# 2017–18 Newcastle United F.C. season

The 2017–18 season was Newcastle United's first season back in the Premier League following their promotion from the EFL Championship last season. It was their 23rd year in the Premier League since it was formed at the start of the 1992-93 Season, and it was their 86th season overall in the top division of English football. This season Newcastle United participated in the Premier League, EFL Cup and FA Cup. The season covered the period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.

## Club
### Coaching staff

The Newcastle United first team coaching staff for the 2017–18 season consists 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 | Position(s) | Date of Birth (Age) | Signed | Signed from |
| Goalkeepers |||||||
| 1 | Rob Elliot | GK | (1986-04-30) 30 April 1986 (age 38) | 2011 | Charlton Athletic |
| 12 | Martin Dúbravka | GK | (1989-01-15) 15 January 1989 (age 35) | 2018 | Sparta Prague |
| 26 | Karl Darlow | GK | (1990-10-08) 8 October 1990 (age 34) | 2014 | Nottingham Forest |
| Defenders |||||||
| 2 | Ciaran Clark | CB / LB | (1989-09-26) 26 September 1989 (age 35) | 2016 | Aston Villa |
| 3 | Paul Dummett | LB / CB | (1991-09-26) 26 September 1991 (age 33) | 2010 | Newcastle United Academy |
| 6 | Jamaal Lascelles | CB | (1993-11-11) 11 November 1993 (age 30) | 2014 | Nottingham Forest |
| 18 | Chancel Mbemba | CB / RB / LB | (1994-08-08) 8 August 1994 (age 30) | 2015 | Anderlecht |
| 19 | Javier Manquillo | RB / LB | (1994-05-05) 5 May 1994 (age 30) | 2017 | Atlético Madrid |
| 20 | Florian Lejeune | CB | (1991-05-20) 20 May 1991 (age 33) | 2017 | Eibar |
| 22 | DeAndre Yedlin | RB | (1993-07-09) 9 July 1993 (age 31) | 2016 | Tottenham Hotspur |
| 25 | Massadio Haïdara | LB | (1992-12-02) 2 December 1992 (age 31) | 2013 | Nancy |
| 27 | Jesús Gámez | RB / LB | (1985-04-10) 10 April 1985 (age 39) | 2016 | Atlético Madrid |
| Midfielders |||||||
| 7 | Jacob Murphy | RW / LW | (1995-02-24) 24 February 1995 (age 29) | 2017 | Norwich City |
| 8 | Jonjo Shelvey | CM | (1992-02-27) 27 February 1992 (age 32) | 2016 | Swansea City |
| 10 | Mohamed Diamé | CM / AM | (1987-06-14) 14 June 1987 (age 37) | 2016 | Hull City |
| 11 | Matt Ritchie | RW / LW | (1989-09-10) 10 September 1989 (age 35) | 2016 | AFC Bournemouth |
| 14 | Isaac Hayden | CM / DM | (1995-03-22) 22 March 1995 (age 29) | 2016 | Arsenal |
| 15 | Kenedy | LW / LB | (1996-02-08) 8 February 1996 (age 28) | 2018 | Chelsea |
| 23 | Mikel Merino | CM / DM | (1996-06-22) 22 June 1996 (age 28) | 2017 | Borussia Dortmund |
| 30 | Christian Atsu | RW / LW | (1992-01-10) 10 January 1992 (age 32) | 2017 | Chelsea |
| Forwards |||||||
| 9 | Dwight Gayle | ST | (1989-10-17) 17 October 1989 (age 35) | 2016 | Crystal Palace |
| 13 | Islam Slimani | ST | (1988-06-18) 18 June 1988 (age 36) | 2018 | Leicester City |
| 17 | Ayoze Pérez | SS / ST | (1993-07-29) 29 July 1993 (age 31) | 2014 | Tenerife |
| 21 | Joselu | ST | (1990-03-27) 27 March 1990 (age 34) | 2017 | Stoke City |
| Out on loan |||||||
| 4 | Jack Colback | DM / CM | (1989-10-24) 24 October 1989 (age 34) | 2014 | Sunderland |
| 16 | Rolando Aarons | LW | (1995-11-16) 16 November 1995 (age 28) | 2014 | Newcastle United Academy |
| 24 | Henri Saivet | CM / AM | (1990-10-26) 26 October 1990 (age 33) | 2016 | Bordeaux |
| 33 | Achraf Lazaar | LB / LW | (1992-01-22) 22 January 1992 (age 32) | 2016 | Palermo |
| 35 | Daniel Barlaser | CM / AM | (1997-01-18) 18 January 1997 (age 27) | 2015 | Newcastle United Academy |
| 41 | Freddie Woodman | GK | (1997-03-04) 4 March 1997 (age 27) | 2014 | Newcastle United Academy |
| 42 | Jamie Sterry | RB | (1995-11-21) 21 November 1995 (age 28) | 2015 | Newcastle United Academy |
| 45 | Aleksandar Mitrović | ST | (1994-09-16) 16 September 1994 (age 30) | 2015 | Anderlecht |
| – | Matz Sels | GK | (1992-02-26) 26 February 1992 (age 32) | 2016 | Gent |
| – | Stuart Findlay | CB / LB | (1995-09-14) 14 September 1995 (age 29) | 2016 | Celtic |
| – | Adam Armstrong | SS / ST / LW | (1997-02-10) 10 February 1997 (age 27) | 2014 | Newcastle United Academy |
| – | Ivan Toney | ST | (1996-03-16) 16 March 1996 (age 28) | 2015 | Northampton Town |
* ↑ Elliot was born in Greenwich, England.
* ↑ Clark was born in Harrow, England.
* ↑ Dummett was born in Newcastle upon Tyne, England.
* ↑ Ritchie was born in Gosport, England.
* ↑ Joselu was born in Stuttgart, Germany.
* ↑ Aarons was born in Kingston, Jamaica.

