2025–26 Newcastle United F.C. season

2025–26 Newcastle United F.C. season

The 2025–26 season is the 133rd season in the history of Newcastle United Football Club, and their ninth consecutive season in the Premier League. In addition to the domestic league, the club also participated in the FA Cup, the EFL Cup and the UEFA Champions League.

Staff

2025–26 Newcastle United F.C. season

<table><thead><tr><th>Position</th><th>Staff</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Sporting Director</td><td>Ross Wilson</td></tr><tr><td>Technical Director</td><td>Sudarshan Gopaladesikan</td></tr><tr><td>Manager</td><td>Eddie Howe</td></tr><tr><td>Assistant Manager</td><td>Jason Tindall</td></tr><tr><td>First-Team Coach</td><td>Stephen Purches</td></tr><tr><td>First-Team Coach</td><td>Simon Weatherstone</td></tr><tr><td>First-Team Coach</td><td>Graeme Jones</td></tr><tr><td>Head of Goalkeeping</td><td>Adam Bartlett</td></tr><tr><td>Goalkeeping Coach</td><td>Shwan Jalal</td></tr><tr><td>Goalkeeping Performance Analyst</td><td>Daniel García</td></tr><tr><td>Set-Piece Coach</td><td>Martin Mark</td></tr><tr><td>Performance Director</td><td>James Bunce</td></tr><tr><td>Head of Medicine</td><td>Paul Catterson</td></tr><tr><td>Senior Physiotherapist</td><td>Nathan Ring</td></tr><tr><td>Physiotherapist</td><td>Aaron Harris</td></tr><tr><td>Physiotherapist</td><td>Daniel Marti</td></tr><tr><td>Head of Rehabilitation</td><td>Sean Beech</td></tr><tr><td>Head of Strength & Conditioning</td><td>Nick Grantham</td></tr><tr><td>Strength & Conditioning Coach</td><td>James Allan</td></tr><tr><td>Head of Performance Analysis</td><td>Tom Coffield</td></tr><tr><td>Performance Analyst</td><td>Kieran Taylor</td></tr><tr><td>Head of Performance</td><td>Dan Hodges</td></tr><tr><td>Lead Sports Scientist</td><td>Liam Mason</td></tr></tbody></table>

