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Wednesday 18th February
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FA Cup :
Justice served
despite Kavanagh QC*
Aston Villa 1
Newcastle 3
Newcastle reached the Fifth Round of the FA Cup for a third
successive season on Saturday evening, defeating both Premier League
rivals and the match officials at Villa Park.
The absence of VAR was keenly felt by Eddie Howe's side, who felt
aggrieved by a quartet of dubious calls by referee Chris Kavanagh
and his linesmen - in addition to the clear and obvious decision to
red-card Villa 'keeper Marco Bizot.
Backed by over 6,500 fans, the green-clad Magpies made six changes
from the side victorious at Spurs: messrs Pope, Botman, Willock,
Gordon, Elanga and Guimaraes making way for Ramsdale, Hall,
Woltemade, Osula, Murphy and Tonali.
The first contentious decision came after Villa's 14th minute
opener, Tammy Abraham collecting a Douglas Luiz free kick chipped
over the Newcastle wall in the box and firing in.
The only doubt appeared to be whether two or three home players
including the goalscorer were offside, but the flag remained down
and the goal was given.
United's sense of injustice steadily grew during a first half that
saw fouls on Lewis Hall and Harvey Barnes
in the box
waved away and a studs-up challenge by Digne on Murphy that VAR
would have surely upgraded from yellow to red.
Even the hapless Kavanagh couldn't avoid reaching into his correct
pocket during first half added time however, after Bizot came way
out of his box to intercept a United attack and denied a goalscoring
opportunity by felling Murphy.
That would be the turning point in a tie that United hadn't
established themselves in when both sides had 11 players; Osula
leading the line ineffectively and neither he nor his colleagues
calling the unreliable Bizot into serious action.
A further glaring error from the officials began the sequence of
events that led to United's 63rd minute leveller; a clear handball
by Digne in his own box incredibly punished by a free kick outside
rather than the penalty and second yellow that would surely have
followed any remote review.
That free-kick led to Sandro Tonali's shot deflecting off Luiz and
flying past replacement goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez.
Substitute Anthony Gordon then fired just wide of the target as
United sought to press home their numerical advantage, before
Tonali's sweetly-struck second began to empty sizeable sections of
the home stands. Sob on the Holte!
Without a club goal to his name in nine months before tonight, the
Italian midfielder took just 13 minutes to double his tally with an
unstoppable 25 yard strike - a timely contribution given the loss of
Bruno Guimaraes to injury.
Late
Villa pressure led to several corners before Newcastle broke away to
hit a third; Anthony Elanga galloping upfield, Joe Willock pinching the ball in the box and birthday boy Nick Woltemade
netting despite the efforts of Pau Torres - who got his own
come-uppance after earlier wrestling Dan Burn to the ground in a
headlock as a corner kick was taken.
Victory sees United's relentless midweek/weekend schedule
extend still further: Champions League success against Qarabag would
make 2025/26 our busiest top flight season in terms of competitive
games played since 1968/69.
That didn't make the slightest difference to those on or off the
field at full time though, with celebrations loud and long.
The
Magpies will learn their next opponents when the Fifth Round draw is staged ahead of the Macclesfield versus
Brentford Fourth Round tie on Monday night.
Those ties are played over the weekend of March 7th.
Full match report to follow.
Team: Ramsdale, Trippier (A.Murphy 90), Thiaw, Burn,
Hall, Ramsey (Willock 80), Tonali, J.Murphy (Elanga 63), Barnes,
Woltemade, Osula (Gordon 63).
Subs n/u: Pope, Ruddy, Shahar, Seung-soo, Neave.
Booked: Thiaw, Barnes, Ramsey.
Goals: Tonali 63,76, Woltemade 88.
AVFC: Bizot, Bogarde, Lindelof, Torres, Digne, Onana, Douglas
Luiz (Sancho 78), Rogers (Maatsen 77), Barkley (Buendia 65), Bailey
(Martinez 45+4), Abraham (Watkins 65).
Subs n/u: Garcia, Kone, Konsa, Mings.
Booked: Douglas Luiz, Digne.
Goal: Abraham 14.
Crowd: 42,101 including a full and noisy sold out away
section of 6,515 in the usual upper and lower sections of the Doug
Ellis Stand plus the upper tier of the North Stand.
Referee: Chris Kavanagh - a fourth Toon posting of the
season for the Lancashire whistler and the first away from
Gallowgate.
Beginning with a 1-0 PL home victory over Wolves, Kavanagh handled
the 2-0 LC home win against Spurs and returned for the 0-2 loss to
Manchester City in the same competition.
* supply your own QC initials but questionable c*** is our
suggestion.
VAR: n/a
Eddie Howe said:
"There is a lot to
take in. The overriding feeling is that we are really pleased to be
through. It was great character from the players to come back from a
losing position.
"It is tough to win here at the best of times but being 1-0 down - I
think we did well when we conceded that we didn't allow the goal and
the decision that allowed it to affect us and destabilise our
performance.
"I thought we were unfortunate to go in 1-0 down.
"It felt like it was one of
those games that every decision was going against us. Of course it
isn't intentional, but it was just one of those things that you have
to accept.
"Our players did well to control their emotions and not get
themselves sent off for something. It did feel strange. The penalty
for handball, I could see it from where I was.