## Transfers and loans
### Transfers in

| Date from | Position | Number | Name | From | Fee |
| 1 July 2017 | RW | 30 | Christian Atsu | Chelsea | £6,200,000 |
| 4 July 2017 | CB | 20 | Florian Lejeune | Eibar | £8,700,000 |
| 19 July 2017 | RW | 7 | Jacob Murphy | Norwich City | £12,000,000 |
| 21 July 2017 | RB | 19 | Javier Manquillo | Atlético Madrid | £4,500,000 |
| 16 August 2017 | FW | 21 | Joselu | Stoke City | £5,000,000 |
| 13 October 2017 | CM | 23 | Mikel Merino | Borussia Dortmund | £8,500,000 |
* Total spending: £44,900,000

### Transfers out

| Date from | Position | Number | Name | To | Fee |
| 1 July 2017 | RB | 43 | Kevin Mbabu | Young Boys | Undisclosed |
| 1 July 2017 | CB | — | Ľubomír Šatka | DAC Dunajská Streda | Free |
| 1 July 2017 | RW | — | Florian Thauvin | Marseille | £9,500,000 |
| 1 July 2017 | SS | — | Haris Vučkić | Twente | Free |
| 6 July 2017 | RB | 8 | Vurnon Anita | Leeds United | Free |
| 14 July 2017 | RW | 34 | Sammy Ameobi | Bolton Wanderers | Free |
| 17 July 2017 | LW | 20 | Yoan Gouffran | Göztepe | Free |
| 21 July 2017 | FW | 33 | Daryl Murphy | Nottingham Forest | £2,000,000 |
| 27 July 2017 | LB | — | Lewis Gibson | Everton | £6,000,000 |
| 25 August 2017 | FW | — | Emmanuel Rivière | Metz | Undisclosed |
| 28 August 2017 | AM | 15 | Siem de Jong | Ajax | Undisclosed |
| 30 August 2017 | CB | 5 | Grant Hanley | Norwich City | £3,500,000 |
| 20 September 2017 | GK | — | Tim Krul | Brighton & Hove Albion | Free |
* Total incoming: ~ £21,000,000

### Loans in

| Date from | Position | Number | Name | From | Expiry |
| 28 July 2017 | CM | 23 | Mikel Merino | Borussia Dortmund | 13 October 2017 |
| 23 January 2018 | LW | 15 | Kenedy | Chelsea | 30 June 2018 |
| 31 January 2018 | FW | 13 | Islam Slimani | Leicester City | 30 June 2018 |
| 31 January 2018 | GK | 12 | Martin Dúbravka | Sparta Prague | 30 June 2018 |

