2017–18 Newcastle United F.C. season explained

Club:	Newcastle United
Season:	2017–18
Manager:	Rafael Benítez
Owner:	Mike Ashley
Chairman:	Lee Charnley
Chrtitle:	Managing Director
Stadium:	St James' Park
League:	Premier League
League Result:	10th
Cup1:	EFL Cup
Cup1 Result:	Second round (knocked out by Nottingham Forest)
Cup2:	FA Cup
Cup2 Result:	Fourth round (knocked out by Chelsea)
League Topscorer:	Ayoze Pérez (8)
Season Topscorer:	Ayoze Pérez (10)
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Prevseason:	2016–17
Nextseason:	2018–19

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

Squads

First team squad

Squad No.	Name	Position(s)	Date of Birth (Age)	Signed	Signed from
Goalkeepers
1	Rob Elliot	GK	30 April 1986	2011	Charlton Athletic
12	Martin Dúbravka	GK	15 January 1989	2018	Sparta Prague
26	Karl Darlow	GK	8 October 1990	2014	Nottingham Forest
Defenders
2	Ciaran Clark	CB / LB	26 September 1989	2016	Aston Villa
3	Paul Dummett	LB / CB	26 September 1991	2010	Newcastle United Academy
6	Jamaal Lascelles	CB	11 November 1993	2014	Nottingham Forest
18	Chancel Mbemba	CB / RB / LB	8 August 1994	2015	Anderlecht
19	Javier Manquillo	RB / LB	5 May 1994	2017	Atlético Madrid
20	Florian Lejeune	CB	20 May 1991	2017	Eibar
22	DeAndre Yedlin	RB	9 July 1993	2016	Tottenham Hotspur
25	Massadio Haïdara	LB	2 December 1992	2013	Nancy
27	Jesús Gámez	RB / LB	10 April 1985	2016	Atlético Madrid
Midfielders
7	Jacob Murphy	RW / LW	24 February 1995	2017	Norwich City
8	Jonjo Shelvey	CM	27 February 1992	2016	Swansea City
10	Mohamed Diamé	CM / AM	14 June 1987	2016	Hull City
11	Matt Ritchie	RW / LW	10 September 1989	2016	AFC Bournemouth
14	Isaac Hayden	CM / DM	22 March 1995	2016	Arsenal
15	Kenedy	LW / LB	8 February 1996	2018	Chelsea
23	Mikel Merino	CM / DM	22 June 1996	2017	Borussia Dortmund
30	Christian Atsu	RW / LW	10 January 1992	2017	Chelsea
Forwards
9	Dwight Gayle	ST	17 October 1989	2016	Crystal Palace
13	Islam Slimani		18 June 1988	2018	Leicester City
17	Ayoze Pérez	SS / ST	29 July 1993	2014	Tenerife
21	Joselu		27 March 1990	2017	Stoke City
Out on loan
4	Jack Colback	DM / CM	24 October 1989	2014	Sunderland
16	Rolando Aarons	LW	16 November 1995	2014	Newcastle United Academy
24	Henri Saivet	CM / AM	26 October 1990	2016	Bordeaux
33	Achraf Lazaar	LB / LW	22 January 1992	2016	Palermo
35	Daniel Barlaser	CM / AM	18 January 1997	2015	Newcastle United Academy
41		GK	4 March 1997	2014	Newcastle United Academy
42	Jamie Sterry	RB	21 November 1995	2015	Newcastle United Academy
45	Aleksandar Mitrović	ST	16 September 1994	2015	Anderlecht
–	Matz Sels	GK	26 February 1992	2016	Gent
–	Stuart Findlay	CB / LB	14 September 1995	2016	Celtic
–	Adam Armstrong	SS / ST / LW	10 February 1997	2014	Newcastle United Academy
–	Ivan Toney	ST	16 March 1996	2015	Northampton Town

Transfers and loans

Transfers in

Date from	Position	Number	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2017	RW	30	£6,200,000	^[1]
4 July 2017	CB	20	£8,700,000	^[2]
19 July 2017	RW	7	£12,000,000	^[3]
21 July 2017	RB	19	£4,500,000	^[4]
16 August 2017	FW	21	£5,000,000	^[5]
13 October 2017	CM	23	£8,500,000	^[6]

