# 2022–23 Newcastle United F.C. season

The 2022–23 season was the 130th season in the existence of Newcastle United and the club's sixth consecutive season in the Premier League. In addition to the league, they also competed in the FA Cup and EFL Cup, exiting in the third round of the former and losing to Manchester United in the final of the latter.
By finishing fourth in the Premier League standings, Newcastle qualified for the Champions League for the first time since the 2002–03 season.

## Staff

| Position | Staff |
| Sporting Director | Dan Ashworth |
| Head Coach | Eddie Howe |
| Assistant Coach | Jason Tindall |
| First Team Coach | Stephen Purches |
| First Team Coach | Simon Weatherstone |
| First Team Coach | Graeme Jones |
| First Team Coach | Ben Dawson |
| Head of Goalkeeping | Adam Bartlett |
| Goalkeeping Coach | Shwan Jalal |
| Head of Medicine | Paul Catterson |
| Head Physiotherapist | Danny Murphy |
| Senior Physiotherapist | Nathan Ring |
| Physiotherapist | Dave Galley |
| Physiotherapist | Daniel Marti |
| Head of Rehabilitation | Sean Beech |
| Head of Strength & Conditioning | Nick Grantham |
| Strength & Conditioning Coach | James Allan |
| Head of Performance Analysis | Tom Coffield |
| Analyst | Mark Leyland |
| Head of Performance | Dan Hodges |
| Lead Sports Scientist | Liam Mason |
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## Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| Squad no. | Name | Position(s) | Date of birth (age) | Signed in | Previous Club |
| Goalkeepers |||||||
| 1 | Martin Dúbravka | GK | (1989-01-15) 15 January 1989 (age 36) | 2018 | Sparta Prague |
| 18 | Loris Karius | GK | (1993-06-22) 22 June 1993 (age 31) | 2022 | Liverpool |
| 22 | Nick Pope | GK | (1992-04-19) 19 April 1992 (age 32) | 2022 | Burnley |
| 29 | Mark Gillespie | GK | (1992-03-27) 27 March 1992 (age 32) | 2020 | Motherwell |
| Defenders |||||||
| 2 | Kieran Trippier | RB / LB | (1990-09-19) 19 September 1990 (age 34) | 2022 | Atlético Madrid |
| 3 | Paul Dummett | CB / LB | (1991-09-26) 26 September 1991 (age 33) | 2010 | Newcastle United Academy |
| 4 | Sven Botman | CB | (2000-01-12) 12 January 2000 (age 25) | 2022 | Lille |
| 5 | Fabian Schär | CB | (1991-12-20) 20 December 1991 (age 33) | 2018 | Deportivo La Coruña |
| 6 | Jamaal Lascelles | CB | (1993-11-11) 11 November 1993 (age 31) | 2014 | Nottingham Forest |
| 12 | Jamal Lewis | LB / LWB | (1998-01-25) 25 January 1998 (age 27) | 2020 | Norwich City |
| 13 | Matt Targett | LB / LWB | (1995-09-18) 18 September 1995 (age 29) | 2022 | Aston Villa |
| 17 | Emil Krafth | RB / CB | (1994-08-02) 2 August 1994 (age 30) | 2019 | Amiens |
| 19 | Javier Manquillo | RB / RWB / LB | (1994-05-05) 5 May 1994 (age 30) | 2017 | Atlético Madrid |
| 30 | Harrison Ashby | RB | (2001-11-14) 14 November 2001 (age 23) | 2023 | West Ham United |
| 33 | Dan Burn | CB / LB | (1992-05-09) 9 May 1992 (age 32) | 2022 | Brighton & Hove Albion |
| Midfielders |||||||
| 7 | Joelinton | CM / LW / ST | (1996-08-16) 16 August 1996 (age 28) | 2019 | 1899 Hoffenheim |
| 8 | Anthony Gordon | LW / RW / AM / ST | (2001-02-24) 24 February 2001 (age 24) | 2023 | Everton |
| 10 | Allan Saint-Maximin | LW / RW / ST | (1997-03-12) 12 March 1997 (age 27) | 2019 | Nice |
| 11 | Matt Ritchie | LW / LWB | (1989-09-10) 10 September 1989 (age 35) | 2016 | Bournemouth |
| 21 | Ryan Fraser | LW / RW / AM | (1994-02-24) 24 February 1994 (age 31) | 2020 | Bournemouth |
| 23 | Jacob Murphy | RW / RWB / LW | (1995-02-24) 24 February 1995 (age 30) | 2017 | Norwich City |
| 24 | Miguel Almirón | AM / RW / LW | (1994-02-10) 10 February 1994 (age 31) | 2019 | Atlanta United |
| 27 | Matty Longstaff | CM | (2000-03-21) 21 March 2000 (age 24) | 2019 | Newcastle United Academy |
| 28 | Joe Willock | CM / AM | (1999-08-20) 20 August 1999 (age 25) | 2021 | Arsenal |
| 32 | Elliot Anderson | AM / LW / RW / CM | (2002-11-06) 6 November 2002 (age 22) | 2021 | Newcastle United Academy |
| 36 | Sean Longstaff | CM | (1997-09-30) 30 September 1997 (age 27) | 2016 | Newcastle United Academy |
| 39 | Bruno Guimarães | CM / DM | (1997-11-16) 16 November 1997 (age 27) | 2022 | Lyon |
| 81 | Lewis Miley | CM / AM | (2006-05-01) 1 May 2006 (age 18) | 2022 | Newcastle United Academy |
| Forwards |||||||
| 9 | Callum Wilson | ST | (1992-02-27) 27 February 1992 (age 33) | 2020 | Bournemouth |
| 14 | Alexander Isak | ST / LW | (1999-09-21) 21 September 1999 (age 25) | 2022 | Real Sociedad |
| Out on Loan |||||||
| 20 | Chris Wood | ST | (1991-12-07) 7 December 1991 (age 33) | 2022 | Burnley |
| 26 | Karl Darlow | GK | (1990-10-08) 8 October 1990 (age 34) | 2014 | Nottingham Forest |
| 31 | Kelland Watts | CB | (1999-11-03) 3 November 1999 (age 25) | 2018 | Newcastle United Academy |
| — | Ciaran Clark | CB | (1989-09-26) 26 September 1989 (age 35) | 2016 | Aston Villa |
| — | Isaac Hayden | CM / DM / CB | (1995-03-22) 22 March 1995 (age 29) | 2016 | Arsenal |
| — | Jeff Hendrick | CM | (1992-01-31) 31 January 1992 (age 33) | 2020 | Burnley |
| — | Garang Kuol | LW / RW / ST | (2004-09-15) 15 September 2004 (age 20) | 2023 | Central Coast Mariners |
* ↑ Dúbravka signed on loan in January 2018, which turned into a permanent deal in May 2018.
* ↑ Dummett was born in Newcastle upon Tyne, England.
* ↑ Lewis was born in Luton, England.
* ↑ Targett signed on loan in January 2022, which turned into a permanent deal in June 2022.
* ↑ Ashby was born in Milton Keynes, England.
* ↑ Ritchie was born in Gosport, England.
* ↑ Anderson was born in Whitley Bay, England.
* ↑ Clark was born in Harrow, England.
* ↑ Kuol was born in Cairo, Egypt.

