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Aston Villa U21s 3  Newcastle U21s  4

United's managerless U21 side are in PL2 action tonight, facing Aston Villa under the lights at Bodymoor Heath.

The Magpies made the best possible start when Matheos Ferreira opened the scoring on six minutes, Korean Seung-Soo Park quickly doubling the lead three minutes later.

Leading the line, 17 year-old Ferreira then converted a 15th minute penalty after Anthony Munda was fouled in the box by Owen Asemota.

Villa had won their last game at Bodymoor Heath 5-4 and got on the scoresheet tonight when Cole Brannigan shot past goalkeeper Aidan Harris four minutes before the interval.

The hosts then reduced the deficit to one goal during the first minute of added time when Brannigan turned provider to set up Brad Burrowes.

Both sides resumed after the interval with no changes and United made it 4-2 in the 53rd minute, when Kyle Fitzgerald was illegally tackled by Omar Khedr and Ferreira converted his second spot kick of the net to complete his hat-trick.

Back came Villa though and Alfie Lynskey scored with his first touch after coming off the bench, meeeting Trai-Varn Mulley's 58th minute centre and heading home.

More to follow....

Team: Harris, Watts, Charlton, Pivas, C.Thompson, M.Miley, Fitzgerald, Bailey, Ferreira, Munda, Park. Subs n/u: Moran, J.Taylor, Finneran, Palmer, Mills.

Ferreira is the first Newcastle player to register a hat-trick in a PL2 fixture since Elliott Anderson hit three in a 3-1 win away to Nottingham Forest during November 2021.

AVFC: Asemota, Burgess, Lynch, Carroll, Mosquera, Kone, Mulley, Jenner, Burrowes, Brannigan, Khedr (Lynskey 58). Subs n/u: Oakley, Routh, Moreland, Meade.

Booked: Burgess

Referee: tbc

Crowd: tbc

Update:
Wor Flags survey

Carabao Cup:
We could have won 6-5....

Manchester City  3  Newcastle  1
(Man City win 5-1 on aggregate)

Match report

Champions League:
Qarabag (h) tickets

ST forwarding/resale Fri 13.02.2026, 4pm
Member sale Mon 16.02.2026, 4pm

Revised ticket prices apply: £60 tickets increasing to £65 and £70 tickets up to £75 compared to the League Phase home ties in this competition.

Those on the relevant home cup scheme should have seen their payments leave their account on Wednesday.

Despite emailing fans on the CL scheme to the contrary, NUFC have now confirmed that Qarabag (h) tickets will not be added to season tickets and instead emailed separately as per previous CL home ties.

Those began to arrive on Thursday.

PS: The winner of United's play-off will face either Barcelona or Chelsea in the round of 16. The side advancing from the play-off will be at home first, then away.

Departure:
Lascelles leaves

Tuesday brought confirmation that long-serving central defender Jamaal Lascelles had left Newcastle, joining Championship side Leicester City for the remainder of the season, at which point he'll become a free agent.

The 32 year-old made the last of 253 appearances against Arsenal in September, having moved to Tyneside from Nottingham Forest in August 2014 alongside Karl Darlow, the pair immediately returning to the City Ground on loan.

Inheriting the number 6 shirt from Mike Williamson, Jamaal debuted in the League Cup against Northampton Town in August 2015, before a harsh introduction to the Premier League coming off the bench to partner Fabricio Coloccini and Chancel Mbemba in a 1-6 loss at Manchester City,

The replacement of Steve McClaren by Rafa Benitez failed to prevent relegation but was pivotal for Lascelles, who became a regular starter and was made club captain.

One season in the second tier ended in spectacular style with Jamaal holding the Championship trophy following a home win over Barnsley and Brighton's draw at Villa.

Losing his place for the Premier League opener as Benitez partnered Ciaran Clark with Florian Lejeune, Paul Dummett almost immediately limped off and Lascelles was back in.

Winning goals in successive games against Swansea City and Stoke City were followed by news of a contract extension and what became an effective pairing with Fabian Schar.

Retaining the captaincy after Benitez gave way to Steve Bruce, Lascelles remained a regular until the installation of Eddie Howe and later acquisitions of Dan Burn and Sven Botman saw him slip down the pecking order.

An unused substitute at Wembley in the 2023 Carabao Cup Final, Jamaal found his way back into the side again as Botman succumbed to injury and Burn played at full back - starting all but one of United's six Champions League ties and giving one of his standout displays away to PSG. 

Suffering a cruciate injury during a 4-3 home victory over West Ham in March 2024, Lascelles was sidelined for over a year before returning to action with a pair of substitute outings in the early weeks of this season, by which time Malick Thiaw was through the door.

