Newcastle United 2016-2017Brighton are determined to close out the season by securing the Sky Bet Championship title on the final day of the season - Sunday - a fortnight after securing promotion to the top flight.
Daily Mail » 1hKIERAN GILL: There will be no need for the Championship trophy to be hovering in a helicopter in between Brighton and Newcastle's ties on Sunday.
Daily Mail » 20hRafa Benitez says his Newcastle United future hinges on next week’s meeting with owner Mike Ashley. The Spaniard has however starting making plans for summer recruitment.
Daily Mail » 22h
Newcastle manager Rafael Benitez has to "manage expectations" next season when the Magpies return to the Premier League after promotion at the first attempt from the Championship.
BBC Sport » 1dNewcastle manager Rafael Benitez is set for crucial talks with owner Mike Ashley next week, which he says will determine his future and that of everyone at the club.
SkySports.com » 1dRAFA BENITEZ is set for face-to-face talks with Mike Ashley to determine his Newcastle future next week.
Daily Express » 1dRafa Benitez talked of his intention to meet club owner Mike Ashley.
Vital Football » 1dPreview followed by live coverage of Sunday's Championship game between Newcastle United and Barnsley.
BBC Sport » 1d
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England League Championship
| Home | Away | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | GD | Pt | Res | Res | |||
| 1 | Newcastle United | 45 | +42 | 91 | |||
| 2 | Brighton and Hove A | 44 | +33 | 89 | W2-0 | W2-1 | |
| 3 | Sheffield Wednesday | 45 | +16 | 81 | L0-1 | L1-2 | |
| 4 | Reading | 44 | +1 | 79 | W4-1 | D0-0 | |
| 5 | Huddersfield Town | 44 | 0 | 78 | L1-2 | W3-1 | |
| 6 | Fulham | 44 | +28 | 77 | L1-3 | L0-1 | |
| 7 | Leeds United | 45 | +14 | 74 | D1-1 | W2-0 | |
| 8 | Norwich City | 45 | +12 | 67 | W4-3 | D2-2 | |
| 9 | Derby County | 45 | +4 | 66 | W1-0 | W2-0 | |
| 10 | Brentford | 45 | +12 | 64 | W3-1 | W2-1 | |
| 11 | Preston North End | 45 | +2 | 62 | W4-1 | W2-1 | |
| 12 | Aston Villa | 45 | -1 | 61 | W2-0 | D1-1 | |
| 13 | Cardiff City | 44 | -3 | 59 | W2-1 | W2-0 | |
| 14 | Barnsley | 45 | 0 | 58 | 07.05 | W2-0 | |
| 15 | Wolverhampton Wndrs | 44 | -4 | 55 | L0-2 | W1-0 | |
| 16 | Ipswich Town | 45 | -7 | 55 | W3-0 | L1-3 | |
| 17 | Bristol City | 45 | -5 | 54 | D2-2 | W1-0 | |
| 18 | Queens Park Rangers | 45 | -10 | 53 | D2-2 | W6-0 | |
| 19 | Burton Albion | 45 | -12 | 52 | W1-0 | W2-1 | |
| 20 | Birmingham City | 45 | -20 | 50 | W4-0 | D0-0 | |
| 21 | Nottingham Forest | 45 | -13 | 48 | W3-1 | L1-2 | |
| 22 | Blackburn Rovers | 45 | -14 | 48 | L0-1 | L0-1 | |
| 23 | Wigan Athletic | 45 | -17 | 41 | W2-1 | W2-0 | |
| 24 | Rotherham United | 45 | -58 | 22 | W4-0 | W1-0 | |
| Newcastle United | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Index & Trend | 852 | -1 | |
| Full | Home | Away | |
| League Record | |||
| Rank | 2nd | 6th | 1st |
| Played | 45 | 22 | 23 |
| Won | 28 | 14 | 14 |
| Drawn | 7 | 3 | 4 |
| Lost | 10 | 5 | 5 |
| Form (6 games) | |||
| Rank | 8th | 12th | 7th |
| Record (W-D-L) | 3-1-2 | 3-2-1 | 2-2-2 |
| Goals (F-A) | 10-7 | 11-8 | 7-6 |
| Attack | |||
| Rank | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd |
| Goals scored | 82 | 46 | 36 |
| Failed to score | 7 | 3 | 4 |
| Since failing to score | 7 | 11 | 3 |
| Defence | |||
| Rank | 2nd | 10th | 1st |
| Goals conceded | 40 | 23 | 17 |
| Clean sheets | 18 | 7 | 11 |
| Current clean sheets | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Goal Difference | |||
| Rank | 1st | 3rd | 1st |
| Goal difference | +42 | +23 | +19 |
| Goal Total | |||
| Rank | 10th | 3rd | 19th |
| Goal total | 122 | 69 | 53 |
| Over 2.5 goals | 24 | 14 | 10 |
| Under 2.5 goals | 21 | 8 | 13 |
| Sequence Summary | |||
| Full | won last 2 | ||
| Home | unbeaten in last 4 | ||
| Away | won last game | ||
| Season Longest Sequences | |||
| W-D-L | 8-1-2 | 4-1-1 | 4-2-2 |
| w/o Loss-w/o Win | 11-3 | 6-2 | 8-4 |
| Score Distribution | |||
| Most common |
W2-0 |
W1-0 W2-0 W2-1 more |
W2-0 |
| Occurence | 7 | 2 | 5 |
| Newcastle United | |||
| Newcastle United | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | LCI | Opponents | V | Res |
| 24.04.2017 | L | Preston North End | h | W4-1 |
| 28.04.2017 | L | Cardiff City | a | W2-0 |
| 07.05.2017 | L | Barnsley | h | |
| Competition | Position / Round | P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English League Championship | 1st | 45 | 28 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 7 | 82 | 40 | +42 | .691 |
| English League Cup | Third Round | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | .750 |
| TOTAL | 47 | 30 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 7 | 86 | 40 | +46 | .704 | |