### Loans out

| Date from | Position | Number | Name | To | Expiry |
| 1 July 2017 | GK | — | Matz Sels | Anderlecht | 30 June 2018 |
| 7 July 2017 | RW | — | Alex Gilliead | Bradford City | 30 June 2018 |
| 17 July 2017 | FW | — | Adam Armstrong | Bolton Wanderers | 4 January 2018 |
| 21 July 2017 | AM | — | Sean Longstaff | Blackpool | 30 June 2018 |
| 2 August 2017 | FW | — | Ivan Toney | Wigan Athletic | 10 January 2018 |
| 8 August 2017 | CB | — | Callum Williams | Gateshead | 30 June 2018 |
| 25 August 2017 | CB | — | Stuart Findlay | Kilmarnock | 30 June 2018 |
| 31 August 2017 | LB | 33 | Achraf Lazaar | Benevento | 30 June 2018 |
| 31 August 2017 | GK | — | Tim Krul | Brighton & Hove Albion | 20 September 2017 |
| 9 January 2018 | FW | — | Adam Armstrong | Blackburn Rovers | 30 June 2018 |
| 11 January 2018 | FW | — | Ivan Toney | Scunthorpe United | 30 June 2018 |
| 18 January 2018 | CB | — | Kyle Cameron | Queen of the South | 30 June 2018 |
| 19 January 2018 | CM | 35 | Daniel Barlaser | Crewe Alexandra | 30 June 2018 |
| 31 January 2018 | RB | 42 | Jamie Sterry | Crewe Alexandra | 30 June 2018 |
| 31 January 2018 | CM | 24 | Henri Saivet | Sivasspor | 30 June 2018 |
| 31 January 2018 | LW | 16 | Rolando Aarons | Hellas Verona | 30 June 2018 |
| 31 January 2018 | GK | 41 | Freddie Woodman | Aberdeen | 30 June 2018 |
| 31 January 2018 | DM | 4 | Jack Colback | Nottingham Forest | 30 June 2018 |
| 31 January 2018 | FW | 45 | Aleksandar Mitrović | Fulham | 30 June 2018 |

## Pre-season and friendlies

As of 28 June 2017, Newcastle United have announced six pre-season friendlies against Heart of Midlothian, Preston North End, Bradford City, FSV Mainz, VfL Wolfsburg and Hellas Verona.
On 12 March 2018, Newcastle United announced they would be playing Belgian side Royal Antwerp on 18 March 2018 at the Pinatar Arena in Murcia, Spain.

## Competitions
### Overall summary

| Competition | Started round | Current position / round | Final position / round | First match | Last match |
| Premier League | – | – | 10th | 13 August 2017 | 13 May 2018 |
| EFL Cup | Second round | – | Second round | 23 August 2017 | 23 August 2017 |
| FA Cup | Third round | – | Fourth round | 6 January 2018 | 28 January 2018 |

### Overview

| Competition | Record |
| P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| Premier League | 38 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 39 | 47 | −8 | 031.58 |
| EFL Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 000.00 |
| FA Cup | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 050.00 |
| Total | 41 | 13 | 8 | 20 | 44 | 54 | −10 | 031.71 |
Source: Competitions

### Premier League
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 8 | Everton | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 44 | 58 | −14 | 49 |
| 9 | Leicester City | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 56 | 60 | −4 | 47 |
| 10 | Newcastle United | 38 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 39 | 47 | −8 | 44 |
| 11 | Crystal Palace | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 45 | 55 | −10 | 44 |
| 12 | Bournemouth | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 45 | 61 | −16 | 44 |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 13 May 2018. 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 | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H |
| Result | L | L | W | W | W | L | D | D | W | L | L | L | L | D | L | L | L | L | W | L | D | W | D | L | D | D | W | D | L | W | W | W | W | L | L | L | L | W |
| Position | 18 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |

#### Matches

On 14 June 2017, the 2017–18 Premier League fixtures were announced.

### EFL Cup

Newcastle United entered the EFL Cup in the second round and were drawn at home against Nottingham Forest.

### FA Cup

Newcastle United entered the FA Cup in the third round and were drawn at home to Luton Town. Newcastle United then progressed into the fourth round and were drawn away to Chelsea.

