The 2025–26 season was 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.
Kits
Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Squad no. Player Nationality Position(s) Date of birth (age) Signed in Previous club Goalkeepers 1 Nick Pope GK 2022 Burnley 26 John Ruddy GK 2024 Birmingham City 29 Mark Gillespie GK 2020 Motherwell 32 Aaron Ramsdale GK 2025 Southampton (On Loan) Defenders 2 Kieran Trippier RB 2022 Atlético Madrid 3 Lewis Hall LB / LWB / CM 2023 Chelsea 4 Sven Botman CB 2022 Lille 5 Fabian Schär CB 2018 Deportivo La Coruña 12 Malick Thiaw CB / RB / DM 2025 Milan 17 Emil Krafth RB / CB 2019 Amiens 21 Tino Livramento RB / LB 2023 Southampton 33 Dan Burn CB / LB 2022 Brighton & Hove Albion 37 Alex Murphy LB / CB 2022 Galway United Midfielders 7 Joelinton CM / LW / ST 2019 TSG Hoffenheim 8 Sandro Tonali DM / CM 2023 Milan 10 Anthony Gordon LW / RW / AM / ST 2023 Everton 11 Harvey Barnes LW 2023 Leicester City 20 Anthony Elanga RW / LW / ST 2025 Nottingham Forest 23 Jacob Murphy RW / RWB / LW 2017 Norwich City 28 Joe Willock CM / AM 2021 Arsenal 39 Bruno Guimarães CM / DM 2022 Lyon 41 Jacob Ramsey CM / AM / LW 2025 Aston Villa 67 Lewis Miley CM / DM / RB 2023 Academy Forwards 9 Yoane Wissa ST / AM / LW 2025 Brentford 18 William Osula ST / RW / LW 2024 Sheffield United 27 Nick Woltemade ST / AM 2025 VfB Stuttgart The following Academy players that have previously been named in a Newcastle United squad for a competitive match 58 Aidan Harris GK 2023 Academy 59 Adam Harrison GK 2023 Academy 61 Leo Shahar RB 2023 Wolverhampton Wanderers 62 Sean Neave ST 2024 Academy 64 Park Seung-soo LW / RW 2025 Suwon Samsung Bluewings 85 Sam Alabi CM 2023 Oldham Athletic Out on Loan 13 Matt Targett LB / LWB 2022 Aston Villa 30 Harrison Ashby RB 2023 West Ham United 31 Max Thompson GK 2023 Academy 45 Travis Hernes CM 2023 Shrewsbury Town 60 Trevan Sanusi LW / RW 2023 Birmingham City — Odysseas Vlachodimos GK 2024 Nottingham Forest — Antonio Cordero LW / RW / AM 2025 Málaga — Joe White AM / CM 2021 Academy
Transfers and contracts
Transfers in Date Position Player From Fee Ref.First team 11 July 2025 RW Anthony Elanga Nottingham Forest £52,000,000 12 August 2025 CB Malick Thiaw Milan £30,000,000 17 August 2025 CM Jacob Ramsey Aston Villa £39,000,000 30 August 2025 ST Nick Woltemade VfB Stuttgart £65,000,000 1 September 2025 ST Yoane Wissa Brentford £50,000,000 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 £12,000,000 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 ST 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 team30 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 Academy30 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 Academy17 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 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
Premier League
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches On 18 June 2025, 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.
UEFA Champions League
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.
Knockout phase
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
! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Player(s) who left permanently but featured this season
Discipline
RankNo.Pos.PlayerPremier LeagueFA CupEFL CupChampions LeagueTotal 1 7 MF Joelinton 10 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 16 0 0 2 33 DF Dan Burn 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 11 1 0 3 12 DF Malick Thiaw 4 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 9 0 0 39 MF Bruno Guimarães 6 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 9 0 0 5 8 MF Sandro Tonali 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 7 0 0 6 2 DF Kieran Trippier 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 6 0 0 28 MF Joe Willock 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 6 0 0 8 10 FW Anthony Gordon 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 1 9 41 MF Jacob Ramsey 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 10 3 DF Lewis Hall 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 11 9 FW Yoane Wissa 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 12 5 DF Fabian Schär 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 32 GK Aaron Ramsdale 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 14 1 GK Nick Pope 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 DF Sven Botman 2 0 0 0 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 23 FW Jacob Murphy 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 18 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 27 FW Nick Woltemade 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0Totals6521600100017009821
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