"It did feel like it was one of those days where it wasn't going to
happen. It's not easy to play against 10 v 11 to break down a
stubborn defensive unit, and I think we did that really well in the
second half."
On the refereeing controversies:
"The game moves at a very quick speed
and I think the referees and officials are making honest decisions
but they've got them wrong on more than one occasion against us and
unfortunately for us it was sort of building up negatively for us.
"But I thought the players did really
well to control their emotions, to stay calm, not let it affect our
performance negatively and that's not easy to do in that situation
where you feel aggrieved."
"I think there's an argument to say that, because when VAR is there,
there's always a, 'Well, I won't give that, but let's check it'.
"And I think then your decision-making maybe isn't as sharp as it
may normally have to be, so maybe there's a difference there.
"I'm always torn on VAR. I said this many
times because I still love the emotion, even tonight, when a goal is
given and you don't see a flag or a referee, it's a goal, and no
one's going to take it away from you.
"That joy that you get in that moment, I
still really love and VAR takes it away. But then on the other side,
I was wishing there was VAR on the first goal against us, and
probably throughout that game.
"I think it does give accurate
results. It does make the game more concise in terms of
decision-making and those moments, you have to respect that they're
worth their weight in gold, especially for us today, when we're on
the wrong side of it - so I'm still very much torn on it.
"The officials don't make any
(incorrect) decision on purpose. It's what they think at the
time. But without VAR, I thought there was a lot of errors."
On Sandro Tonali ending his goal drought:
"Really pleasing. In Bruno's (Guimaraes) absence we know we
needed everyone to give more and I thought Sandro led by example in
that respect.
(Nick) Woltemade's contribution in midfield was really good
today and Jacob Ramsey against his former club. So I thought there
was some really strong performances that we are going to have to
carry forward into future games."
On when Bruno Guimaraes will
return:
"Around the next international break.
"The March international break that he will be back. He has a period
of time now where he will have to work hard on his hamstring to make
sure he is fully fit but we are looking at that period of time."
On Yoane Wissa's absence:
"Just a little knock for Yoane in training yesterday. I don't think
it's serious and don't think he will be away too long."
On whether he'd like an FA Cup
run:
"It would be amazing. We want to go as far as we can. We always take
the cups seriously. There is a a massive prize at stake and the
competition will really hot up in the latter stages. There are no
easy draws for us."
Stats:
Sandro Tonali's eighth and ninth Newcastle goals were his first
club strikes since netting against Chelsea in the Premier League at
Gallowgate in May 2025.
Nick Woltemade found the net for the first time in 15 League and
Cup appearances since scoring against Chelsea in the Premier League
at Gallowgate in December 2025.
The German now has 10 strikes to his name as a Magpie, with
today's effort completing a full house of Premier League, League
Cup, Champions League and FA Cup goals.
Nick joins current colleagues Dan Burn, Anthony Gordon, Joelinton,
Fabian Schar and Joe Willock in that club.
Villans v Magpies - FA Cup:
2025/26 won 3-1 (h) R4
2000/01 lost 0-1 (a) R3R
2000/01 drew 1-1 (h) R3
1951/52 won 4-2 (h) R3
1923/24 won 2-0 (n) F
1904/05 lost 0-2 (n) F
1896/97 lost 0-5 (a) R2
1894/95 lost 1-7 (a) R1
(United have also played at Villa Park in the FA Cup against
Charlton Athletic, losing the 1946/47 Semi-final 0-4.
Toon @ Villa Park - PL era:
2025/26 won 3-1 Tonali 2, Woltemade
2025/26 drew 0-0
2024/25 lost 1-4 Schar
2023/24 won 3-1 Schar 2, og(Moreno)
2022/23 lost 0-3
2021/22 lost 0-2
2020/21 lost 0-2
2019/20 lost 0-2
2016/17 drew 1-1 og(Elphick) (Ch)
2015/16 drew 0-0
2014/15 drew 0-0
2013/14 won 2-1 Ben Arfa, Gouffran
2012/13 won 2-1 Cisse, Cabaye
2011/12 drew 1-1 Best
2010/11 lost 0-1
2008/09 lost 0-1
2007/08 lost 1-4 Owen
2006/07 lost 0-2
2005/06 won 2-1 Ameobi, N'Zogbia
2004/05 lost 2-4 Kluivert, O'Brien
2003/04 drew 0-0
2002/03 won 1-0 Shearer
2001/02 drew 1-1 Shearer
2000/01 drew 1-1 Solano
2000/01 lost 1-0 (FAC)
1999/00 won 1-0 Ferguson
1998/99 lost 0-1
1997/98 won 1-0 Batty
1996/97 drew 2-2 Shearer, Clark
1995/96 drew 1-1 Ferdinand
1994/95 won 2-0 Lee, Cole
1993/94 won 2-0 Allen (pen), Cole
Fourth Round results/ties:
Fri 13.02.2026:
Hull City 0-4 Chelsea
Wrexham 1-0 Ipswich Town
Sat 14.02.2026:
Burton Albion 0-1 West Ham (aet)
Burnley 1-2 Mansfield Town
Manchester City 2-0 Salford City
Norwich City 3-1 West Bromwich Albion
Southampton 2-1 Leicester City (aet)
Aston Villa 1-3 Newcastle
Liverpool 3-0 Brighton & Hove Albion
Sun 15.02.2026:
Birmingham City 1-1 Leeds United (aet) 2-4pens
Grimsby Town 0-1 Wolves
Oxford United 0-1 mackems
Stoke City 1-2 Fulham
Arsenal 4-0 Wigan Athletic
Mon 16.02.2026:
Macclesfield v Brentford (7.30pm) TNT/discovery+
Tue 03.03.2026:
Port Vale v Bristol City (7.45pm)
Premier League:
mackems (h) tickets
Ticket sale details for the home derby fixture:
Ballot opens Mon 16.02.2026, Noon
Ballot closes Tue 17.02.2026, Noon
Ballot winners notified by Wed 18.02.2026, 11.30am
Seat selections open Wed 18.02.2026, Noon
Seat selections close Fri 20.02.2026, Noon
ST forwarding & resale opens: Fri 20.02.2026, 4pm
Member Sale opens: Mon 23.02.2026, 10am
"Supporters buying a ticket for the Sunderland fixture must have
been a member before 21.01.2026 and have either entered at least one
ballot or purchased a ticket for any fixture this season."