Squad

2025–26 Newcastle United F.C. season

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

<table><thead><tr><th>Squad no.</th><th>Player</th><th>Nationality</th><th>Position(s)</th><th>Date of birth (age)</th><th>Signed in</th><th>Previous club</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Goalkeepers</td></tr><tr><td>1</td><td>Nick Pope</td><td></td><td>GK</td><td>19 April 1992 (aged 34)</td><td>2022</td><td>Burnley</td></tr><tr><td>26</td><td>John Ruddy</td><td></td><td>GK</td><td>24 October 1986 (aged 39)</td><td>2024</td><td>Birmingham City</td></tr><tr><td>29</td><td>Mark Gillespie</td><td></td><td>GK</td><td>27 March 1992 (aged 34)</td><td>2020</td><td>Motherwell</td></tr><tr><td>32</td><td>Aaron Ramsdale</td><td></td><td>GK</td><td>14 May 1998 (aged 28)</td><td>2025</td><td>Southampton (On Loan)</td></tr><tr><td>Defenders</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>Kieran Trippier</td><td></td><td>RB</td><td>19 September 1990 (aged 35)</td><td>2022</td><td>Atlético Madrid</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>Lewis Hall</td><td></td><td>LB / LWB / CM</td><td>8 September 2004 (aged 21)</td><td>2023</td><td>Chelsea</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>Sven Botman</td><td></td><td>CB</td><td>12 January 2000 (aged 26)</td><td>2022</td><td>Lille</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>Fabian Schär</td><td></td><td>CB</td><td>20 December 1991 (aged 34)</td><td>2018</td><td>Deportivo La Coruña</td></tr><tr><td>12</td><td>Malick Thiaw</td><td></td><td>CB / RB / DM</td><td>8 August 2001 (aged 24)</td><td>2025</td><td>Milan</td></tr><tr><td>17</td><td>Emil Krafth</td><td></td><td>RB / CB</td><td>2 August 1994 (aged 31)</td><td>2019</td><td>Amiens</td></tr><tr><td>21</td><td>Tino Livramento</td><td></td><td>RB / LB</td><td>12 November 2002 (aged 23)</td><td>2023</td><td>Southampton</td></tr><tr><td>33</td><td>Dan Burn</td><td></td><td>CB / LB</td><td>9 May 1992 (aged 34)</td><td>2022</td><td>Brighton & Hove Albion</td></tr><tr><td>37</td><td>Alex Murphy</td><td></td><td>LB / CB</td><td>25 June 2004 (aged 22)</td><td>2022</td><td>Galway United</td></tr><tr><td>Midfielders</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>Joelinton</td><td></td><td>CM / LW / ST</td><td>16 August 1996 (aged 29)</td><td>2019</td><td>TSG Hoffenheim</td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td>Sandro Tonali</td><td></td><td>DM / CM</td><td>8 May 2000 (aged 26)</td><td>2023</td><td>Milan</td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td>Anthony Gordon</td><td></td><td>LW / RW / AM / ST</td><td>24 February 2001 (aged 25)</td><td>2023</td><td>Everton</td></tr><tr><td>11</td><td>Harvey Barnes</td><td></td><td>LW</td><td>9 December 1997 (aged 28)</td><td>2023</td><td>Leicester City</td></tr><tr><td>20</td><td>Anthony Elanga</td><td></td><td>RW / LW / ST</td><td>27 April 2002 (aged 24)</td><td>2025</td><td>Nottingham Forest</td></tr><tr><td>23</td><td>Jacob Murphy</td><td></td><td>RW / RWB / LW</td><td>24 February 1995 (aged 31)</td><td>2017</td><td>Norwich City</td></tr><tr><td>28</td><td>Joe Willock</td><td></td><td>CM / AM</td><td>20 August 1999 (aged 26)</td><td>2021</td><td>Arsenal</td></tr><tr><td>39</td><td>Bruno Guimarães</td><td></td><td>CM / DM</td><td>16 November 1997 (aged 28)</td><td>2022</td><td>Lyon</td></tr><tr><td>41</td><td>Jacob Ramsey</td><td></td><td>CM / AM / LW</td><td>28 May 2001 (aged 25)</td><td>2025</td><td>Aston Villa</td></tr><tr><td>67</td><td>Lewis Miley</td><td></td><td>CM / DM / RB</td><td>1 May 2006 (aged 20)</td><td>2022</td><td>Newcastle United Academy</td></tr><tr><td>Forwards</td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td>Yoane Wissa</td><td></td><td>ST / LW</td><td>3 September 1996 (aged 29)</td><td>2025</td><td>Brentford</td></tr><tr><td>18</td><td>William Osula</td><td></td><td>ST / RW / LW</td><td>4 August 2003 (aged 22)</td><td>2024</td><td>Sheffield United</td></tr><tr><td>27</td><td>Nick Woltemade</td><td></td><td>ST / AM</td><td>14 February 2002 (aged 24)</td><td>2025</td><td>VfB Stuttgart</td></tr><tr><td>Reserves and Academy players who are currently or were previously with the first-team squad</td></tr><tr><td>44</td><td>Alfie Harrison</td><td></td><td>CM / AM</td><td>28 November 2005 (aged 20)</td><td>2024</td><td>Manchester City</td></tr><tr><td>58</td><td>Aidan Harris</td><td></td><td>GK</td><td>16 December 2006 (aged 19)</td><td>2023</td><td>Newcastle United Academy</td></tr><tr><td>59</td><td>Adam Harrison</td><td></td><td>GK</td><td>20 October 2006 (aged 19)</td><td>2023</td><td>Newcastle United Academy</td></tr><tr><td>61</td><td>Leo Shahar</td><td></td><td>RB</td><td>18 March 2007 (aged 19)</td><td>2023</td><td>Wolverhampton Wanderers</td></tr><tr><td>62</td><td>Sean Neave</td><td></td><td>ST</td><td>27 May 2007 (aged 19)</td><td>2024</td><td>Newcastle United Academy</td></tr><tr><td>64</td><td>Park Seung-soo</td><td></td><td>LW / RW</td><td>7 March 2008 (aged 18)</td><td>2025</td><td>Suwon Samsung Bluewings</td></tr><tr><td>65</td><td>Miodrag Pivaš</td><td></td><td>CB / DM</td><td>17 May 2005 (aged 21)</td><td>2024</td><td>Jedinstvo Ub</td></tr><tr><td>85</td><td>Sam Alabi</td><td></td><td>CM</td><td>9 July 2009 (aged 16)</td><td>2023</td><td>Oldham Athletic</td></tr><tr><td>—</td><td>Vakhtang Salia</td><td></td><td>ST / LW / AM</td><td>30 August 2007 (aged 18)</td><td>2025</td><td>Dinamo Tbilisi</td></tr><tr><td>Out on Loan</td></tr><tr><td>13</td><td>Matt Targett</td><td></td><td>LB / LWB</td><td>18 September 1995 (aged 30)</td><td>2022</td><td>Aston Villa</td></tr><tr><td>30</td><td>Harrison Ashby</td><td></td><td>RB</td><td>14 November 2001 (aged 24)</td><td>2023</td><td>West Ham United</td></tr><tr><td>31</td><td>Max Thompson</td><td></td><td>GK</td><td>1 August 2004 (aged 21)</td><td>2023</td><td>Newcastle United Academy</td></tr><tr><td>45</td><td>Travis Hernes</td><td></td><td>CM</td><td>4 November 2005 (aged 20)</td><td>2023</td><td>Shrewsbury Town</td></tr><tr><td>60</td><td>Trevan Sanusi</td><td></td><td>LW / RW</td><td>25 April 2007 (aged 19)</td><td>2023</td><td>Birmingham City</td></tr><tr><td>—</td><td>Odysseas Vlachodimos</td><td></td><td>GK</td><td>26 April 1994 (aged 32)</td><td>2024</td><td>Nottingham Forest</td></tr><tr><td>—</td><td>Antonio Cordero</td><td></td><td>LW / RW / AM</td><td>14 November 2006 (aged 19)</td><td>2025</td><td>Málaga</td></tr><tr><td>—</td><td>Joe White</td><td></td><td>AM / CM</td><td>1 October 2002 (aged 23)</td><td>2021</td><td>Newcastle United Academy</td></tr></tbody></table>