His absence from the playing squad though didn't prevent Jamaal from lifting the Carabao Cup with fellow captains Bruno Guimaraes and Kieran Trippier last year - a fitting gesture to acknowledge his long service to the cause.

Deadline day:
Old boys, new clubs

Transfer deadline day saw Moussa Sissoko end his second stint at Watford after completing a move to Greek side Panathinnaikos, who are managed by Rafa Benitez.

Allan Saint-Maximin joined French side RC Lens after leaving Mexicans Club America while Southampton's Adam Armstrong made a Premier League return with Wolves.

Elsewhere, the meandering career of Nile Ranger has now taken him to Chatham Town, while Dan Gosling has stepped up from his U18 role with Watford to be joint interim boss of the Hornets.

Update:
Five day Metro closure

Premier League:
Good Kop, bad Kop

Liverpool  4  Newcastle  1

Match report

U18s:
No reward for late show

Manchester City U18s  3  Newcastle U18s  1

Saturday saw Newcastle U18s become the latest side to succumb to Manchester City, as the Northern Section Premier League leaders made it 12 wins from 13 games.

Beaten 1-7 on their last visit to City's Football Academy, United got off to the worst possible start on eight minutes when an unforced error by goalkeeper Roman Dowell allowed Dexter Oliver the easiest of finishes.

The visiting custodian then kept his side in the game with two eye-catching stops to prevent Xavier Parker scoring.

That lead was extended four minutes before half-time when Christian Dunbar-McDonald fired in a low shot - just seconds after Matheos Ferreira had run from his own half deep into the City box but failed to find the unmarked Michael Mills.

An improved showing from the young Magpies after the interval saw them create three half-chances from close range in the opening five minutes.

A penalty shout when a defender barged into United's Rory Finneran was ignored by referee Steven Taylor (not that one) and the hosts grabbed a third goal their next attack - Dunbar-McDonald smashing home in the 58th minute.

Undaunted by the increasing deficit, the visitors pushed forward at every opportunity, substitute Kacey Wooster quickly into the action and denied by Ben Vickery. 

Newcastle did get on the scoresheet with 15 minutes of normal time remaining, when a long free kick from Mason Miley was headed home by Henry Johnson.

Michael Mills then saw his effort roll just wide of the target before a handball in the box gave United a penalty in the third minute of added time. However, Wooster could only direct it straight at the 'keeper.

Team: Dowell, Johnson, Morgan (Hutchison 84), Durrant, Moran, Finneran, Tikka-Lemba (M.Taylor 63), M.Miley, Ferreira (Wooster 63), Lucas (Pinnington 77), Mills.
Sub n/u: Anderson.

Booked: Ferreira, Lucas.

Update:
Loan lads
 


Antonio Cordero (Cadiz)
Sunday saw Cadiz beaten 0-1 at Huesca in La Liga 2 with the Magpie winger (pictured) completing 85 minutes.

NUFC.com correspondent TT noted that after a quiet first half, "Antonito" came more into his own and played well. 

Harshly booked for a legitimate tackle, he subsequently sent over two decent crosses from the left, both of which were directed wide by the Cadiz forward Alvaro Pascual.

Charlie McArthur (Airdrieonians):
The defender remained on the bench on Tuesday, as his side progressed to the last four of the Scottish Challenge Cup, winning at Arbroath on penalties after a 2-2 draw.

Trevan Sanusi (Lorient):
Wednesday's 2-0 home win over Paris FC in the French Cup didn't feature the on-loan winger.

Matt Targett (Middlesbrough):
A 1-0 home win over Norwich City on Saturday boosted Boro's bid for automatic promotion from the Championship. Targett completed another 90 minutes.

Harrison Ashby/Joe White (Bradford City):
A welcome three points for the Bantams in League One on Saturday thanks to a 1-0 victory over Doncaster Rovers at Valley Parade, but both on-loan Mags were unused subs.

Max Thompson (Ayr United):
A winning debut for Max on Saturday, as Ayr defeated
Raith Rovers 2-1 at home in the Scottish Championship.

Our man at Somerset Park said, "Thompson superb today, made one unbelievable save in the second half. Definitely a huge upgrade for us!"

Joe Brayson (Morpeth Town):
Another start for the forward as Town lost 0-1 at home to Guiseley in the Northern Premier League on Saturday.

It's unclear whether this was the final game of Joe's short loan spell at the Highwaymen.

Travis Hernes (Groningen):
Saturday saw a 0-2 loss at Sparta Rotterdam in the Eredivisie, with the midfielder an unused replacement.

Odysseas Vlachodimos (Seville):
A load of balearics on Monday night, as Vlach & Co. were beaten 1-4 at Real Mallorca in La Liga.

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