Update:
Five day
Metro closure
A significant part of the Metro network is closed this month,
with no services between St James and Shiremoor between
Monday 16th and Friday 20th February.
Replacement bus service number 900 will run.
More details online
here
Champions League:
Qarabag (a)
Newcastle's reward for
finishing 12th in the League Phase of the Champions League is a
place in the two-legged last 16 play-offs against
Qarabag FK, who finished 22nd.
The reigning Azerbaijan
League champions play in the capital city of Baku,
which is a 5,000 mile round trip from Tyneside. UK nationals require
a visa.
United were allocated 1,998 tickets at
the 31,000 capacity Tofiq Bahramov
Republican Stadium. Kick-off this coming Wednesday is at 9.45pm local time, 5.45pm GMT.
NUFC are selling tickets for this to members
who didn't apply in the original time period.
As with other European away games this season, ticket transfers
aren't available.
Note that the method of collection for this ticket sale is unchanged
from before; in person pre-game in Baku upon production of a valid
photo ID.
NUFC fan guidance
online
here
The ground is named in honour of the "Russian linesman"
from the 1966 World Cup Final.
Four League Phase games there this season saw Qarabag defeat
Copenhagen and Bayer Leverkusen, draw with Chelsea and lose to
Ajax.
United's seeded
status ensures home advantage in the second leg, at SJP on Tuesday
24th February.
Away from home in the League Phase, Qarabag won 3-2 at Benfica, lost 1-3 at Bilbao,
lost 0-2 at Napoli and lost 0-6 at Liverpool.
Team: Bruno
Guimaraes, Tino Livramento and Fabian Schar remain out, with Yoane
Wissa not expected to feature.
News on the availability of Joelinton, Lewis Miley and Sven Botman is awaited.
Coral rate this tie as follows:
NUFC win 4/9
The draw 19/5
QFK win 6/1
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QFK:
Ahead of our visit, Qarabag beat Imisli 1-0 on Saturday.
Qarabag have sold striker Nariman Akhundzada to MLS side Columbus
Crew. The 21 year-old found the net twice in Champions League
qualifying rounds this season.
Referee: tbc
VAR: tbc
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The tie will be on live at WonderBar in The Gate.
Overseas
TV:
to follow
UK Radio: Live on BBC Radio 5 Live Sport
Stats:
Geordies in the Champions League - away from SJP:
1997/98 Croatia Zagreb (a) Drew 2-2
1997/98 Dynamo Kiev (a) Drew 2-2
1997/98 PSV Eindhoven (a) Lost 0-1
1997/98 Barcelona (a) Lost 0-1
2002/03 Zeljeznicar (a) Won 1-0 (qualifier)
2002/03 Dynamo Kiev (a) Lost 0-2
2002/03 Juventus (a) Lost 0-2
2002/03 Feyenoord (a) Won 3-2
2002/03 Barcelona (a) Lost 1-3
2002/03 Bayer Leverkusen (a) Won 3-1
2002/03 Inter Milan (a) Drew 2-2
2003/04 Partizan Belgrade (a) Won 1-0 (qualifier)
2023/24 AC Milan (a) Drew 0-0
2023/24 Borussia Dortmund (a) Lost 0-2
2023/24 PSG (a) Drew 1-1
2025/26 USG (a) Won 4-0
2025/26 Marseille (a) Lost 1-2
2025/26 Bayer Leverkusen (a) Drew 2-2
2025/26 PSG (a) Drew 1-1
PL2:
Saturday for
Sammy
Stoke City U18s
1 Newcastle U18s 2
Goals from Kacey Wooster and Sammy Pinnington were
enough to gave the
young Magpies their first win in three games on Saturday.
Ahead through Wooster's 32nd minute effort at Stoke's Clayton Wood
training facility, the scorer led a Newcastle charge upfield eight
minutes after the interval that ended with Pinnington claiming a
third league goal this season.
The Potters pulled one back through Pedro Nzau in the 65th minute
but United held on for victory; visiting goalkeeper George Mair
denying Finley Nixon deep into added time.
Team: Mair, Tika-Lemba, Morgan, Durrant, Epia (Bloomer 46), Taylor,
Patterson (Koussou 69), Lucas (Callaghan 90+3), Hutchinson (Ndiweni
80), Pinnington, Wooster.
Sub n/u:
Dowell.