## Kits

| Home | Home alt. | Home alt. 2 | Away | Away alt. 1 | Away alt. 2 | Third | Third alt. 1 | Third alt. 2 | Fourth |

## Transfers
### Transfers in

| Date | Position | Player | From | Fee |
| 10 June 2022 | CB | Alex Murphy | Galway United | Undisclosed |
| 10 June 2022 | LB | Matt Targett | Aston Villa | £15,000,000 |
| 23 June 2022 | GK | Nick Pope | Burnley | £10,000,000 |
| 1 July 2022 | CB | Sven Botman | Lille | £35,000,000 |
| 4 July 2022 | LB | Jordan Hackett | Tottenham Hotspur | Free transfer |
| 6 July 2022 | CB | Charlie McArthur | Kilmarnock | Undisclosed |
| 12 August 2022 | GK | Jude Smith | East Fife | Undisclosed |
| 26 August 2022 | ST | Alexander Isak | Real Sociedad | £63,000,000 |
| 11 September 2022 | GK | Loris Karius | Liverpool | Free transfer |
| 17 October 2022 | LW | Amadou Diallo | West Ham United | Free transfer |
| 1 January 2023 | LW | Garang Kuol | Central Coast Mariners | £300,000 |
| 29 January 2023 | LW | Anthony Gordon | Everton | £45,000,000 |
| 31 January 2023 | RB | Harrison Ashby | West Ham United | £3,000,000 |
* ↑ The transfer was announced on 28 May 2022, and would become official on 10 June 2022 once the transfer window opened.
* ↑ The transfer was announced on 8 June 2022, and would become official on 10 June 2022 once the transfer window opened.
* ↑ The transfer was announced on 30 September 2022, and would become official on 1 January 2023 once the transfer window opened.