Transfers and contracts

Transfers in

Date	Position	Player	From	Fee	Ref.
First team
11 July 2025	RW	Anthony Elanga	Nottingham Forest	£55,000,000
12 August 2025	CB	Malick Thiaw	Milan	£34,300,000
17 August 2025	CM	Jacob Ramsey	Aston Villa	£43,000,000
30 August 2025	ST	Nick Woltemade	VfB Stuttgart	£69,000,000
1 September 2025	ST	Yoane Wissa	Brentford	£55,000,000
Academy
1 July 2025	LW	Antonio Cordero	Málaga	Free
24 July 2025	LW	Park Seung-soo	Suwon Samsung Bluewings	Undisclosed
28 July 2025	LB	Oliver Goodbrand	Rangers
RW	Alfie Hutchinson
11 August 2025	CB	Isaac Moran	Liverpool
30 August 2025	ST	Vakhtang Salia	Dinamo Tbilisi

Transfers out

Date	Position	Player	To	Fee	Ref.
First team
30 June 2025	CB	Lloyd Kelly	Juventus	£15,000,000
18 July 2025	CM	Sean Longstaff	Leeds United
7 August 2025	GK	Martin Dúbravka	Burnley	Undisclosed
1 September 2025	ST	Alexander Isak	Liverpool	£125,000,000
3 February 2026	CB	Jamaal Lascelles	Leicester City	Free
Academy
29 August 2025	LW	Garang Kuol	Sparta Prague	Undisclosed
10 January 2026	ST	Ben Parkinson	Falkirk
15 January 2026	CB	Cathal Heffernan	Harrogate Town

Loans in

Date from	Position	Player	From	Date until	Ref.
First team
2 August 2025	GK	Aaron Ramsdale	Southampton	End of Season
Academy

Loans out

Date from	Position	Player	To	Date until	Ref.
First team
29 July 2025	AM	Joe White	Leyton Orient	5 January 2026
12 August 2025	GK	Odysseas Vlachodimos	Sevilla	End of Season
26 August 2025	LB	Matt Targett	Middlesbrough
13 January 2026	RB	Harrison Ashby	Bradford City
AM	Joe White
Academy
1 August 2025	LW	Antonio Cordero	Westerlo	31 December 2025
10 August 2025	GK	Aidan Harris	Coleraine	1 January 2026
22 August 2025	GK	Tyler Jones	Ashington	15 November 2025
1 September 2025	LW	Trevan Sanusi	Lorient	End of Season
2 September 2025	CM	Travis Hernes	Groningen
31 December 2025	LW	Antonio Cordero	Cádiz
1 January 2026	CF	Joe Brayson	Morpeth Town	29 January 2026
23 January 2026	CB	Charlie McArthur	Airdrieonians	End of Season
26 January 2026	GK	Max Thompson	Ayr United