Booked: Durrant
PL2:
Reserves
denied
Arsenal U21s 1 Newcastle U21s 0
Newcastle's U21s failed to build on their fine 4-3 win away to Aston
Villa on Friday night, losing both a man and a goal in the closing
stages of their PL2 encounter with Arsenal at the home of National
League side Boreham Wood.
Caretaker coach Robbie Stockdale took charge of the side once again
and the game was scoreless until last week's hat-trick hero Matheos
Ferreira was shown a straight red card by referee Emily Heaslip in
the 80th minute.
The ten-man Magpies then were denied a point in the last minute of added
time when visiting goalkeeper Aidan Harris saved a penalty from Andre Harriman-Annous,
only for the Arsenal striker to react quickest and nod in the rebound.
A closely-contested first half saw Harris
make a fine stop with his feet to deny Brando Bailey-Joseph, while
United's Michael Mills shot against the upright six minutes after
his half time arrival from the bench.
Then came Ferreira's dismissal for an over the
top challenge on Callan Hamill on the touchline.
United held out until the sixth minute of added time when Logan Watts brought down Harriman-Annous inside the box and
he got up to convert at the second attempt.
The defeat saw United drop to 24th place in the 29-team league
with 12 points from 13 games.
Team: Harris, M.Miley, Watts, Pivas, C.Thompson, Finneran,
Fitzgerald
(Palmer 73), Bailey, Munda
(Yildiz 87), Seung-soo
(Mills 46), Ferreira.
Subs n/u: J.Taylor, Moran.
Booked: M.Miley, Mills, Bailey.
Dismissed: Ferreira
AFC: Setford, Hamill (Ogunnaike
83), Washington, Salmon
(Dixon 46), Clarke, Ibrahim (Ferdinand
56),
Bailey-Joseph (Zecevic-John
61), Julienne, Agustien, Harriman-Annous, Mooney.
Sub n/u: Porter.
Booked: Washington.
Referee: Emily Heaslip
Crowd: 151
Update:
Magpin giveaway
New from Magpin
and available
here
is his Anthony Elanga badge. Five variants are on sale, four of
which were in strictly limited quantities and sold out very quickly.
We have two standard versions to give away and to stand a chance of winning
one, email
your answer to the following question to
[email protected]
by 10am on Friday February 20th, subject line of Magpin.
Elanga is the fourth Swedish international to represent Newcastle in
the Premier League, following Emil Krafth and Al*x*nd*r Is*k. Who
was the first?
No age limit, open to anyone anywhere in
the world but delivery only to UK addresses. One entry per person.
Update:
Loan lads
Charlie McArthur (Airdrieonians):
90 minutes at the cost of a yellow card for the defender on
Friday night in a 0-1 home defeat by St. Johnstone in the Scottish
Championship.
Harrison Ashby/Joe White (Bradford City):
A 2-0 home win over Peterborough United in League One on
Saturday saw Joe omitted from the squad and Ashley make the briefest
of substitute appearances, brought on in the third minute of second
half time added on.
Tyler Jones (Dunston UTS)
A frozen pitch caused the postponement of Saturday's
Northern Premier League home game with Brighouse Town.
Joe Brayson (Morpeth Town):
The young forward's initial loan has been extended, but he
could do nothing to prevent the Highwaymen losing 0-4 at home to
Warrington Rylands in the Northern Premier League on Saturday. Joe
played for the opening 66 minutes.
Max Thompson (Ayr United):
Saturday's Scottish Championship trip to Arbroath fell
victim to the weather.
Antonio Cordero (Cadiz)
Saturday saw Antonio feature in the first half of a 1-1 draw
at Burgos in La Liga 2, a game that our man in the stand summarised
in one word, "shocking".
Odysseas Vlachodimos (Seville):
It finished 1-1 at home to Alaves in La Liga on Saturday,
with Vlachodimos between the posts and his side claiming a point
despite playing with ten men for well over an hour.
Travis Hernes (Groningen):
The midfielder appeared as an 85th minute substitute at home
to Utrecht in the Eredivisie on Saturday when the score stood at
1-1. The visitors won it in time added on.
Trevan Sanusi (Lorient):
Injury meant that the winger was unavailable for Sunday's Ligue
1 home meeting with Angers.
Matt Targett (Middlesbrough):
Coventry City (a) Championship, Monday.
Internationals:
You take the no road...
Speaking to the media on Thursday, Scotland head coach Steve Clarke
confirmed that Newcastle's Harvey Barnes has asked not to be
considered by him for a call-up:
"This time I can say for sure, Harvey’s going to concentrate on
trying to play for England, he’s not going to come to Scotland.
"You can put that one out there. Nobody needs to ask me or Harvey
about it any more.
"Am I disappointed? No, listen, Harvey can make up his own mind. We
move on.”
28 year-old Barnes has one senior England cap, coming off the
bench against Wales in a friendly at Wembley during October 2020.
Premier League:
Gordon,
Ramsey:
Cockerel nightmares
Spurs
1 Newcastle 2
Match report
Old boys:
Unlikely
lads
Former Magpie Michael O'Neill has made a partial return to
club management, combining his current coaching role with Northern
Ireland with taking charge of Championship strugglers Blackburn
Rovers for the rest of the season.
Extending his playing career by dropping into non-league football
is Jack Colback, who has signed for Northern
Premier League Anstey Nomads.