### Loans out

| Date from | Position | Player | To | Date until |
| 10 June 2022 | DM | Isaac Hayden | Norwich City | End of Season |
| 2 July 2022 | GK | Dan Langley | Gateshead | 5 January 2023 |
| 12 July 2022 | CM | Jeff Hendrick | Reading | End of Season |
| 13 July 2022 | CB | Ciaran Clark | Sheffield United | End of Season |
| 1 September 2022 | CM | Lucas De Bolle | Hamilton Academical | End of Season |
| 1 September 2022 | GK | Martin Dúbravka | Manchester United | 1 January 2023 |
| 1 September 2022 | CM | Matty Longstaff | Colchester United | 1 January 2023 |
| 1 September 2022 | CB | Kelland Watts | Peterborough United | End of Season |
| 5 January 2023 | GK | Dan Langley | Spennymoor Town | End of Season |
| 6 January 2023 | AM | Joe White | Exeter City | End of Season |
| 12 January 2023 | LW | Garang Kuol | Heart of Midlothian | End of Season |
| 20 January 2023 | CF | Chris Wood | Nottingham Forest | End of Season |
| 26 January 2023 | CF | Dylan Stephenson | Hamilton Academical | End of Season |
| 30 January 2023 | DM | Niall Brookwell | Darlington | End of Season |
| 31 January 2023 | GK | Karl Darlow | Hull City | End of Season |
| 31 January 2023 | AM | Jay Turner-Cooke | Tranmere Rovers | End of Season |
* ↑ The loan agreement was announced on 7 June 2022, and would become official on 10 June 2022 once the transfer window opened.
* ↑ On 5 January, Dan Langley returned from his loan spell at Gateshead. His loan was originally due to expire at the end of the season.
* ↑ On 1 January, Martin Dúbravka returned from his loan spell at Manchester United. His loan was originally due to expire at the end of the season.
* ↑ On 6 January, Kelland Watts extended his loan spell at Peterborough United until the end of the season. His loan was originally due to expire on 1 January 2023.

### Transfers out

| Date | Position | Player | To | Fee |
| 11 June 2022 | CB | Lewis Cass | Port Vale | Free transfer |
| 21 June 2022 | GK | Freddie Woodman | Preston North End | Undisclosed |
| 22 July 2022 | ST | Dwight Gayle | Stoke City | Free transfer |
| 1 September 2022 | CB | Federico Fernández | Elche | Undisclosed |
| 31 January 2023 | CM | Jonjo Shelvey | Nottingham Forest | Undisclosed |

### Released

| Date | Position | Player | To | Notes |
| 1 July 2022 | RW | Thomas Allan | Gateshead | End of Contract |
| 1 July 2022 | GK | Piotr Banda | Bishop Auckland | End of Contract |
| 1 July 2022 | RB | Ryan Barrett | | End of Contract |
| 1 July 2022 | MF | Liam Chrystal | | End of Contract |
| 1 July 2022 | CB | Bradley Cross | | End of Contract |
| 1 July 2022 | LB | Joel Green | Newcastle Benfield | End of Contract |
| 1 July 2022 | CB | Oisin McEntee | Walsall | End of Contract |
| 1 July 2022 | CB | Josh Nicholson | | End of Contract |
| 1 July 2022 | DM | Nathan Robertson | | End of Contract |
| 1 July 2022 | CM | Mohammed Sangare | Accrington Stanley | End of Contract |
| 1 July 2022 | CM | Reagan Thomson | Hamilton Academical | End of Contract |
| 1 July 2022 | GK | Jake Turner | Gillingham | End of Contract |
| 1 July 2022 | LM | Adam Wilson | The New Saints | End of Contract |

## Pre-season and friendlies

Newcastle United confirmed they would play friendly matches against Gateshead, 1860 Munich, Mainz 05, Benfica, Atalanta, and Athletic Bilbao as part of their pre-season schedule. Whilst Newcastle United were in Lisbon for their training camp, they played two training matches against Burnley behind closed doors.
On 21 October 2022, Newcastle United announced that the first team squad would return to Saudi Arabia for a warm-weather training camp when the Premier League season pauses for the 2022 FIFA World Cup. As part of that visit, it was also confirmed that Newcastle United would play a friendly match against Saudi Professional League side Al Hilal on 8 December 2022. Newcastle United also confirmed they would play a friendly match against Rayo Vallecano on 17 December 2022 before the Premier League season restarts after the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

## Competitions
### Overall record

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| Premier League | 6 August 2022 | 28 May 2023 | Matchday 1 | 4th | 38 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 68 | 33 | +35 | 050.00 |
| FA Cup | 7 January 2023 | 7 January 2023 | Third round | Third round | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 000.00 |
| EFL Cup | 24 August 2022 | 26 February 2023 | Second round | Runners-up | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 071.43 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 46 | 24 | 15 | 7 | 77 | 39 | +38 | 052.17 |
Source: Soccerway