Released / Out of Contract

Date	Position	Player	Subsequent club	Join date	Ref.
First team
30 June 2025	ST	Callum Wilson	West Ham United	2 August 2025
LB	Jamal Lewis	Preston North End	31 October 2025
2 August 2025	CM	Isaac Hayden	Queens Park Rangers	25 August 2025
Academy
30 June 2025	ST	Josh Donaldson	Hartlepool United	29 July 2025
CB	Harry Powell	Ashington	30 July 2025
RB	Rory Powell
CM	Ellis Stanton	Darlington	8 August 2025
AM	Jay Turner-Cooke	FC Halifax Town	19 August 2025
CM	James Huntley	Morpeth Town	2 December 2025

New contracts

Date	Position	Player	Contracted until	Ref.
First team
12 January 2026	CB	Sven Botman	30 June 2030
Academy
17 June 2025	CF	Joe Brayson	Undisclosed
CB	Luke Craggs
CF	Sean Neave	Undisclosed
LW	Trevan Sanusi
RB	Leo Shahar
CB	Logan Watts	Undisclosed
2 August 2025	CB	Aaron Epia
LW	Matheos Ferreira
17 November 2025	LW	Sam Pinnington
18 February 2026	LB	Oliver Goodbrand
RW	Alfie Hutchison
LW	Michael Mills

Pre-season and friendlies

2025–26 Newcastle United F.C. season

As part of pre-season, Newcastle United announced they would head to Scotland to face Scottish Premiership champions Celtic, and to Singapore to face fellow Premier League side Arsenal as part of the Singapore's Festival of Football Tournament. Also confirmed was a first-ever visit to South Korea, to take part in the prestigious Coupang Play Series 2025, against K League XI and Tottenham Hotspur. On 2 June, it was announced that St James' Park would host the 2025 Sela Cup against Atlético Madrid. A second home friendly was later confirmed, against Espanyol.

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Premier League	16 August 2025	24 May 2026	Matchday 1		31	12	6	13	44	45	−1	038.71
FA Cup	10 January 2026	7 March 2026	Third round	Fifth round	3	1	1	1	7	7	+0	033.33
EFL Cup	24 September 2025	4 February 2026	Third round	Semi-finals	5	3	0	2	9	7	+2	060.00
UEFA Champions League	18 September 2025	18 March 2026	League phase	Round of 16	12	6	3	3	29	18	+11	050.00
Total	51	22	10	19	89	77	+12	043.14

League table

<table><thead><tr><th>Pos</th><th>Team</th><th>Pld</th><th>W</th><th>D</th><th>L</th><th>GF</th><th>GA</th><th>GD</th><th>Pts</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>10</td><td>Brighton & Hove Albion</td><td>31</td><td>11</td><td>10</td><td>10</td><td>41</td><td>37</td><td>+4</td><td>43</td></tr><tr><td>11</td><td>Sunderland</td><td>31</td><td>11</td><td>10</td><td>10</td><td>32</td><td>36</td><td>−4</td><td>43</td></tr><tr><td>12</td><td>Newcastle United</td><td>31</td><td>12</td><td>6</td><td>13</td><td>44</td><td>45</td><td>−1</td><td>42</td></tr><tr><td>13</td><td>Bournemouth</td><td>31</td><td>9</td><td>15</td><td>7</td><td>46</td><td>48</td><td>−2</td><td>42</td></tr><tr><td>14</td><td>Crystal Palace</td><td>30</td><td>10</td><td>9</td><td>11</td><td>33</td><td>35</td><td>−2</td><td>39</td></tr></tbody></table>

Results summary

Overall	Home	Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
31	12	6	13	44	45	−1	42	8	2	6	29	26	+3	4	4	7	15	19	−4

Matches

On 18 June, the Premier League fixtures were released, with Newcastle away to Aston Villa on the opening weekend.

FA Cup

As a Premier League club, Newcastle entered the FA Cup in the third round, and were drawn at home to Bournemouth. They were then drawn away to Aston Villa in the fourth round, and at home to Manchester City in the fifth round.

EFL Cup

As a Premier League club involved in European competition, Newcastle entered the EFL Cup in the third round, and were drawn at home to Bradford City. They were then drawn at home to Tottenham Hotspur in the fourth round, and at home to Fulham in the quarter-finals. A two-legged tie against Manchester City was drawn for the semi-finals, with the first leg at home and second leg away.

League phase

Newcastle were drawn against Barcelona, Benfica, Athletic Bilbao and PSV Eindhoven at home, and Union Saint-Gilloise, Marseille, Bayer Leverkusen and Paris Saint-Germain away in the league phase.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
10	Inter Milan	8	5	0	3	15	7	+8	15	Advance to knockout phase play-offs (seeded)
11	Paris Saint-Germain	8	4	2	2	21	11	+10	14
12	Newcastle United	8	4	2	2	17	7	+10	14
13	Juventus	8	3	4	1	14	10	+4	13
14	Atlético Madrid	8	4	1	3	17	15	+2	13

Knockout phase play-offs

Newcastle were drawn against Qarabağ in the knockout phase play-offs, with the first leg away and second leg at home.