Habib Beye has been relieved of
his managerial responsibilities at French side Rennes and Rolando
Aarons depart National League Morecambe.
SJP old boy Yasin Ben El-Mhanni signed for Iraq
Stars League outfit Duhok SC. The 30 year-old who featured briefly
for United in the 2016/17 Championship season had most recently
played in the Baller League.
PL2:
Mat's my
boy!
Aston Villa U21s 3 Newcastle U21s
4
Match report
Match action (full game)
2025/26:
Senior Cup latest
Northumberland Senior Cup Second Round:
Newcastle Benfield 0-0 Morpeth Town (4-2 pens)
Heaton Stannington 1-1 Blyth Town (3-2 pens)
Alnwick Town 0-2 Newcastle University
17.02.2026 Whitley Bay v North Shields
The NFA allowed Newcastle U21s to withdraw from the competition
this season due to other commitments.
Regular participants since East End/West End days, the Magpies withdrew
from the competition back in 1933 and belatedly returned in 1983.
The Senior Cup Final will be played at SJP once again.
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Fixtures:
Wed 18.02.2026 Qarabag FK (Azerbaijan) (a) @
Tofiq Bahramov
Republican Stadium, 5.45pm GMT. Champions League Knockout phase play-off First
Leg.
Member sale now. £18 adults, no
concessions. Allocation 1,998 (paper tickets, must be collect in Baku with ID).
Live on TNT Sports.
UK nationals
require a visa.
Fri 20.02.2026 U21s
v Fulham (h) @
Whitley Park, 7pm.
PL2.
Sat 21.02.2026 U18s v Manchester City (h)
@ Little Benton, 11am. U18 Premier League.
Sat 21.02.2026 Manchester City (a) @
Etihad Stadium, 8pm. Premier League.
SOLD
OUT. Allocation
3,065 (digital tickets).
Note new KO time.
Live on
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Tue 24.02.2026 Qarabag FK (Azerbaijan) (h) @
SJP, 8pm.
Champions League Knockout phase play-off Second Leg.
ST fwding/resale now. Member sale Mon 16.02.2026, 4pm.
Live on TNT Sports.
Fri 27.02.2026 U21s
v Brighton (h) @ Whitley Park, 7pm.
PL2.
Sat 28.02.2026 U18s v Blackburn Rovers (a)
@ Brockhall, 12.30pm. U18 Premier League.
Sat 28.02.2026 Everton (h)
@ SJP, 3pm. Premier League.
ST fwding/resale
now.
Wed 04.03.2026 Manchester United (h)
@ SJP, 8.15pm. Premier League.
ST fwding/ resale now.
Live on
TNT
Sports.
Sat 07.03.2026 U18s v mackems (h)
@ Little Benton, 11am. U18 Premier League.
Mon 09.03.2026 U21s
v Leicester City (a) @ Seagrave Training Ground, 7pm.
PL2.
Fri 13.03.2026 U21s
v Blackburn Rovers (h) @ Whitley Park, 7pm.
PL2.
Sat 14.03.2026 U18s v Nottingham Forest (a)
@ Nigel Doughty Academy, 1pm. U18 Premier League.
Sat 14.03.2026 Chelsea (a) @
Stamford Bridge, 5.30pm. Premier League.
Seat selection closed.
Allocation
3,000 tbc (digital tickets).
Live on
Sky
Sports.
Fri 20.03.2026 U21s
v Nottingham Forest (a) @ Loughborough University Stadium, 7pm.
PL2.
Sat 21.03.2026 U18s v Everton (a)
@ Finch Farm, 12.30pm. U18 Premier League.
Sun 22.03.2026 mackems (h)
@ SJP, Noon. Premier League.
Ballot opens Mon 16.02.2026, Noon,
closes Tue 17.02.2026, Noon. Winners notified Wed 18.02.2026, 11.30am. Seat
selection opens Wed 18.02.2026, Noon, closes Fri 20.02.2026, Noon. ST
fwding/resale Fri 20.02.2026, 4pm. Member Sale Mon 23.02.2026, 10am.
Live on
Sky
Sports.
Sun 24.05.2026 PL ends.
NUFC live on TV (all UK times):
Wed 18.02.2026 Qarabag (a) 5.45pm TNT
Sat 21.02.2026 Man C (a) 8pm
TNT
Tue 24.02.2026
Qarabag (h) 8pm TNT
Wed 04.03.2026 Man U (h) 8.15pm TNT
Sat 14.03.2026 Chelsea (a) 5.30pm Sky
Sun 22.03.2026 mackems (h) Noon Sky
(PL Selections made to Sun 22.03.2026)
Live PL TV release dates:
Apr by Wed 04.03.2026
MW35 by Wed 25.03.2026
MW36 by Wed 01.04.2026
MW37 by Wed 08.04.2026
MW38 after Sun 17.05.2026
(The only PL games not shown live in the UK during 2025/26 are 3pm Saturday
KOs. All games rescheduled to Sunday due to UEFA commitments are televised
live).
Champions League:
PO1: Wed 18.02.2026 Qarabag (a)
PO2: Tue 24.02.2026 Qarabag (h)^
R16(1): Tue 10.03.2026 / Wed 11.03.2026
R16(2): Tue 17.03.2026 / Wed 18.03.2026
QF1: Tue 07.04.2026 / Wed 08.04.2026
QF2: Tue 14.04.2026 / Wed 15.04.2026
SF1: Tue 28.04.2026 / Wed 29.04.2026
SF2: Tue 05.05.2026 / Wed 06.05.2026
F: Sat 30.05.2026 (Budapest)
^ The winner will face either Barcelona or
Chelsea in the round of 16 and be at home first, then away.