Total spending: £44,900,000

Transfers out

Date from	Position	Number	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2017	RB	43			Undisclosed	^[7]
1 July 2017	CB	—			Free
1 July 2017	RW	—			£9,500,000
1 July 2017	SS	—			Free
6 July 2017	RB	8			Free	^[8]
14 July 2017	RW	34			Free
17 July 2017	LW	20			Free	^[9]
21 July 2017	FW	33		Nottingham Forest	£2,000,000	^[10]
27 July 2017	LB	—	Lewis Gibson		£6,000,000	^[11]
25 August 2017	FW	—			Undisclosed	^[12]
28 August 2017	AM	15			Undisclosed	^[13]
30 August 2017	CB	5			£3,500,000	^[14]
20 September 2017	GK	—			Free	^[15]

Total incoming: ~ £21,000,000

Loans in

Date from	Position	Number	Name	From	Expiry	Ref.
28 July 2017	CM	23	Mikel Merino	Borussia Dortmund	13 October 2017	^[16]
23 January 2018	LW	15	Kenedy	Chelsea	30 June 2018	^[17]
31 January 2018	FW	13	Islam Slimani	Leicester City	30 June 2018	^[18]
31 January 2018	GK	12	Martin Dúbravka	Sparta Prague	30 June 2018	^[19]

Loans out

Date from	Position	Number	Name	Expiry	Ref.
1 July 2017	GK	—		30 June 2018	^[20]
7 July 2017	RW	—		30 June 2018	^[21] ^[22]
17 July 2017	FW	—		4 January 2018	^[23] ^[24]
21 July 2017	AM	—		30 June 2018	^[25] ^[26]
2 August 2017	FW	—		10 January 2018	^[27] ^[28]
8 August 2017	CB	—	Callum Williams	30 June 2018	^[29] ^[30] ^[31]
25 August 2017	CB	—		30 June 2018	^[32] ^[33]
31 August 2017	LB	33		30 June 2018	^[34]
31 August 2017	GK	—		20 September 2017	^[35]
9 January 2018	FW	—		30 June 2018	^[36]
11 January 2018	FW	—		30 June 2018	^[37]
18 January 2018	CB	—		30 June 2018	^[38]
19 January 2018	CM	35		30 June 2018	^[39]
31 January 2018	RB	42		30 June 2018	^[40]
31 January 2018	CM	24		30 June 2018	^[41]
31 January 2018	LW	16		30 June 2018	^[42]
31 January 2018	GK	41		30 June 2018	^[43]
31 January 2018	DM	4		30 June 2018	^[44]
31 January 2018	FW	45		30 June 2018	^[45]

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.^[46] ^[47] ^[48] ^[49] ^[50] ^[51]

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.^[52]

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

Premier League
EFL Cup
FA Cup
Total Premier League See main article: 2017–18 Premier League. Matches On 14 June 2017, the 2017–18 Premier League fixtures were announced.^[53] EFL Cup See main article: 2017–18 EFL Cup. Newcastle United entered the EFL Cup in the second round and were drawn at home against Nottingham Forest.^[54] FA Cup See main article: 2017–18 FA Cup. Newcastle United entered the FA Cup in the third round and were drawn at home to Luton Town.^[55] Newcastle United then progressed into the fourth round and were drawn away to Chelsea.^[56] Statistics Appearances and goals Last updated on 13 May 2018.
Goalkeepers
Defenders
Midfielders
Forwards
Player(s) who left on loan but featured this season
Player(s) who left permanently but featured this season

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

Goals

Last updated on 13 May 2018.

Place	Position	Number	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
	MF	8	Jonjo Shelvey	1	0	1	2
	MF	10	Mohamed Diamé	2	0	0	2
	MF	15	Kenedy	2	0	0	2
	MF	30	Christian Atsu	2	0	0	2
	FW	45	Aleksandar Mitrović	1	1	0	2
12	MF	7	Jacob Murphy	1	0	0	1
	MF	14	Isaac Hayden	1	0	0	1
	MF	16	Rolando Aarons	0	1	0	1
	MF	23	Mikel Merino	1	0	0	1
	MF	24	Henri Saivet	1	0	0	1
	Own Goals			1	0	0	1
TOTALS				39	2	3	43

Clean sheets