Round of 16

Newcastle were drawn against Barcelona in the round of 16, with the first leg being at home.

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Players with no appearances are not included on the list, italics indicate a loaned in player

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total	Premier League	FA Cup	EFL Cup	Champions League
Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	ENG	Nick Pope	31	0	22+0	0	0	0	1	0	8	0
2	DF	ENG	Kieran Trippier	34	0	17+1	0	3	0	1+3	0	9	0
3	DF	ENG	Lewis Hall	40	1	19+5	1	2+1	0	3	0	6+4	0
4	DF	NED	Sven Botman	31	2	14+4	1	2	0	3	0	6+2	1
5	DF	SUI	Fabian Schär	21	1	11+5	0	0	0	2	1	2+1	0
7	MF	BRA	Joelinton	39	6	20+4	2	0+2	0	2+1	2	8+2	2
8	MF	ITA	Sandro Tonali	47	3	25+4	0	3	2	2+2	0	11	1
9	FW	COD	Yoane Wissa	22	3	4+9	1	1+1	0	2+1	1	1+3	1
10	MF	ENG	Anthony Gordon	45	17	23+2	6	0+3	1	3+2	0	9+3	10
11	MF	ENG	Harvey Barnes	50	14	17+13	5	3	3	2+3	0	9+3	6
12	DF	GER	Malick Thiaw	47	5	26+2	4	3	0	5	0	10+1	1
17	DF	SWE	Emil Krafth	3	0	1+0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
18	FW	DEN	William Osula	28	4	1+16	2	2	0	1+2	2	2+4	0
20	MF	SWE	Anthony Elanga	44	3	13+14	0	1+1	0	2+3	1	6+4	2
21	DF	ENG	Tino Livramento	24	0	12+3	0	1+1	0	1+1	0	3+2	0
23	MF	ENG	Jacob Murphy	40	4	15+12	3	1	0	2+1	0	3+6	1
27	FW	GER	Nick Woltemade	45	10	21+6	7	3	1	2+3	1	7+3	1
28	MF	ENG	Joe Willock	35	1	7+13	0	2+1	0	3	0	3+6	1
32	GK	ENG	Aaron Ramsdale	21	0	9+1	0	3	0	4	0	4	0
33	DF	ENG	Dan Burn	38	1	21+2	0	1+1	0	2	0	11	1
37	DF	IRL	Alex Murphy	5	0	0+1	0	0+1	0	0+2	0	1	0
39	MF	BRA	Bruno Guimarães	35	9	22+1	9	0+1	0	3+1	0	7	0
41	MF	ENG	Jacob Ramsey	35	2	11+10	2	2	0	4	0	4+4	0
61	DF	ENG	Leo Shahar	1	0	0+0	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
62	FW	ENG	Sean Neave	1	0	0+0	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
67	MF	ENG	Lewis Miley	30	3	11+8	1	0+1	0	3	1	2+5	1
Player(s) who left permanently but featured this season
6	DF	ENG	Jamaal Lascelles	2	0	0+2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Discipline

Rank	No.	Pos.	Player	Premier League	FA Cup	EFL Cup	Champions League	Total
1	7	MF	Joelinton	8	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	3	0	0	14	0	0
2	33	DF	Dan Burn	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	9	1	0
3	12	DF	Malick Thiaw	3	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	8	0	0
39	MF	Bruno Guimarães	5	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	8	0	0
5	10	FW	Anthony Gordon	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	0	1
6	2	DF	Kieran Trippier	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	6	0	0
8	MF	Sandro Tonali	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	6	0	0
28	MF	Joe Willock	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	6	0	0
41	MF	Jacob Ramsey	3	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0
10	3	DF	Lewis Hall	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
11	5	DF	Fabian Schär	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
12	9	FW	Yoane Wissa	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
11	FW	Harvey Barnes	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
32	GK	Aaron Ramsdale	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0
15	1	GK	Nick Pope	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
4	DF	Sven Botman	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
20	FW	Anthony Elanga	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
21	DF	Tino Livramento	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
23	FW	Jacob Murphy	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
27	FW	Nick Woltemade	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Totals	51	2	1	6	0	0	10	0	0	17	0	0	84	2	1