FA Cup:
R4: Sat 14.02.2026 Aston Villa (a) won 3-1
R5: ??? ??.03.2026 team tbc (?)
QF: Sat 04.04.2026
SF: Sat 25.04.2026
F: Sat 16.05.2026 (Wembley)
Other events @ SJP:
Euro 2028:
Four group stage games
and one last 16 tie will be played at SJP on the following dates:
Mon 12.06.2028
Thu 15.06.2028
Sat 17.06.2028
Tue 20.06.2028
Sun 25.06.2028
(Kick-off times will be advised in 2027)
2026/27 PL season:
Sat 22.08.2026
Match Week 1
Sun 30.05.2027
Match Week 38
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International Magpies |
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National Service |
2025/26
International breaks:
23.03-31.03.2026
11.06-19.07.2026 World Cup Finals
World Cup Playoffs:
SFs: Thu 26.03.2026
F: Tue 31.03.2026.
Confederations play offs:
SFs: Thu 26.03.2026
Fs: Tue 31.03.2026.
2026/27:
21.09-09.10.2026*
09.11-17.11.2026
22.03-30.03.2026
* the early September break is replaced by an extended late
September/early October one running to 19 days, during which four internationals will be
staged.
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Coxy's Corner |
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Whoops, He did it Again... |
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From the BBC, this time-wasting is getting out of hand (it was
actually six minutes).
(Paul Dent, David Knowles, Howard
Leslie, Alan Watt and many others)
From Sky Sports News, never let
it be said that Jordan has little arms, he must have seen that late
from merseyside....
Tottenham Hotspur 1 Newcastle 2 Thiaw gives Newcastle lead
at second attempt after Pickford saves header.
(Stephen Allott)
What's this all about then?
Click here
for a rambling explanation of sorts....
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On This Day in History |
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15th February |
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Born Or Died:
1926 Frank Houghton
born, Preston.
(1948-53)
Signed from Ballymena United, Frank
had begun his playing career at hometown club Preston North End during World
War II, joining Derry City in 1944 during a posting to Northern Ireland with
the RAF.
The Magpies paid £6,000 for him in January 1948 and he's perhaps best remembered
for scoring twice against against
Sheffield Wednesday at SJP in April of that year.
With the scores locked at 2-2 and barely 10 minutes remaining, Frank's two quick
goals virtually assured us of promotion back to Division One. However, in scoring the second, he broke an arm
and injured a leg.
Injuries and illness were to badly affect Frank's playing career and he
contracted TB as well as breaking a leg.
Moving on to play for Exeter City, Frank became their trainer and later working as a bookmaker in
the Devon area. He passed away in 1994.
1955 Death
of
Andy Aitken, 77.
(1895-1906)
1985 Ross Gardner born,
South Shields.
(2000-03)
England youth international
midfielder who linked up with Newcastle as a nine year old, having played youth
football with Whitburn and Cleadon and appeared for Washington and
Chester-le-Street boys.
Playing for United's U17 and U19 sides, Ross moved up to the reserves and
scored his first goal at that level in April 2003 against the smoggies at the
Riverside.
His last competitive appearance was a Northumberland Senior
Cup Final win over Whitley Bay at SJP that season, as behind the scenes, moves
were afoot.
Gardner and fellow reserve midfielder James Beaumont registered complaints with
the FA over their treatment at United's Academy, which were heard by an FA
tribunal.
The FA duly found in favour of NUFC and the duo were released, both joining
Nottingham Forest ahead of the 2003/04 season.
November 2003 saw Ross appear as a sub for Forest as they beat Wimbledon 6-0 at
the City Ground - the first of 31 games for Forest, while he also appeared for
Port Vale on loan, later signing a permanent deal.
Released by the Valiants in 2007, Gardner trained as a gas installation engineer
while playing non-league football for Ilkeston Town, Eastwood Town
(twice), Shildon Town
(twice) and West Auckland Town.
NB: A different Ross Gardner (born in 1991) played for non-league
sides including Billingham Synthonia, Norton & Stockton Ancients, Whitby
Town, Guisborough Town....and West Auckland.
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What Else?
1893 Bedlington Wednesday (a)
8-1 (4-0)
Friendly
Crate 3, Crielly, Miller, Reay, Wallace, scorer tbc
Scorer tbc
The outcome and venue of this midweek kickabout remain to be
confirmed, with some reports claiming a half-time of 5-0 and a final score of
9-1.
Listed as being played at the
Holy Mount Field in Bedlington, that also looks to be known as
Hollymount Field, which would make it close to or on the site of the current
home of Bedlington Terriers.
But, it was definitely played on a Wednesday!
1896 Bury (h)
1-3 (1-0)
FA Cup 2nd Round
Thompson(2)
Millar(66), Plant(68), Henderson(71)
16,328
Three goals in six second half minutes saw First Division Bury reach
the next
round at the expense of second tier United.1902 Sheffield Wednesday (h)
2-1 (2-0)
Division One
P22, 24pts, 8th/18
Roberts(1), Veitch(2)
Chapman(63)
15,000
Frozen underfoot but slippy on top, the SJP pitch gave the hosts an instant
advantage - scoring twice in as many minutes as visiting players lost their
footing.