## Statistics
### Appearances and goals

    Last updated on 13 May 2018.
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Premier League | Premier League | EFL Cup | EFL Cup | FA Cup | FA Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | IRL | Rob Elliot | 16 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | GK | SVK | Martin Dúbravka | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | GK | ENG | Karl Darlow | 12 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||||
| 2 | DF | IRL | Ciaran Clark | 22 | 2 | 19+1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | WAL | Paul Dummett | 21 | 0 | 19+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | ENG | Jamaal Lascelles | 35 | 3 | 32+1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | COD | Chancel Mbemba | 11 | 0 | 7+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | ESP | Javier Manquillo | 23 | 0 | 20+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | FRA | Florian Lejeune | 24 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | USA | DeAndre Yedlin | 34 | 0 | 31+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | FRA | Massadio Haïdara | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | ESP | Jesús Gámez | 3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||||
| 7 | MF | ENG | Jacob Murphy | 28 | 1 | 13+12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Jonjo Shelvey | 32 | 2 | 25+5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | MF | SEN | Mohamed Diamé | 33 | 2 | 23+8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | SCO | Matt Ritchie | 38 | 3 | 32+3 | 3 | 0+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | ENG | Isaac Hayden | 29 | 1 | 15+11 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | BRA | Kenedy | 13 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | ESP | Mikel Merino | 25 | 1 | 14+10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | GHA | Christian Atsu | 29 | 2 | 19+9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||||
| 9 | FW | ENG | Dwight Gayle | 37 | 6 | 23+12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | FW | ALG | Islam Slimani | 4 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | ESP | Ayoze Pérez | 37 | 10 | 28+8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 21 | FW | ESP | Joselu | 32 | 4 | 19+11 | 4 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| Player(s) who left on loan but featured this season ||||||||||||
| 4 | MF | ENG | Jack Colback | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | ENG | Rolando Aarons | 5 | 1 | 1+3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | SEN | Henri Saivet | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | MAR | Achraf Lazaar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | MF | ENG | Daniel Barlaser | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | GK | ENG | Freddie Woodman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 42 | DF | ENG | Jamie Sterry | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | FW | SRB | Aleksandar Mitrović | 7 | 2 | 0+6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| — | GK | BEL | Matz Sels | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| — | DF | SCO | Stuart Findlay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| — | FW | ENG | Adam Armstrong | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| — | FW | ENG | Ivan Toney | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Player(s) who left permanently but featured this season ||||||||||||
| 5 | DF | SCO | Grant Hanley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | NED | Siem de Jong | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Cards

    Accounts for all competitions. Last updated on 5 May 2018.
| No. | Pos. | Name | | |
| 2 | DF | Ciaran Clark | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Paul Dummett | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Grant Hanley | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | Jamaal Lascelles | 5 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Jonjo Shelvey | 3 | 2 |
| 9 | FW | Dwight Gayle | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | Mohamed Diamé | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | Matt Ritchie | 5 | 0 |
| 13 | FW | Islam Slimani | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | Isaac Hayden | 8 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | Kenedy | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | Ayoze Pérez | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | Chancel Mbemba | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | Javier Manquillo | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | Florian Lejeune | 3 | 0 |
| 21 | FW | Joselu | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | DeAndre Yedlin | 4 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | Mikel Merino | 4 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | Christian Atsu | 1 | 0 |
* ↑ Hanley left the club in the Summer Transfer Window.
* ↑ Slimani got 1 yellow card whilst he played for Leicester City before he joined the club.

### Goals

    Last updated on 13 May 2018.
| Place | Position | Number | Nation | Name | Premier League | EFL Cup | FA Cup | Total |
| 1 | FW | 17 | | Ayoze Pérez | 8 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| 2 | FW | 9 | | Dwight Gayle | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | FW | 21 | | Joselu | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | DF | 6 | | Jamaal Lascelles | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | MF | 11 | | Matt Ritchie | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | DF | 2 | | Ciaran Clark | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | MF | 8 | | Jonjo Shelvey | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | MF | 10 | | Mohamed Diamé | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | MF | 15 | | Kenedy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | MF | 30 | | Christian Atsu | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | FW | 45 | | Aleksandar Mitrović | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | MF | 7 | | Jacob Murphy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | MF | 14 | | Isaac Hayden | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | MF | 16 | | Rolando Aarons | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | MF | 23 | | Mikel Merino | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | MF | 24 | | Henri Saivet | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | 39 | 2 | 3 | 43 |
* ↑ Mitrović left the club in the Winter Transfer Window.
* ↑ Aarons left the club in the Winter Transfer Window.
* ↑ Saivet left the club in the Winter Transfer Window.

### Clean sheets

    Last updated on 13 May 2018.
| Place | Number | Nation | Name | Matches Played | Premier League | EFL Cup | FA Cup | Total |
| 1 | 12 | | Martin Dúbravka | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | 1 | | Rob Elliot | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | 26 | | Karl Darlow | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | 41 | | Freddie Woodman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
* ↑ Woodman left the club in the Winter Transfer Window.