third round draw was made on 30 November, with Premier League and EFL Championship clubs all entering the competition.[39]

9 January 2021 Third round Arsenal 2–0 (a.e.t.) Newcastle United Holloway
17:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Chris Kavanagh

EFL Cup

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The draw for both the second and third round were confirmed on September 6, live on Sky Sports by Phil Babb.[40] The fourth round draw was conducted on 17 September 2020 by Laura Woods and Lee Hendrie live on Sky Sports.[41]

15 September 2020 Second round Newcastle United 1–0 Blackburn Rovers Newcastle upon Tyne
19:30 BST
Report Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jarred Gillett
23 September 2020 Third round Morecambe 0–7 Newcastle United Morecambe
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Globe Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Darren Drysdale
30 September 2020 Fourth round Newport County 1–1
(4–5 p)
Newcastle United Newport
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 0
Referee: John Brooks
Penalties
22 December 2020 Quarter-finals Brentford 1–0 Newcastle United Brentford
17:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Robert Jones

Statistics

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Appearances and goals

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No. Pos Nat Player Total Premier League EFL Cup FA Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Slovakia SVK Martin Dúbravka 14 0 13 0 0 0 1 0
26 GK England ENG Karl Darlow 26 0 25 0 1 0 0 0
29 GK England ENG Mark Gillespie 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 0
Defenders
2 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Ciaran Clark 26 1 21+1 1 3 0 1 0
3 DF Wales WAL Paul Dummett 16 1 14+1 1 0 0 1 0
5 DF Switzerland SUI Fabian Schär 19 1 13+5 1 0+1 0 0 0
6 DF England ENG Jamaal Lascelles 21 3 19 2 1 1 1 0
15 DF Northern Ireland NIR Jamal Lewis 26 0 20+4 0 2 0 0 0
17 DF Sweden SWE Emil Krafth 20 1 14+2 1 3 0 1 0
18 DF Argentina ARG Federico Fernández 25 0 24 0 1 0 0 0
19 DF Spain ESP Javier Manquillo 15 0 10+3 0 2 0 0 0
Midfielders
4 MF England ENG Matty Longstaff 5 0 4+1 0 0 0 0 0
8 MF England ENG Jonjo Shelvey 32 2 29+1 1 2 1 0 0
10 MF France FRA Allan Saint-Maximin 26 3 19+6 3 0+1 0 0 0
11 MF Scotland SCO Matt Ritchie 21 0 15+3 0 2 0 0+1 0
14 MF England ENG Isaac Hayden 27 1 22+2 0 2 1 1 0
16 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Jeff Hendrick 23 2 17+5 2 0 0 1 0
21 MF Scotland SCO Ryan Fraser 22 1 9+9 0 3+1 1 0 0
23 MF England ENG Jacob Murphy 32 3 18+9 2 3+1 1 0+1 0
24 MF Paraguay PAR Miguel Almirón 39 5 28+6 4 4 1 1 0
28 MF England ENG Joe Willock 14 8 11+3 8 0 0 0 0
36 MF England ENG Sean Longstaff 27 0 15+7 0 4 0 1 0
57 MF England ENG Elliot Anderson 2 0 0+1 0 0 0 0+1 0
Forwards
7 FW England ENG Andy Carroll 22 1 4+14 1 1+2 0 1 0
9 FW Brazil BRA Joelinton 36 6 23+8 4 2+2 2 1 0
12 FW England ENG Dwight Gayle 20 1 4+14 1 0+1 0 0+1 0
13 FW England ENG Callum Wilson 28 12 23+3 12 1+1 0 0 0
Player(s) who left permanently but featured this season
22 DF United States USA DeAndre Yedlin 10 0 5+1 0 3 0 0+1 0
32 MF England ENG Daniel Barlaser 2 0 0 0 1+1 0 0 0

Last updated: 23 May 2021
Source: Competitions

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