In order to allow the Owls team to catch their train, no half time interval was
taken and the teams just turned straight round.
1908 Manchester City (h)
1-1 (0-1)
Division One
P27, 33pts, 2nd/20
Willis(64)
Conlin(24)
25,000
Newcastle made it nine games without defeat in league and cup but
could only gain one point on league leaders Manchester United, beaten
1-2 at Blackburn Rovers.
1913 Manchester City (h)
0-1 (0-1)
Division One
P28, 26pts, 13th/20
Wynn(28)
35,000
Following no less than 16 previous attempts (12 defeats and four
draws) since their first visit back in 1894, the Citizens finally broke
their winning duck at SJP.
1930 Brighton & Hove Albion (h)
3-0 (2-0)
FA Cup 5th Round
Gallacher(21,35,75)
56,469
The first-ever meeting of these two sides saw Division Three (South)
Albion fail to complete a trio of top flight upsets, having knocked out
First Division sides Grimsby Town and Portsmouth previously.
Newcastle wore their change kit of white shirts and black shorts and
gave a debut to Joe Richardson, at right back.
Sam Weaver sent his 63rd minute penalty kick wide of the goal before
Gallacher completed his treble.
Brighton supporter Edwin Budgen reportedly "walked the 340 miles from
the south coast to cheer on his team" and at least had the
satisfaction of being among the largest crowd to have ever watched his
side at that time.
FAC action
from SJP, 1930
Newsreel
footage is online here
 1936 Arsenal (h)
3-3 (1-2)
FA Cup 5th Round
J.Smith(11,71)
Pearson(78),
Hulme(8),
Bowden(36,75)
65,484
This repeat of the 1932 final was a genuine six goal thriller, with
the Gunners leading three times - only to be pegged back on each
occasion.
Two of Arsenal's goals came from Ray Bowden, who was
deputising for Ted Drake. Bowden would join the
Magpies in 1937.
The visitors would win the replay at Highbury 3-0 and go on to lift the Cup.
Youtube footage is online here
1939 Nottingham Forest (a)
0-2 (0-1)
Division Two
P28, 31pts, 9th/22
Fryer(25), Crawshaw(55)
7,365
With United in FA Cup action the previous weekend, this game was
rearranged for a 3pm start the following Wednesday afternoon.
Without a home win since the previous September, Forest took their
chances while Newcastle wasted theirs - culminating in Peter Mooney
driving his penalty kick wide of the target at 0-2.
Following the game, the visiting directors staged an impromptu meeting
at the City Ground to discuss changes to the side for their next game.
1941 Rochdale (h)
1-2 (0-0)
Wartime Cup First Leg
McIntosh(85)
Taylor(65),
Bellis(81)
4,385
Despite this defeat, Newcastle advanced thanks to a 3-1 success at
Spotland in the second leg.
 1947 Southampton (h)
1-3 (1-1)
Division Two
P29, 36pts, 4th/22
Pearson(16)
Roper(3), Day(66),
Stroud(82)
50,516
There was a debut for Albert Sibley at outside right on a
snow-covered SJP pitch.
Saints' Bill Stroud
described his goal as his all-time favourite when interviewed some 50 years later.
 1958
United's scheduled Division One fixture against Preston North End was postponed due
to a waterlogged pitch at Deepdale.
The game was eventually restaged a month later with Newcastle losing
1-2.
 1958
The Reserves recorded a 3-1 home win over Burnley at St. James' Park in
the Central League.
Jimmy Hill, Len White and a penalty from
Tom Casey
were United's scorers.
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 1964 St. Johnstone
(Scotland) (a)
3-1 (0-1)
Friendly
Burton(56), Cummings(78), Hilley(86)
Brownlee(9)
7,000
John Pickering's sole first team outing came
in this friendly at Muirton Park.
After leaving SJP for Halifax Town and Barnsley, Pickering eventually
returned to the club in June 1986 as a coach to manager Willie McFaul.
Saints included former Magpie Jimmy Harrower and new signing Ken Brownlee from Third Lanark opened the scoring.
Ollie Burton then equalised with a
35 yard curling shot before late goals from Bobby Cummings and Dave Hilley won it.
Team: Marshall, Dalton, D.Craig,
Iley, Pickering, Burton, Penman, McGarry, Taylor, Cummings, Hilley.
 1969
Southampton (a)
0-0 (0-0)
Division One
P28, 26pts, 12th/22
22,213
There were debuts for Gordon Hindson and at the second attempt, Arthur
Horsfield.
The latter had scored on his debut in the previous game at Maine Road
before it was abandoned due to rain and later replayed.
 1975
Burnley (h)
3-0 (2-0)
Division One
P29, 32pts, 10th/22
Macdonald(13,88), Barrowclough(32)
40,602
Three days after a midweek 4-1 victory over Liverpool, United
avenged a 1-4 away loss to the Clarets earlier in the season.
1980 Dundee (Scotland) (a)
3-1 (0-0)
Friendly
Mitchell(70), Withe(73), Rafferty(77)
Ferguson(89)
3,596
This Friday night visit to Dens Park
was arranged following United's FA Cup
Third Round loss to Chester City.