### Premier League
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 2 | Arsenal | 38 | 26 | 6 | 6 | 88 | 43 | +45 | 84 | Qualification to Champions League group stage |
| 3 | Manchester United | 38 | 23 | 6 | 9 | 58 | 43 | +15 | 75 | Qualification to Champions League group stage |
| 4 | Newcastle United | 38 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 68 | 33 | +35 | 71 | Qualification to Champions League group stage |
| 5 | Liverpool | 38 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 75 | 47 | +28 | 67 | Qualification to Europa League group stage |
| 6 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 38 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 72 | 53 | +19 | 62 | Qualification to Europa League group stage |
* ↑ Since the winners of the 2022–23 FA Cup, Manchester City, qualified for the Champions League, the spot given to the FA Cup winners (Europa League group stage) was passed to the sixth-placed team.

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Source: Premier League

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 7$^1$ | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 25$^2$ | 37 | 38 |
| Ground | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | H | A |
| Result | W | D | D | D | L | D | D | W | W | D | W | W | W | W | W | W | D | D | W | D | D | D | L | L | W | W | W | W | W | L | W | W | W | L | D | W | D | D |
| Position | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Points | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 27 | 30 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 44 | 47 | 50 | 53 | 56 | 56 | 59 | 62 | 65 | 65 | 66 | 69 | 70 | 71 |
* $^1$ Matchday 7 (vs. West Ham United) was postponed, alongside all other matches in the Premier League, due to the passing of Queen Elizabeth II.
* $^2$ Matchday 25 (vs. Brighton & Hove Albion) was postponed due to Newcastle United participating in the EFL Cup Final.

#### Matches

Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures
On 16 June, the Premier League fixtures were released.

### FA Cup

The Magpies entered the FA Cup in the third round, and were drawn away to Sheffield Wednesday.
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

### EFL Cup

The Magpies entered the EFL Cup in the second round, and were drawn away to Tranmere Rovers. They were then drawn at home to Crystal Palace in the third round, Bournemouth in the fourth round and Leicester City in the quarter-finals. Newcastle were then drawn against Southampton in the semi-finals. The Magpies advanced to the final, where they played against Manchester United.
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

## Statistics
### Appearances and goals

    Last updated on 28 May 2023.
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Premier League | Premier League | FA Cup | FA Cup | EFL Cup | EFL Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | SVK | Martin Dúbravka | 3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | GK | GER | Loris Karius | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | GK | ENG | Nick Pope | 42 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||||
| 2 | DF | ENG | Kieran Trippier | 46 | 1 | 38 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 5+2 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | WAL | Paul Dummett | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | NED | Sven Botman | 44 | 0 | 35+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5+2 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | SUI | Fabian Schär | 41 | 1 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | ENG | Jamaal Lascelles | 11 | 1 | 2+5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 |
| 12 | DF | NIR | Jamal Lewis | 4 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | ENG | Matt Targett | 19 | 0 | 6+11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | SWE | Emil Krafth | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | ESP | Javier Manquillo | 6 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | ENG | Dan Burn | 44 | 2 | 35+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||||
| 7 | MF | BRA | Joelinton | 40 | 8 | 30+2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 6+1 | 2 |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Anthony Gordon | 16 | 1 | 4+12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | FRA | Allan Saint-Maximin | 31 | 1 | 12+13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2+4 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | SCO | Matt Ritchie | 10 | 0 | 0+7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | SCO | Ryan Fraser | 8 | 0 | 3+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | ENG | Jacob Murphy | 43 | 4 | 14+22 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1+5 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | PAR | Miguel Almirón | 41 | 11 | 29+5 | 11 | 0+1 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | ENG | Joe Willock | 43 | 3 | 31+4 | 3 | 0+1 | 0 | 5+2 | 0 |
| 32 | MF | SCO | Elliot Anderson | 27 | 0 | 3+19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 |
| 36 | MF | ENG | Sean Longstaff | 41 | 3 | 28+5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
| 39 | MF | BRA | Bruno Guimarães | 40 | 5 | 32 | 4 | 0+1 | 1 | 5+2 | 0 |
| 81 | MF | ENG | Lewis Miley | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||||
| 9 | FW | ENG | Callum Wilson | 36 | 18 | 21+10 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | SWE | Alexander Isak | 27 | 10 | 17+5 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 |
| Player(s) who left on loan but featured this season ||||||||||||
| 20 | FW | NZL | Chris Wood | 22 | 3 | 4+14 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 |
| 26 | GK | ENG | Karl Darlow | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Player(s) who left permanently but featured this season ||||||||||||
| 8 | MF | ENG | Jonjo Shelvey | 5 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |