Premier League:
Brighton (h) no TV

Friday brought confirmation that Newcastle's home meeting with Brighton & Hove Albion wasn't among the latest Premier League games selected for live TV coverage.

That remains a 3pm kick-off on Saturday May 2nd.

The remainder of United's season looks like this:
 
Sun 12.04.2026 Crystal Palace (a) 2pm Sky
Sat 18.04.2026 Bournemouth (h) 3pm

Sat 25.04.2026 Arsenal (a) 5.30pm Sky*

* To be rescheduled if Arsenal beat Southampton in their FA Cup Quarter-final on Sat 04.04.2026. The week commencing Mon 20.04.2026 is earmarked for Premier League fixtures to be rescheduled in, but that's not 100% definite.

Sat 02.05.2026 Brighton & Hove Albion (h) 3pm

Sat 09.05.2026 Nottingham Forest (a) 3pm^

^ To be rescheduled if Forest beat Porto in their Europa League on Thu 09.04.2026 & Thu 16.04.2026. They would then be in SF second leg action on Thu 07.05.2026 and we would visit the City Ground on Sun 10.05.2026 tbc.

TV schedule for this weekend due Wed 01.04.2026. 

Sun 17.05.2026 West Ham (h) 3pm%

% To be rescheduled if West Ham beat Leeds United in their FA Cup QF on Sun 05.04.2026 and then win a SF on or around Sat 25.04.2026,

TV schedule for this weekend due Wed 08.04.2026

Sun 24.05.2026 Fulham (a) 4pm
(all games kick off at the same time on final day)

Premier League:
Brighton (h) tickets

Following confirmation of Albion's visit to SJP, ticket information has been released as follows:

Member ballot opens Mon 30.03.2026, Noon
Member ballot closes Tue 31.03.2026, Noon
Ballot winners notified Wed 01.04.2026, 11am

Winner seat selection opens Wed 01.04.2026 Noon
Winner seat selection closes Fri 03.04.2026 Noon 

ST forwarding/resale opens Fri 03.04.2026, 4pm
Member sale opens Tue 07.04.2026, 10am

Internationals:
National service

International action:

Rory Finneran (Ireland U19s):
Sat 28.03.2026 Scotland (a) drew 3-3. 2027 ECQ.
Roty captained his side and completed the game at Kirkintilloch.

Tue 31.03.2026 Italy (n) Glasgow. 2027 ECQ.

Wed 25.03.2026 Poland (n) drew 1-1. 2027 ECQ.
The midfielder captained Ireland, completed 90 minutes, picked up a booking and netted the opener at Kirkintilloch.

Aaron Epia (Poland U19s):
Sat 28.03.2026 Italy (n) drew 1-1. 2027 ECQ.
Aaron completed the full game in Glasgow at the cost of a yellow card.

Tue 31.03.2026 Scotland (a) Airdrie. 2027 ECQ.

Wed 25.03.2026 Ireland (n) drew 1-1. 2027 ECQ.
The defender was an unused substitute at Kirkintilloch.

Sean Neave (England U19s):
Sat 28.03.2026 Poland (n) won 1-0. 2026 ECQ.
Victory in Guimaraes came with Sean making his debut as an 80th minute replacement.

Tue 31.03.2026 Portugal (a) Braga, Portugal. 2026 ECQ.

Wed 25.03.2026 Serbia (n) lost 0-2 2026 ECQ.
The striker remained on the bench in Guimaraes, Portugal.

Roman Dowell, Michael Mills (England U17s):
Sat 28.03.2026 Israel (h) lost 1-3. ECQ.
Roman kept his place in the side while Michael arrived off the bench in the 86th minute when the scoring was complete at St.George's Park.

Tue 31.03.2026 Estonia (h) St.George's Park. ECQ.

Wed 25.03.2026 Faroe Islands (h) won 3-0 ECQ.
The United pair were both named in the starting line-up at St.George's Park, goalkeeper Roman playing the full game and attacker Michael completing the opening 65 minutes.

Harvey Barnes, Dan Burn, Anthony Gordon, Lewis
Hall, Tino Livramento, Aaron Ramsdale (England):
Fri 27.03.2026 Uruguay (h) drew 1-1. FR.
Livramento completed 90 minutes at Wembley in the right back role, with Barnes and Hall introduced from the bench on 69 minutes. Ramsdale didn't feature.

Barnes became the 44th Magpie to represent England while on the books at Gallowgate and almost marked that with a goal, diverting Cole Palmer's corner towards the back post for Ben White to touch the loose ball home.

Harvey's second cap came over five years after his first - against Wales at Wembley back in October 2020 when a Leicester City player.

Livramento's fourth outing was his first since last September while Hall represented England for the third time, having won his first two caps in November 2024. 

Tue 31.03.2026 Japan (h) Wembley. FR.
Dan Burn and Anthony Gordon weren't in the squad for Friday's game but should both feature on Tuesday.

Malick Thiaw, Nick Woltemade (Germany):
Fri 27.03.2026 Switzerland (a) won 4-3. FR.
Woltemade appeared as a 63rd minute substitute in Basel with his side 3-2 ahead. Thiaw remained unused.

Mon 30.03.2026 Ghana (h) Stuttgart, FR.

Park Seung-soo (South Korea U23s:
Sun 29.03.2026 Japan U23 (h) Seoul FR.
Tue 31.03.2026 USA (h) Seoul FR.

Yoane Wissa (DR Congo):
Tue 31.03.2026 Jamaica (n) Zapopan WCPO F.
With SJP old boy Isaac Hayden in the starting line-up, the Reggae Boyz beat New Caledonia 1-0 in Friday's play-off Semi-final to set up a winner-takes-all clash with DRC.

Wed 25.03.2026 Bermuda (n) won 2-0. FR.
The forward marked his return to the international scene with a second half penalty conversion in Guadalajara.

Sandro Tonali (Italy):
Tue 31.03.2026 Bosnia (a) Zenica WCPO F
An away tie for Tonali & Co. at a 15,000 capacity venue.

Thu 26.03.2026 Northern Ireland (h) won 2-0 WCPO SF
Sandro scored a fine opener with a shot from the edge of the area in Bergamo and set up their second goal. He was replaced in the closing stages.

That's four international goals now for the midfielder, all scored in competitive games while a Magpie.

Anthony Elanga (Sweden):
Tue 31.03.2026 Poland (h) Stockholm WCPO F
The Swedes enjoy home advantage in their showdown.

Thu 26.03.2026 Ukraine (n) won 3-1 WCPO SF
Anthony was subbed during the fourth minute of added time as victory in Valencia moved Sweden to within one game of reaching the World Cup Finals.

William Osula (Denmark):
Tue 31.03.2026 Czech Republic (a) Prague WCPO F
The Danes learn their fate at the home of Sparta Prague.

Thu 26.03.2026 North Macedonia (h) won 4-0 WCPOSF
Will stayed on the bench and awaits his first senior cap as Denmark ran out comfortable winners in Copenhagen to maintain their hopes of a ticket to the USA.

Alex Murphy (Ireland U21s):
Tue 31.03.2026 Kazakhstan U21s (a) Turkestan ECQ.

Thu 26.03.2026 Moldova U21s (h) drew 1-1 ECQ
Alex was in the starting line-up, played the full game and was booked at the Tallaght Stadium in Dublin.

Update:
Alex Cropley RIP

The death of former Magpie Alex Cropley has been confirmed. He was 75.

Arriving on Tyneside on loan from Aston Villa in January 1980, the midfielder's struggled to influence Newcastle's faltering bid to gain promotion from the Second Division.

Struggling for fitness after several injuries, Cropley made his Magpies debut in a 0-1 loss at Wrexham, keeping his place for a 0-0 home draw against Birmingham City and a 1-3 reverse away to Shrewsbury Town before exiting.

Winning two Scotland caps despite his Aldershot birthplace, Alex began his career at Hibernian in 1969 before joining Arsenal five years later, where he suffered two broken legs.

Sold to Aston Villa in 1976 he was part of their League Cup winning side the following year.
   
After his brief loan spell at SJP, Cropley returned to Villa Park before a year in Canada with Toronto Blizzard. A brief period with Portsmouth was then truncated by injury.

Returning to Edinburgh, Cropley ran a pub in the Portobello area of the city before becoming a taxi driver.

A dementia diagnosis sadly came in December 2020. 

Update:
Botman blow

From NUFC, Monday:

Newcastle United defender Sven Botman has undergone successful surgery on a facial fracture.

Following concussion protocol, the Dutchman was substituted after suffering the injury during the second half of Sunday's game against Sunderland at St. James' Park.

Sven is not expected to be sidelined for an extended period and hopes to be available again during the closing weeks of the season.

Premier League:
SMB: sleeping
Magpies beaten

Newcastle  1  mackems  2

Match report

2026/27:
New season, new prices