Included in the visiting side was midfielder Alex Cropley, who had arrived on
loan from Aston Villa earlier in the month and debuted from the bench in a 0-1
loss at Wrexham.
Team: Hardwick, Carney, Davies,
Cassidy (Hibbitt), Boam, Mitchell, Shoulder, Cartwright, Withe, Cropley,
Connelly (Rafferty). Subs n/u: Brownlie, Barton.
1983 Two future Newcastle left backs were in opposition to
each other in an U18 international staged at Glasgow's Ibrox Park.
It ended 1-1 between a Scotland side included Paul Sweeney of Raith Rovers and
Wales, who fielded Cardiff City's Paul Bodin.
 1992
Blackburn Rovers (a)
1-3 (1-1)
Division Two
P32, 32pts, 22nd/24
Kelly(12)
Speedie(42,59,74)
19,511
Game two of Kevin Keegan's managerial reign, and the celebrations in
the away end when David Kelly netted were as nothing
compared to the unrestrained venom directed at Blackburn's David
Speedie.
The diminutive striker hit all three Rovers goals and seemed to have a
death wish, celebrating scoring the second two in front of the away fans
in the Darwen End, some of whom sought to join him on the field....
The rest of the Toon contingent contented themselves with
choruses of "We've all sh*gged your wife, Speedie, Speedie..."
Youtube
footage is online here
1995 SJP old boy David Kelly scored a 27th
minute goal for Ireland against England at Lansdowne Road, Dublin -
prompting unrest among travelling fans that
caused the game to be abandoned.
The friendly was expunged from the records, but the England players
later received international caps, including debutant future Magpie
Warren Barton.
1997 Former Newcastle midfielder Nicky Papavasiliou netted
for Cyprus in a 2-3 friendly loss to Poland in Ayia Napa.
 2000
A Magpies XI
visited Croft Park for a game that marked Blyth's centenary.
Temuri Ketsbaia (16), Silvio Maric (40) and Stuart Elliott (58) netted in a 3-0 victory in front of 2,086
fans.
The visitors included a number of players transfer-listed
by Bobby Robson: Paul Talbot, Steve Caldwell, Des Hamilton, Maric,
Stephen Glass, James Coppinger, Elliott and Jon Karelse.
2000 Over at SJP, 3,104 fans saw a 2-1 FA
Youth Cup Fifth Round replay victory for Newcastle over their mackem
foes.
Gary Caldwell's own goal gave the visitors the lead, only for substitute Kevin Gall to level.
With extra time looming, Caldwell thumped home a 93rd minute
winner to set up a Sixth Round trip to the smoggies.
2006 It was
confirmed that Celtic would provide the opposition for Alan Shearer's
testimonial at the end of the season.
 2007
Zulte-Waregem (Belgium) (a)
3-1
(0-0)
UEFA Cup Round of 32,
1st leg
og(Dindeleux)(47), Martins(59pen),
Sibierski(76)
D'Haene(69)
8,015
Played at the ground of Gent, what ended up as a
comfortable victory against the Belgian part-timers looked rather less
so after a scoreless first half.
Antoine
Sibierski though pushed United forward after the break and his former
Lille team mate (and best man at his wedding) Frederic Dindelux put through his own
goal.
Obafemi Martins then won the argument with Nobby Solano over who took our spot kick and
Sib's solo effort wrapped up the win.
NUFC.com
match report
 2011
Birmingham City (a)
2-0 (1-0)
Premier League
P27, 35pts, 9th/20
Lovenkrands(2), Best(50)
28,270
After
four draws
and a loss in five league outings, United got back to winning ways
on a Tuesday night at St. Andrews.
Heavy snowfalls around the ground forced a postponement of the original fixture before
Christmas and by the time of this new date, City had one eye on the League Cup Final.
City's SJP old boys Stephen Carr and Obafemi Martins contributed little and by
the time Blues boss Alex McLeish threw on sewpa Kevin Phillips, most of the home
fans had trudged off into the damp night.
NUFC.com match
report
2011
Joan Edmundsson and Dennis Knight netted in a 2-0 Senior Cup win over Bedlington
Terriers
at Whitley Park.
NUFC.com
match report
2019 The U23s improved their promotion
prospects with a 2-0 win over Reading at the Adams
Park home of Wycombe Wanderers.
United took the lead in the first half through an own goal and after Nathan Harker
saved an 88th minute penalty, Tyrique Bartlett sealed the win in added
time.
NUFC.com match
report
 2021
Chelsea (a)
0-2 (0-2)
Premier League
Giroud(31),
Werner(39)
BCD
A ninth successive league
and cup loss at Stamford Bridge was a far more comprehensive defeat than
the final scoreline may have suggested.
The first game of what would be an extended absence for injury victim
Callum Wilson brought the usual Monday night misery for United -
stand-in striker Dwight Gayle lacking service on a rare
start.
NUFC.com match
report
 2025
Manchester City (a)
0-4 (0-3)
Premier League
P25, 41pts, 7th/20
Marmoush(19,24,33), McAtee(86)
52,436
United's disastrous run at the
Etihad
Stadium continued despite City's indifferent form, new signing
Omar Marmoush helping himself to a hat-trick in 15 first half minutes.
Substitute James McAtee completed the misery with a late fourth for City as
Eddie Howe's side continued their erratic form with a third reverse in four Premier
League games.
NUFC.com match
report
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